Nature's Benefits WorkshopThe Workshop on Nature’s Benefits in Conservation
San Ramon Conference Center, San Ramon, CA
February 22-25, 2011
Hosted by The Nature Conservancy's Central Science Program, this workshop provided a venue for about 100 Nature Conservancy staff and key partners to share experiences and learn about incorporating nature’s services to people into conservation practices, and how we can use this approach and perspective to build broader support for conservation. The 3-day workshop connected staff with key resources within and outside the organization and built their understanding of and capacity in these methodologies.
Links to workshop presentation slides are included in the agenda below. You can download the detailed agenda and speaker bios here, and a list of attendees here. We will be adding notes from sessions and additional materials.
For more information about the workshop, please contact Jen Molnar (jmolnar@tnc.org).
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 22
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8:00 - 9:30 |
Plenary:
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary: Latin American Water Funds (part 1) An Introduction to Water Funds - Aurelio Ramos (PPT slides, slides with notes) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Plenary: Latin American Water Funds (part 2) InVEST as a Tool for Improving Decision Making in Water Funds - Alejandro Calvache, Heather Tallis (Natural Capital Project) (PPT slides) |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Break out discussions: Getting to Know You - Becoming an Ambassador for Ecosystem Services - Misty Herrin (notes), Jen Hoyer, Eleanor Morris, Jan Glendening (notes) |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 - 2:30 |
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Ecosystem Services and TNC's Planning Process - Craig Groves (PPT slides), Dick Cameron, Vera Agostini (PPT slides)
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Overview: Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Human Well Being in a Changing Climate - Frank Lowenstein (PPT slides), Evan Girvetz (PPT slides), Anne Wallach Thomas, Sarah Newkirk
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Communications: Ecosystem services polling - Dave Metz (Fairbank, Maslin, Maulin, Metz and Associates), Eleanor Morris (PPT slides, notes, research memo, link to more info)
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2:30 - 3:00 |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
Plenary: A Conservation Approach for TNC in 2020: Recommendations of the Planning Evolution Team - Craig Groves (PPT slides, slides with notes) |
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3:30 - 5:00 |
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Freshwater Ecosystem Services, Part I: Introduction - Rob McDonald (PPT slides), Patrick Doran (PPT slides) (session notes) |
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Socio-economic measures: An overview - Supin Wongbusarakum (PPT slides), Tim Boucher (PPT slides) |
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Talking about Nature's Benefits: How to Connect, Make the Case and Inspire - Jen Hoyer, Misty Herrin (PPT slides, notes, handout) |
Wednesday, February 23
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8:00 - 9:30 |
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Freshwater Ecosystem Services, Part II: Tools available - Heather Tallis (PPT slides, slides with notes), Mark Plummer/Marc Conte (Nat Cap) (PPT slides, slides with notes), João Guimarães (PPT slides 1 & slides 2), Evan Girvetz (PPT slides) |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Services, Part I: Introduction - Rob McDonald (PPT slides), Dick Cameron (PPT slides) (session discussion notes) |
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Broadening Support and Vision for Conservation - Jan Glendening (PPT slides, slides with notes), Heather Wright (Moore Foundation) |
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Economics and Ecosystem Services: An overview - Timm Kroeger (PPT slides) |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary: Nature's Benefits and TNC's Mission - Bill Ginn (PPT slides, notes) |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
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Freshwater Ecosystem Services, Part III: Implementation - Alejandro Calvache (PPT slides), Claudio Klemz (PPT slides), Bob Carey (PPT slides, slides with notes), Tom Rumpf |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Services, Part II: Tools available - Heather Tallis (PPT slides), Mark Plummer/Marc Conte (PPT slides), Dick Cameron (PPT slides) |
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Marine Ecosystem Services, Part I: Introduction - Rob McDonald (PPT slides, slides with notes), Vera Agostini (PPT slides, notes) |
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Payment for Ecosystem Services programs: Framework and application - Timm Kroeger (PPT slides), Fernando Viega & Anita Diederichsen (PPT slides), Julie Morse (PPT slides) (session notes) |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 - 2:30 |
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Freshwater Ecosystem Services, Part IV: Monitoring - John Legge, Jonathan Higgins, Alejandro Hernandes |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Services, Part III: Implementation - Josh Parrish (PPT slides, slides with notes), Chris Pague (PPT slides, slides with notes), Edenise Garcia (PPT slides, slides with notes) |
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Marine Ecosystem Services, Part II: Tools available - Heather Tallis (PPT slides), Sarah Lester (UCSB) (PPT slides), Sarah Newkirk, Choong-ki Kim (NatCap) (session notes) |
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Economic valuation of nature: Approaches and application - Doron Amiran (Conservation Strategies Fund), Timm Kroeger |
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2:30 - 3:00 |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
Plenary: Latin American Water Funds (part 3) Measuring the Impact of the Water Funds - Silvia Benitez (PPT slides, slides with notes) |
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3:30 - 5:00 |
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Socio-economic measures: An overview(repeat) - Supin Wongbusarakum, Tim Boucher |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Services, Part IV: Monitoring - Heather Tallis (PPT slides), Tim Boucher (PPT slides), Stephan Halloy (PPT slides) |
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Marine Ecosystem Services, Part III: Implementation - (session notes) Rob Brumbaugh, Jorge Brenner (no slides), Choong-ki Kim, Gondan Renosari |
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Return on Investment: Framework and application -Jim Boyd (Resources for the Future) (PPT slides), Timm Kroeger (PPT slides) (session notes) |
Thursday, February 24
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8:00 - 9:30 |
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Ecosystem Services and Corporations - Michelle Lapinski & Jen Molnar, Johnathan DiMuro (Dow) & Judy Gunderson (Dow) (PPT slides, slides with notes) |
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Forests, Fire and Water: Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Human Well Being in a Changing Climate - Frank Lowenstein, Evan Girvetz, Anne Wallach Thomas, Patrick McCarthy (no slides, session notes) |
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Marine Ecosystem Services, Part IV: Monitoring - Heather Tallis (PPT slides), Vera Agostini (PPT slides), Rob Brumbaugh (PPT slides) |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary: Latin American Water Funds (part 4) Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change - Frank Lowenstein (PPT slides) |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
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Frontiers in Ecosystem Services: A Green Economy - Michelle Lapinski, Aparna Sridhar, Timm Kroeger, Jen Molnar (session notes) |
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Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (or REDD+): Nature's Benefits Poster Child - Louis Blumberg, David Ganz (PPT slides, notes, handout) |
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Socio-economic measures: Project planning - Supin Wongbusarakum, Tim Boucher (pdf slides) |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 - 1:30 |
Plenary: Latin American Water Funds (part 5) Water Producers in Brazil - Fernando Viega (PPT slides) |
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1:30 - 3:00 |
Plenary: Closing remarks What is the future for biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation? - Peter Kareiva (notes) |
Friday, February 25, 2011
InVEST 2.0 Training
Hosted by The Natural Capital Project
TRAINERS:
- Heather Tallis, NatCap Lead Scientist
- Marc Conte, NatCap Economist
- Driss Ennaanay, NatCap Lead Hydrologist
- Stacie Wolny, NatCap GIS analyst
- Evan Girvetz, TNC Climate Change Team
- Choong-Ki Kim, NatCap Oceanographer
- Greg Virutes, NatCap GIS analyst
9:00 Introductions and review of agenda - Heather Tallis
9:15 Introduction to InVEST: Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs, with examples from previous applications - Heather Tallis (PPT slides)
9:45 Theory: Tier 1 Hydropower Production - Driss Ennaanay (PPT slides)
10:15 Break (and install InVEST)
10:45 Run Hydropower model with sample data - Driss Ennaanay
11:15 Introduction to Climate Wizard - Evan Girvetz
11:45 Run Climate Wizard and InVEST water yield with sample climate data - Evan Girvetz
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Theory: Tier 1 Wave Energy Production - Choong-ki Kim (PPT slides)
2:00 Run Wave Energy model with sample data - Choong-ki Kim
2:30 General Introduction to Valuation and other Terrestrial and Freshwater Models - Marc Conte (PPT slides)
3:00 Break
3:15 General Introduction to other Marine Models and Applications - Greg Virutes (PPT slides)
3:45 Continuing Support - Stacie Wolny
4:15 Feedback from Users and Open Discussion
5:00 Adjourn
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