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TEEB Germany - Nature's Value for Economy and Society

TEEB Germany is a country study process that collects and synthesizes evidence on the economic and social importance of ecosystem goods and services. Its objective is to promote good practice and connect science with policy to mainstream the concept of ecosystem services in various sectors.

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TEEB Germany - Nature's Value for Economy and Society

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  1. TEEB Germany – a country study process at the interface of science and policy Christoph Schröter-Schlaack, Bernd Hansjürgens, Irene Ring, Aletta Bonn, Miriam Brenck, Urs Moesenfechtel

  2. Structure of talk Key reasons for doing the study Main policy questions Outputs Approach, methods and governance of study Utilization of results

  3. Key reasons for doing the study Success and impact of the international TEEB study, German Environmental Ministry (BMU) one of the initiators and funders of TEEB International TEEB national study as contribution to national biodiversity strategy Collecting and synthesizing existing evidence and providing economic arguments for nature protection

  4. Objectives and (policy) questions Awareness Raising: collect evidence on social and economic importance of ecosystem goods and services Promoting Good Practice: stimulate mutual learning via case studies of biodiversity conservation Connecting People: facilitate knowledge exchange among and between science & policy Showcase the Benefits of ES-concept: mainstream ES-concept in policy sectors other than nature conservation TEEB DE is not: an economic valuation study a national ecosystem service assessment

  5. Architecture and Governance • Jointly funded by: • German Ministry for the Environment (BMU) • Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) • January 2012 - July 2015 • Coordination: UFZ, Department of Economics • Study leader: Bernd Hansjürgens (UFZ)

  6. Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE Funders: Project Advisory Group (PAG) stakeholders from ministries, administration and NGOs Advisory Board experts from policy, science, media, business Coordinationgroup Study leader Bernd Hansjürgens and coordination team at Peer review Brochure The value of nature for economy and society Report 1Volkmar Hartje Report 2 Christina v. Haaren Report 3 Ingo Kowarik Report 4Synthesis UFZ Climate politics and natural capital (Draft title) Rural areas and ecosystem services (Draft title) Nature in the city: Health and quality of life (Draft title) Mainstreaming the economics of nature: Instruments and policies (Draft title) Brochure Natural Capital –The business perspective Workshops – Call for Evidence – BfN-projects – Expert Network – etc. Input Input Input Input Input Input Input Input 6

  7. Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE Outputs – Report Series Report 4 Synthesis & recommen-dations Report 2 Rural areas Businessbrochure 03/2013 07/2014 07/2015 International Conference 10/2012 01/2014 01/2015 Report 3 Nature in the city Introduction Report 1 Climate politics

  8. Utilization of results (or at least our efforts to make results useful) Interactive process of developing the reports: broad call for evidence, kick-off workshops with stakeholder consultations, reviews by scientists and experts from policy and administration, public launches of each report Outreach, training and discussion: workshop series with stakeholders from administration, business and NGOs; Connecting with complementary cross-sectoral processes: National Panel on Germany‘s Biodiversity Strategy, UN Decade on ‚Biodiversity‘, Business initiatives (‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ et al.), Bioeconomy Council

  9. Thank you for your attention! Contact: teeb-de@ufz.de www.naturkapital-teeb.de

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