[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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