Market-Based Instruments for Peatland Conservation and Restoration

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1 Market-Based Instruments for Peatland Conservation and Restoration November 2008 organised by The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in cooperation with the the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) the Manfred Hermsen Stiftung (MHS) the Michael Succow Stiftung (MSS) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) University of Greifswald

2 Seminar Aims Review potential marked-based instruments for peatland conservation and restoration Increase awareness of governments of the importance of and the opportunities for peatland conservation and restoration for climate protection Develop national action plans Target group Ministries of Environment and Finance Nature Conservation Agencies Land users/managers/farmers NGOs Scientists Target countries Belarus Ukraine Russia Poland Baltic countries Outputs Review of the current extent of peatlands, their protection status, current use and trends (desk study for Belarus, Ukraine, European Russia) Review of the benefits of rewetted peatlands Critical review of marked-based instruments applying for peatland conservation Recommendations and action plan to help countries elaborate and implement market-based instruments for long-term peatland conservation and restoration Outcomes The workshop will contribute to enhanced conservation and restoration of peatlands reduce greenhouse gas emission from mires in Eastern Europe to fulfil the obligations of the UNFCCC, the associated Kyoto Protocol, the CBD and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands develop partnerships and collaboration between Eastern European countries on developing and implementing market-based instruments for peatland conservation

3 Draft Programme Wednesday, November 12 th, 2008 Arrival on Vilm 13:43 Departure by train from Berlin Central Station (track 5, meeting under sign B ) 17:50 Arrival in Lauterbach/Mole 18:10 Departure of the ferry to Vilm Island Welcome on Vilm Facilitation: G. STOLPE, BfN 18:30 Registration and dinner 19:30 Welcome and introduction to Vilm Island (G. STOLPE, BfN) Organisational announcements Introduction of participants 20:15 Ecosystems, their functionality, benefits and valuation (M. SUCCOW, Michael Succow Stiftung) Thursday, November 13 th, 2008 The status of peatlands Facilitation: C. ZÖCKLER, Manfred Hermsen Stiftung (MHS) 09:00 Workshop introduction aims and background (H. JOOSTEN, Greifswald University) 09:20 International Conventions and agreements as instruments for peatland conservation (T. MINAYEVA, IMCG) The status of peatlands (extension, protection status, degradation status, current use, trends, threats) in 09:40 10:10 Belarus: N. TANOVITSKAJA, Inventory Coordinator Ukraine: S. CHUMACHENKO, Inventory Coordinator 10:40 Coffee The status of peatlands (extension, protection status, degradation status, current use, trends, threats) in 11:00 European Russia: A. MISCHENKO, Inventory Coordinator 11:30 Discussion 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Guided tour of Vilm Island (A. BURMESTER, BfN)

4 15:00 Coffee Benefits of rewetted mires and peatlands case studies Facilitation: H. JOOSTEN, University of Greifswald 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45 17:15 Benefits of rewetting peatlands for Biodiversity: Case study from RSPB based on experience in Poland, Belarus and UK (N. SCHAEFFER, RSPB) Benefits of rewetting peatlands for climate protection: Case study from the UNDP-GEF Belarus project and North Germany (J. COUWENBERG, University of Greifswald) Benefits of rewetting peatlands for water quality improvement: Principles and Case studies from Germany and Denmark (M. TREPEL, Schleswig-Holstein State Agency for Nature and Environment) Benefits of rewetting peatlands for the avoidance of fires: Case study from Ukraine (O. MYKYTYUK, CEO of Institute for communities development, Ukraine) Peat Deposits and Drained Peatlands Use in Ukraine: Current Status and Possibilities (I. Mykytyuk, CBP project expert) 17:45 Discussion 18:30 Dinner 20:00 Outcomes of the day: Identification of research needs - what kind of data, methods, and technologies do we need for market-based application? (short introduction by H. JOOSTEN, discussion) Friday, November 14 th, 2008 Market-based iinstruments for conservation of mire biodiversity - Theory and practical experiences, options, opportunities, limits, potential and risks Facilitation: G. STOLPE, BfN 09:00 a) Mechanism, prerequisites, challenges and feasability, market characteristics of the Voluntary Carbon Market (J. EBELING, EcoSecurities) b) Joint Implementation (O. MYKYTYUK, CEO of Institute for communities development, Ukraine) c) Procedure as experienced in Belarus: a step by step approach for a carbon project (APB and CIM with RSPB) 11:00 Coffee break 11:20 Water environmental service payment schemes related to peatlands (D. PERROT-MAÎTRE, Consultant) 12:00 Biomass and top-soil: can we benefit from side-products of peatland restoration? (W. KOTOWSKI, University of Warsaw) 12:30 Lunch

5 Critical review of the market-based instruments Facilitation: W. WICHTMANN, MSS 14:00 What is attractive to policy-makers and what is attractive to investors? (J. EBELING, EcoSecurities, Z. KARPOWICZ, RSPB) 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Discussion: The pros and cons of applying market-based instruments to obtain both biodiversity benefits and economic opportunities 18:30 Dinner 20:15 The Kalimantan and Indonesian example (H. JOOSTEN, Greifswald University & P. VAN EIJK, Wetlands International) Saturday, November 15 th, 2008 Way forward development of national action plans for the application of market-based instruments to peatland conservation Facilitation: N. SCHÄFFER, RSPB 09:00 Working groups per country (Belarus, Ukraine and European Russia): What are the opportunities and constraints for the implementation of market-based instruments in CO 2 markets (taking also into account water eco-services and biomass production) 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Design a workable plan of action at the national level - national working groups 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Design a workable plan of action at the national level - national working groups (presentation) 15:30 Coffee 15:50 Overall approach linking policy makers, experts and investors on national action plans (presentation and discussion in plenary) Closing session Facilitation: G. STOLPE, BfN 16:45 Conclusions, recommendations and way forward (H. JOOSTEN, Greifswald University) 17:45 Workshop evaluation (A. BURMESTER, BfN) 18:30 Dinner 20:00 Farewell party (to be organised by the participants)

6 Sunday November 16 th, 2008 Excursion to a peatland restoration project in North-East Germany (examples of different types and stages of rewetted bogs; different biomass experiments Facilitation: H. JOOSTEN, University of Greifswald 08:25 08:40 09:40 10:30 11:15 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:15 14:45 16:30 17:00 19:00 Departure from Vilm by boat Start from Lauterbach by bus Karrendorfer Wiesen (re-wetted coastal flood mire, saltmarshes) Randow-Rustow (slow, controlled re-wetting of a former fen mire) Menzlin (re-wetting of a former fen mire, biomass use options) Rosenhagen/Bugewitz (spontaneous mire regeneration after dike collapse) Biesenbrow (re-wetting, reed, and waste water treatment) Arrival in the Hotel (SORAT Hotel Ambassador Berlin, Bayreuther Straße 42, Berlin, Tel + 49(0)30/219020) 19:30 Dinner at the hotel Monday, November 17 th, :00 Breakfast Reception in Berlin (at the Permanent Representation of Schleswig Holstein (Landesvertretung Schleswig-Holstein, In den Ministergärten 8, Berlin, Tel. +49 (0)30/ ) 10:00 Opening (E. NICKEL, BMU, Deputy Director General Nature Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources) 10:15 Why East European peatlands matter globally (B. JESSEL, BfN, president) 10:35 Conservation and sustainable use of Central European peatlands a success story? (M. SUCCOW, Michael Succow Stiftung) 11:00 Coffee/tea

7 11:15 Results of the workshop (V. FENCHUK, APB-BirdLife Belarus) 11:30 Planned follow-up (N. SCHÄFFER, RSPB) 11:40 Discussion with the Embassies representatives, accompanied by sparkling wine and finger food 13:00 End