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Field Evidence That Ecosystem Service Projects Support
Biodiversity and Diversify Options Rebecca L Goldman, Heather
Tallis, Peter Kareiva, Gretchen DailyA Conference on Ecosystem
Services (ACES)9 December 2008
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Two focal questionsHow do biodiversity approaches differ from
ecosystem service approaches?
2) Can ecosystem service approaches mainstream conservation?
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Conservation approaches
Land purchaseEasement purchaseFocus on species and habitats
Biodiversity Approach
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Conservation approaches
Land purchaseEasement purchaseFocus on species and habitats
Biodiversity ApproachReserves: too few, too small, too
isolatedPurchase: too costly; too many people
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Conservation approaches
Land purchaseEasement purchaseFocus on species and habitats
Service goalsConsider human well-beingBiodiversity
ApproachEcosystem service ApproachReserves: too few, too small, too
isolatedPurchase: too costly; too many people
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What are Ecosystem Services?The benefits people obtain from
ecosystemsSupporting servicesPreserving optionsProvisioning
servicesRegulating servicesCultural services
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Two focal questionsHow do biodiversity approaches differ from
ecosystem service approaches?
2) Can ecosystem service approaches mainstream conservation?
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Do ecosystem service approaches:Targeted Systems?Protected
Areas?
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Participation?Targeted Systems?Protected Areas?Do ecosystem
service approaches:
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Participation?Reward Mechanisms?Targeted Systems?Protected
Areas?Do ecosystem service approaches:
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Participation?Reward Mechanisms?Diversity of Revenue
Streams?Targeted Systems?Protected Areas?Do ecosystem service
approaches:
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MethodsTNC case studySemi-structured interviewsProject
implementationQuestions about monitoringDatabase 34 ES projects26
BD projectsUS, Central, South AmericaStatistical
analysisChi-squareMean/SE
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Targeted Systems?Protected Areas?Do ecosystem service
approaches:
- Ecosystem service projects include new landscapes * p
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Ecosystem service projects do NOT leave reserves behindGoldman
et al. 2008 PNAS
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Ecosystem service projects address the same threatsGoldman et
al. 2008 PNAS
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Participation?Do ecosystem service approaches:Photo by: Nestor
Windvoxhel, TNC
- Ecosystem service projects engage new stakeholders* p
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Do ecosystem service approaches:Reward Mechanisms?Photo by:
Chris Matson, TNC
- Ecosystem service projects use a greater variety of finance
tools* p
- Ecosystem service projects use a greater variety of finance
tools* p
- Ecosystem service projects use a greater variety of finance
tools* p
- Ecosystem service projects use a greater variety of finance
tools* p
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Ecosystem service projects can use finance tools abroad
**p
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Do ecosystem service approaches:Diversity of Revenue
Streams?
- Ecosystem service projects diversify revenue streams**p
- Ecosystem service projects diversify revenue streams* p
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Potential of ecosystem service approachWork with agricultural
landscapes
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Potential of ecosystem service approachWork with agricultural
landscapesRetain private landownership
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Potential of ecosystem service approachWork with agricultural
landscapesRetain private landownershipUse more finance tools
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Potential of ecosystem service approachWork with agricultural
landscapesRetain private landownershipUse more finance toolsExpand
funding from corporate sources
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What is needed:Outcome-based monitoringMeasure of return on
investment
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THANKS!AcknowledgementsTNC staff and partnersMy
co-authorsHeather TallisPeter KareivaGretchen DailyFunding sources:
Teresa Heinz Environmental ScholarsNational Science Foundation
Graduate Student Fellowship
My Contact Info:[email protected]
