Butterfly-Safe Wine? Layering Incentives to Maximize Species Benefits on Private Lands

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1 Butterfly-Safe Wine? Layering Incentives to Maximize Species Benefits on Private Lands Nicole Maness & Bobby Cochran ACES 2014 Photo courtesy of Bethel Heights Vineyards

2 Overview Incentives Trifecta Program Ingredients of Success Concluding Thoughts

3 Incentives Trifecta Merger of incentives: consumer demand (eco-labels), new revenue (ecosystem markets), & regulatory acknowledgement (ESA compliance). Salmon-Safe Farm Certification Standards Willamette Partnership metrics USFWS Safe Harbor Agreement -> Recovery of Fender s blue butterfl

4 Fender s blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) Listed as endangered: 2000 Critical habitat: upland prairie with lupine (threatened) & nectar sources Range: native upland prairies of Willamette Valley OR Threats: habitat degradation, loss and fragmentation

5 Fender s blue butterfly Recovery Strategy (USFWS 2010): Protect, restore, maintain, and connect remaining fragments of prairie habitats or areas with potential for restoration Restore & maintain multiple viable populations

6 Incentives Trifecta

7 Incentives Trifecta Industry BMPs compatible with Fender s habitat restoration and protection

8 Incentives Trifecta

9 Upland Prairie Habitat Quality Calculator (v2.0) Upland Prairie Habitat Fender s Blue Butterfly Module At-Risk Plant Module SCORE SCORE Ecosystem Credits

10 Must provide a net conservation benefit that contributes to the recovery of the covered species (but does not require permanent conservation for enrolled property).

11 Incentives Trifecta

12 Incentives Trifecta

13 Incentives Trifecta Process 1. Engage Salmon-Safe+ eligible producers Whole farm approach to certification Focus: BMPs + standards for conservation/restoration 2. Use WP Ecosystem Credit Accounting System metric Habitat types on property Focus: quantification of benefits of conservation/restoration 3. Develop a Conservation Management Plan Measure baseline conditions Identify & implement conservation actions to improve species habitat Demonstrate (quantify) net benefit to species Focus: Safe Harbor Agreement eligibility

14 Incentives Trifecta Process + Outcomes 1. Engage Salmon-Safe+ eligible producers Whole farm approach to certification Focus: best management practices + standards for conservation/restoration Get Salmon-Safe+ Certified 2. Use WP Ecosystem Credit Accounting System metric Generate upland prairie ecosystem service credits Habitat types on property Focus: quantification of benefits of conservation/restoration Enroll in a Safe Harbor Agreement 3. Develop a Conservation Management Plan Measure baseline conditions Identify & implement conservation actions to improve species habitat Demonstrate (quantify) net benefit to species Focus: Safe Harbor Agreement eligibility

15 Incentives Trifecta Program Goals Increase # of producers participating Decrease transaction costs Speed adoption rate of conservation practices Support recovery of Fender s blue butterfly in the Willamette Valley

16 Recovery strategy: mosaic of occupied and unoccupied suitable habitats. Stepping stone or functioning network of habitat

17 Ingredients of Success Engaging private landowners One pair of boots on the ground Point of contact Peer to Peer communication Strong scientific basis quantification tool linked to credible conservation measures Linking site level restoration to landscape level recovery

18 Concluding Thoughts Targeted conservation actions for species aligning them with BMPs for working lands Flexibility in marketing incentives to landowners Scaling up? Success story: downlisting or delisting species through collaborative efforts of landowners, conservation groups, scientists and agencies

Questions? maness@willamettepartnership.

19 Questions? g Butterfly-Safe Pinot Noir 2015 Willamette Valley 4640 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 50, Portland, OR T: F: W:

NDCEE. Ecosystem Banking Best Practices. Elizabeth Keysar, NDCEE/CTC. National Defense Center for Energy and Environment

NDCEE. Ecosystem Banking Best Practices. Elizabeth Keysar, NDCEE/CTC. National Defense Center for Energy and Environment NDCEE Ecosystem Banking Best Practices DoD Executive Agent Office Office of the of the Assistant Assistant Secretary of the of Army the Army (Installations and and Environment) Elizabeth Keysar, NDCEE/CTC