The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Ecosystem services accounting for sustainable restoration, management �and planning.�
Alessandra La Notte
Silvia Cerilli
Part I – the conceptual scheme
27th London Group meeting, 29 September 2021
The European Commission’s
science and knowledge service
Joint Research Centre
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Outline
There is a conceptual scheme behind the assessment of ecosystem service flow
Examples of the advantages of implementing this conceptual scheme
Which policy questions can be addressed? (few examples)
On-going applications
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Conceptual Scheme behind ES assessment
Ecological side
Socio- economic side
Ecosystem Service Actual Flow
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Flood control
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Pollination
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Soil retention
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Where to restore habitats to...
have resilient agri-food systems?
crop provision
soil retention
pollination
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Where to restore habitats to...
adapt to CC extreme events?
mitigate freshwater ecosystem degradation?
flood control
water purification
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Where to restore habitats to...
improve quality of life?
contribute to overarching environmental target?
nature-based recreation
habitat and species maintenance
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An example: Carbon Sequestration in Sudan
Sudan, 2015:
74 mlln tonne of C uptake
(source FAO)
2.2 billion EURO
(source FAO - JRC)
…the more we reduce the missed removals, the more we increase the actual flow of CO2 mitigation by ecosystems.
actual flow of CO2 mitigation
missed removals
missed removals are caused by ecosystem emissions
Global Society
removals by ecosystems
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Work in progress -> monetary valuation
nature-based recreation unmet demand by households
carbon sequestration and habitat and species maintenance missed flows by global society
flood control unmet demand by economic assets and human settlements
soil retention unmet demand by agriculture
crop pollination unmet demand by agriculture
water purification overuse by agriculture and WWTP
For EU and ….
and all the world
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