The Natural Capital Project: Approaches and Tools for Putting Ecosystem Services into Action

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1 The Natural Capital Project: Approaches and Tools for Putting Ecosystem Services into Action Lisa Mandle, Natural Capital Project Rice University, Houston, June 2013

2 Mary Ruckelshaus, Steve Polasky, Gretchen Daily, Peter Kareiva, Taylor Ricketts, Jon Foley, Jon Hoekstra, Heather Tallis, Anne Guerry, Becky Chaplin-Kramer, Rich Sharp, Emily McKenzie, Liz Rauer, Brian Robinson, Gail Kaiser, Emily Goehring, Guy Ziv, Stacie Wolny, Brad Eichelberger, Yonas Ghile, Adrian Vogl, Lisa Mandle, Shan Ma, Leah Bremer, Joanna Nelson, Jodie Toft, Katie Arkema, Greg Guannel, Gregg Verutes, Spencer Wood, CK Kim, Joey Bernhardt, Jess Silver, Joe Faries, Rob Griffin, Suzanne Langridge, James Douglass, Martin Lacayo-Emery, Kathryn Glowinski, Doug Denu, Nic Chaumont, Derric Pennington, Nasser Olwero, Amy Rosenthal, Nirmal Bhagabati, Mike Anderson, Bonnie Keeler, Kris Johnson, Peter Hawthorne, Nathan Mueller. Support from: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Summit Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Google/Tides Foundation NOAA, NSF, DoD, EPA Private Individuals TNC, WWF, Stanford, UMN

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4 people environment

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6 Food, fuel, fiber Pollination Coastal protection Clean water Recreation

7 people environment

8 Improve outcomes for people and the environment on which they depend.

9 Scientific basis, policy & finance mechanisms lacking for integrating natural capital into natural resource decisions

10 Science & Tools Evidence Engage & Educate

11 Free & open source tools InSEAM InVEST scenario modeler

12 Changes in ecosystems Changes in ecosystem services Changes in values and benefits to people

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14 Experience from 20+ decision contexts Spatial Planning (PES) Payment for Ecosystem Services Climate Adaptation Planning Development Impacts and Permitting Restoration Planning Corporate Risk Management Ruckelshaus et al. in review

15 Experience from 20+ decision contexts Spatial Planning (PES) Payment for Ecosystem Services Climate Adaptation Planning Development Impacts and Permitting Restoration Planning Corporate Risk Management Ruckelshaus et al. in review

16 What are the costs and benefits of alternative climate adaptation options? Fisheries Habitats & Blue carbon Recreation

17 What are the costs and benefits of alternative climate adaptation options? Green Grey

18 Integrated Reactive Protection of coastal mangroves and littoral forest Some restoration of mangroves Establishment of MPAs Strategic construction of sea walls to avoid undeveloped and conservation areas and beaches that are used for tourism Construction of sea walls along all coastlines with development Some protection of mangroves and littoral forest

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20 Integrated Reactive $275M greater net benefit Protection of coastal mangroves and littoral forest Some restoration of mangroves Establishment of MPAs Strategic construction of sea walls to avoid undeveloped and conservation areas and beaches that are used for tourism Construction of sea walls along all coastlines with development Some protection of mangroves and littoral forest

21 Spatial Planning (PES) Payment for Ecosystem Services Climate Adaptation Planning Development Impacts and Permitting Restoration Planning Corporate Risk Management Ruckelshaus et al. in review

22 Where and to what extent do coastal ecosystems protect the most vulnerable human populations from sea level rise and storms?

23 Arkema et al. in press, Nature Climate Change

24 Spatial Planning (PES) Payment for Ecosystem Services Climate Adaptation Planning Development Impacts and Permitting Restoration Planning Corporate Risk Management Ruckelshaus et al. in review

25 $ how to invest?

26 which activities? where in the watershed?

27 Resource Investment Optimization System Identify places where benefits of activities are biggest An approach general enough to be adapted to local conditions Easy with available data Give standard outputs for freshwater services

28 Targeting Investments Biophysical effectiveness Feasible activities Stakeholder preferences Cost data & Budget Investment Portfolio

29 Investment Portfolio Cauca Valley, Colombia

30 What is the return on investment?

31 What is the return on investment?

32 32 water funds established in Latin America, Also in Beijing, Kenya United States next?

33 Putting ecosystem services into action Ecosystem services approach useful in diverse decision contexts Linking science, policy and finance is critical to success Partnerships are key for maximizing impact

34 InVEST Models & Linkages Crop Production Crop Pollination Managed Timber Production Carbon sequestration Nutrient Retention (Water quality) Water Yield (Hydropower, Irrigation, Drinking) Sediment Retention (Water quality, Avoided dredging) Flood Risk Mitigation Non-Timber Forest Products Marine Water Quality Habitat Quality/Risk Assessment Aquaculture Coastal Vulnerability Coastal Protection Fisheries (including recreational) Blue Carbon Wave Energy Aesthetic Quality Recreation Overlap Analysis Terrestrial/freshwater model: Tier 0 Terrestrial/freshwater model: Tier 0 Marine model: Tier 1 Marine model: Tier 0 Model coming soon! Optional model linkage Required model linkage

35 Services modeled Erosion Control for Drinking Water Quality Erosion Control for Reservoir Maintenance Phosphorus Retention for Drinking Water Quality Nitrogen Retention for Drinking Water Quality Flood Mitigation Groundwater Recharge Conservation strategies Keep native vegetation Unassisted re-vegetation Assisted re-vegetation Modify landscape structure Increase crop cover/diversity Reduce agricultural inputs Resource Investment Optimization System

36 Arkema et al. in press, Nature Climate Change

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