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Introductio n to the Workshop TEEB Country Studies Learning from Experience and How to Utilise the Results Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( BfN ). TEEB’s genesis …. “ Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010 ”
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Introduction to the Workshop TEEB Country Studies Learning from Experience and How to Utilise the Results Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
TEEB’s genesis … “Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010” ……the economic significance of the global loss of biological diversity…. TEEB Interim Report CBD COP-9, Bonn, May 2008 Implementation & Facilitation: TEEB country studies & WAVES local TEEB initiatives & follow up projects, CBD COP 11, Hyderabad, … TEEB Main Reports Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2010 CBD COP-10, Nagoya TEEB Phase I TEEB Phase II TEEB Phase III
… and Various events • Oktober 2011: Vilm – Workshop on European TEEB Processes • March 2012: Leipzig – TEEB Conference • ... WCC, CBD COP XI, EU, ESP... • April 2013: Batumi – 6th Biodiversity in Europe - TEEB in Pan-Europe Projects • TEEB Guidance Manual for Country Studies • ENTRP • EU Pilot Study on Natural Capital Accounting ...
… and Various initiatives and processes related to TEEB • CBD Strategic Plan • WAVES • UN-SEEA • EU Biodiversity Strategy towards 2020 • ...
The Workshop’s Objectives Exchange of experiences on TEEB Country Studies Learn about the broader context of TEEB implementation and how to link up and get engaged Discuss the utilization /implementation of TEEB results • Right time for exchange • Synergies can be generated by linking/integrating TEEB to related processes • Growing demand for TEEB results by policy
… more specifically policy-makers need information on, e.g. • where to invest public funds ... • what policy instruments to use to implement CBD, EU, NBS targets • ...
Workshop Outcomes/Outputs • Informing/learning about TEEB Country Studies • Networking (TEEB community) • Developing new ideas on integrating TEEB and utilizing the results • Publishing findings and recommendations (journal articles, policy brief, websites etc.)
Finally… We wish all of us useful impulses for our work! Please enjoy your stay on Vilm!