[Coral-List] 6th Annual International ESP Conference 2013 Making Ecosystem Services Count (Bali, 26-30 August) - Coral reef finance
Nicolas Pascal
nicolas.pascal at criobe.pf
Tue Aug 20 12:09:34 EDT 2013
On 16 août 2013, at 02:05, Nicolas Pascal wrote:
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>> For everyone interested in the financing of coral reef conservation and management a special session will be held in the next Ecosystem Service Partnership on this specific topic. The objective of the session is to provide concrete illustrations of economic instruments for marine ecosystems management. We will look for (i) applications of economic valuation of a selection of ecosystem services with spatial distribution of ES and beneficiaries and, (ii) field tests of economic instruments at different scales (from community to a regional level) to ensure sustainable use or financing for coral reef management.
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>> The first component will focus on a clear understanding of the beneficiaries of the coral reef ecosystem services. The selection of 3 ecosystem services will be based on the payment capacities of their beneficiaries. A preliminary list of the beneficiaries includes tourism industries (through underwater attributes and water treatment), commercial fisheries (through biomass export), real estate developers (through coastal protection and beach formation). Specific studies will (a) identify and quantify the underlying ecosystem processes, (b) define the spatial distribution of the ecological processes and economic cash flows, (c) determine the observed and potential economic value of the ecosystem services and, (d) analyse the structure of the property rights and the socio-‐cultural context of the communities implicated in the conservation and the business stakeholders.
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>> The second component will present financial instruments adapted to the legal and economic context of the reef countries. Two kinds of tools will be setup. The first ones will intent to develop financing sources for ecosystem services management. A priority will be the setup of mechanisms that permits to secure the financing of the operational costs of marine managed areas and the enforcement of the environment legal framework. The second ones will test corrective economic mechanisms towards sustainable use of ecosystem services. Experiences about the following instruments would bring interesting outputs: (a) Fishery rights, (b) Tourism payments by end-‐users and/or businesses (c) Conservation agreement experiences, (d) Biodiversity credits through impact investment funds (e) Exploratory PES (e.g. coastal protection, sediment trap) (f) compensation bank credits.
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>> The session (#20) will be co-chaired by Jerker Tamelander (UNEP) and by me. Please let me know if you have any questions!
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>> http://www.espconference.org/ESP_Conference
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>> Sincerely,
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>> Nicolas PASCAL
>> Ecological economist
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>> CRIOBE USR 3278 CNRS - EPHE
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>> Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement
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>> Insular Research Center and Environment Observatory
>> Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
>> Papetoai, Moorea, Polynésie française
>> Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL"- "Coral reefs facing global changes"
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>> nicolas.pascal at criobe.pf
>> www.criobe.pf
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> Nicolas PASCAL
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> Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement
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> Insular Research Center and Environment Observatory
> Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
> Papetoai, Moorea, Polynésie française
> Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL"- "Coral reefs facing global changes"
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> nicolas.pascal at criobe.pf
> www.criobe.pf
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Nicolas PASCAL
Ecological economist
CRIOBE USR 3278 CNRS - EPHE
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement
Insular Research Center and Environment Observatory
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
Papetoai, Moorea, Polynésie française
Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL"- "Coral reefs facing global changes"
nicolas.pascal at criobe.pf
www.criobe.pf
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