The role of business and business solutions to sustainable land management

Sustainable Land Management Business ForumMonday 23 September

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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Agenda (16:30-18:00)1. How can business contribute? (case studies)

James Griffiths, WBCSD Juan Gonzalez Valero, Syngenta

2. What are the tools that can help? Violaine Berger, WBCSD

3. What is the required policy framework? James Griffiths, WBCSD

4. How can Action2020 support the scale-up of solutions? Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta, Co-Chair WBCSD-WRI Action2020

5. Discussion

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Discussion questionRaise your hands if …

1) You think that business is part of the solution2) You are not sure whether business has a role / is

willing to collaborate

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Converting wastelands into croplandsBackground State government: around 9% of acquired land to be allocated as a ”green belt” (i.e.

no infrastructure development) Reliance Industries Jamnagar oil refinery on the East Indian coast in Gujarat State

- largest single location for refining operations globally. Land surrounding the refinery was barren, with high salinity and very high pH

basaltic rocky and sandy soil, and low rainfall.

Project - Transformation of the land into fruit plantation Planted tree species that could provide crops, employment, soil

retention, biodiversity, a green working environment around the refinery, and act as wind-breakers

Used drip irrigation

Total of 5.7 million trees planted on the biodiversity project land, 1.8 million trees on the refinery grounds and in its township.

Along the coastline, over 1 million mangroves planted

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Land restoration via forests for conservation and forest plantations for fiberBackground Fibria, Brazilian plantation forest and pulp company, owns 975,000 ha of land

operating Mid Atlantic, Cerrado & Pampas biomes Mandated that one third land holdings managed for biodiversity conservation Has established a target of restoring 40,000 ha of degraded land to original natural

forest by 2025 in conjunction with new fiber plantation development 2012: 2,507 hectares being restored totaling 8,700 hectares in the past three

years: 2013 Objective: 4,771 hectares being restored

Practices – Sustainable Forest Mosaics Initiative Business/NGO partnerships for collaborative conservation

management In conservation areas, plant tree species that support biodiversity,

especially bird species Other practices to contribute to the target of reducing the amount of

land needed to produce pulp by one third: intensifying management, fertilization practices and advanced harvesting favor the increase in the annual production of pulp per hectare

Intensive plantation and natural forest mosaic landscape

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Sustainable Intensification

• The challenge: agriculture has to produce for 9+ bn people by 2050

• The issue: the natural resources to provide for agriculture are limited

and we are losing a soccer field of fertile arable land every second

• Better soil and land management is a must if we want to preserve

biodiversity and achieve food security

• The consequence is that agriculture needs

sustainable intensification

to produce more from less

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Soil and WAter Protection - SOWAP

Project overview• Basis – Conservation Agriculture (CA): minimum/no tillage, crop

rotation, cover cropping• Aim - to assess environmental, ecological, economic and social

benefits of CA in arable cropping system• Tenure - three-year project (2003-07) on four test sites in Belgium,

Hungary and the UK• Objectives - monitor soil erosion and water quality on CA field• Collaborative effort - several partners and sponsored by EU-Life+

Results • Maintain or even increase crop yields,• reduce soil erosion and run off, (chemical and nutrients) • enhance soil biodiversity and organic matter,• Increase soil carbon sequestration, • cost effective.

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ProTerra – soil conservationProject overview

• A multi-stakeholder initiative, 2001-06• In collaboration with Spain, France, Portugal and the UK research

centres • Purpose - to evaluate covering crops (CC) as a BMP in perennial

crops (grapes and olives)• Location – seven test sites in Southern Europe in the

Mediterranean basin

Field Results• Significant reduction in soil loss • Reduction in soil organic matter and nutrients loss (e.g.

phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium)• Higher losses under conventional tillage

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Agenda (16:30-18:00)

1. How can business contribute? (case studies) James Griffiths, WBCSD Juan Gonzalez Valero, Syngenta

2. What are the tools that can help? Violaine Berger, WBCSD

3. What is the required policy framework? James Griffiths, WBCSD

4. How can Action2020 support the scale-up of solutions? Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta, Co-Chair WBCSD-WRI Action2020

5. Discussion

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What are the tools companies can use?(1/2)

1. Building capacity

2. Sharing best practices

3. Understanding existing tools

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What are the tools companies can use?(2/2)

4. Assessing impacts and dependencies

5. Valuing impacts and dependencies

6. Engaging with policy makers

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Traditional management

True cost, True value management

Financial Capital

Natural Capital

Social Capital

Business Management

Integrating natural capital in businesses

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Why should business value ecosystems?

BUSINESS BENEFITS: Enhanced business decisions Maintain & Enhance revenues Reduce costs Manage risks Enhance reputation

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Valuation can help companies make better informed decisions

Green infrastructureGrey infrastructure

Wetland scenario Estimated present cost over 20 years:

$981,000 cost Net present value:

$200,000

Tank scenario Estimated present cost over 20 years:

$1.2 million

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Agenda (16:30-18:00)

1. How can business contribute? (case studies) James Griffiths, WBCSD Juan Gonzalez Valero, Syngenta

2. What are the tools that can help? Violaine Berger, WBCSD

3. What is the required policy framework? James Griffiths, WBCSD

4. How can Action2020 support the scale-up of solutions? Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta, Co-Chair WBCSD-WRI Action2020

5. Discussion

Public policy innovation is a key scale up strategy

Picking up the Pace – Accelerating public policies for positive outcomes

WBCSD input to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 (Oct. 2012)

Public policy priorities – 5 best options to leverage business

Feas

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Investments in natural capital

Standards and certification

National green accounting

Green public procurement

Payments for ecosystem services

Offsets and no net loss

Tax and fiscal incentives

Subsidy reform

Protected/managed areas

Red= high priority

Efficiency and effectiveness

Policy case studies with scale up potential in other countries

1. Subsidy reform – fisheries management in New Zealand

2. Tax and fiscal incentives – carbon tax and RM Williams in Australia

3. Payments and markets for ecosystem services –UK Environmental Stewardship scheme and United Utilities

4. Mitigation hierarchy & biodiversity offsets – National System of Conservation Units and Anglo American in Brazil

Policy case studies with scale up potential in other countries

5. Investments in natural capital – Symbiose Initiative, BASF in France

6. Green public procurement – UK Government Timber Procurement and Kingfisher

7. Expanding areas with conservation targets beyond Protected Areas – Dairying and Clean Stream Accord and Fonterra in New Zealand

8. National green accounting – ecosystem impact valuation and Komatsu in Japan

Key messages on policy process1. Involve business (and other stakeholders) early

during policy design phase Leverage pilots Discover commercial value/benefits

2. Consider full policy landscape and scope for adjustments, reform, co-benefits, perverse outcomes, optimize resources and impacts

3. Set clear goals across and within sectors to achieve positive business and biodiversity outcomes at the landscape level (spatial planning)

Key message on policy process4. Mobilize the business sector

Technical and financial support Clarify property and access rights Maximize value/business benefits

5. Coordination and dialogue with business and stakeholders during implementation phase

6. Monitoring and feedback loops Give sufficient time for business to adapt

Agenda (16:30-18:00)

1. How can business contribute? (case studies) James Griffiths, WBCSD Juan Gonzalez Valero, Syngenta

2. What are the tools that can help? Violaine Berger, WBCSD

3. What is the required policy framework? James Griffiths, WBCSD

4. How can Action2020 support the scale-up of solutions? Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta, Co-Chair WBCSD-WRI Action2020

5. Discussion

Vision 2050

• A long-term vision for 9 billion people in 2050, all living well within the limits of the planet.

• Nine aspirational pathways that lead to the vision.

• A recognition of the need for radical change to make Vision 2050 a reality.

• Significant opportunities identified for business.

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From Vision 2050 to Action2020

Vision 2050• Long-term vision• Pathways for

transformation of society

• Focus on qualitative impacts

Action2020• Medium-term action at

scale• Must-Haves grounded in

science• Business solutions and

associated policy requirements

• Focus on quantitative metrics and monitoring process 26

Original Science Priorities

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Current Priority Areas

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Climate change

Harmful substances

7Skills and employment

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Nutrients elements 3 Ecosystems

8 Sustainable lifestyles

6 Basic needs and rights

9 4F’s – Food, Feed, Fiber & biofuels

Informed by Stockholm Resilience Centre-led scientific consultationInformed by work of international organizations, research organizations and the Action2020 Project Team

Water

Action2020 Architecture

Societal Must-Haves (2020 Goal)

Priority Areas

Policy & Institutional Requirements

Business SolutionsTechnologies, Practices, New Business Models, Standards/Certifications

Vision 2050

Company Value ChainSector

Actions by Companies Enablers of Scale

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Financing &Investment

Partnership & Collaboration

Action2020 Architecture

Societal Must-Haves (2020 Goal)

Priority Areas

Policy & Institutional Requirements

Business SolutionsTechnologies, Practices, New Business Models, Standards/Certifications

Vision 2050

Company Value ChainSector

Actions by Companies Enablers of Scale

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Financing &Investment

Partnership & Collaboration

Restore at least 12 million hectares per

year of degraded lands

Restore productivity to degraded land “go zones”

Agenda (16:30-18:00)

1. How can business contribute? (case studies) James Griffiths, WBCSD Juan Gonzalez Valero, Syngenta

2. What are the tools that can help? Violaine Berger, WBCSD

3. What is the required policy framework? James Griffiths, WBCSD

4. How can Action2020 support the scale-up of solutions? Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta, Co-Chair WBCSD-WRI Action2020

5. Discussion

Discussion question

Raise your hands if …

1) You think that business is part of the solution2) You are not sure whether business has a role / is

willing to collaborate

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Discussion questions

Within the UNCCD context, how do you think we can bring sustainable land management solutions to scale?

What is the role of land owners/managers?

What is the role of business?

What is the role of governments?