1. BRINGING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES INTO DECISION-MAKING: A TOOLKIT FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SITES Rob Munroe

2. Overview Ecosystem services and climate change Making the link between ecosystem services and EbA TESSA: A toolkit for rapid measurement of ecosystem services and the impact of change Summary Further information

3. ES concept Ecosystem services are the aspects of ecosystems that, actively or passively, produce human well-being (Fisher et al. 2009) ‘the benefits that people derive from nature’ (MEA 2005)

4. Ecosystem services and climate change Ecosystem services are impacted by climate change Ecosystem services play a central role in both adaptation to and mitigation of climate change Climate- related physical changes Biophysical changes in ecosystems Ecological changes Ecosystem service impacts Economic and social impacts

5. Making the link: ES and EbA EbA includes: Increasing resilience to climate change to help support continued ecosystem service provision Strategic use of ecosystem services that provide direct adaptation benefits to local communities EbA work need: Better understanding of ecological production and the contribution of non ‐ market ecosystem services to adaptation An understanding of the delivery of ecosystem services and impacts of change Adaptation needs to: Take account of the ecosystem services that provide adaptation benefits when considering adaptation options

6. A toolkit for rapid assessment of the impacts of change on ecosystem services (TESSA) Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessments Collaboratively developed through the Cambridge Conservation Initiative Designed to help non-experts with limited capacity to measure several ecosystem services rapidly, cheaply but robustly Aims to provide scientifically robust data on ecosystem service values for decision- making

8. Site-scale assessments Net values Accessible to non-experts and conservation practitioners Participatory Simple workbook structure Broadly applicable Relatively low cost Real field measurements, rather than scenarios Delivers scientifically robust results

10. Cultural services (forthcoming) Scope Global climate regulation Water-related services Harvested wild goods Cultivated goods Nature-based recreation (includes tourism) Coastal protection (forthcoming)

11. Middleton lakes quarry 4 Important Bird Areas in Nepal Tropical forest and mining India Wicken Fen / Ouse Fen wetlands Montserrat tropical forest Cambodia wetlands Vietnam forest Ecuador paramo grasslands Haweswater & Hesketh Outmarsh RSPB reserves Belarus peatlands Fiji permanent forest estates Kenya and Uganda Coastal mangroves, Madagascar Coffee plantation Cameroon Grasslands in Zimbabwe Burundi

12. The importance of land use change Hunting and trapping Transportation and service corridors Energy production and mining Logging and wood harvesting Agriculture / aquaculture Human disturbance Climate change

13. The importance of valuing change Can provide information on the likely impacts of different policies/decisions Can help to identify trade-offs when a certain decision is made Can aid in the process of spatial planning

14. Measure the difference in ecosystem services provided by a site in its current state versus a plausible alternative state. State change Because simple assessment of the gross values of a particular service is less useful Relative values give policy-makers an idea of the net consequences of decisions Alternative state

17. Example study

19. Overall results (economic terms)

20. Balance of services provided

21. Location of beneficiaries Ecosystem service LocalNationalGlobal Greenhouse gas sequestration -- Water provision = Water quality (water treatment cost) - Harvested wild goods -- Cultivated crops +++ Fodder for livestock +++ Nature-based recreation --- Carbon storage -- Wood products +++ Distribution of benefits

22. TESSA and EbA Use TESSA to measure ecosystem services to establish baselines for monitoring climate change impacts and effectiveness of EbA intervention Use TESSA alongside vulnerability assessments to analyse the vulnerability of livelihoods to changes in ecosystem services as a result of changes in the land cover/use – particularly resulting from climate change Use TESSA to investigate ecosystem service trade-offs between different adaptation options to enhance understanding of their impacts (e.g. man-made vs natural barriers)

23. Summary Understanding how climate change could impact livelihoods and what adaptation options are available Part of this relies on understanding the impacts of climate change on ecosystem service delivery Tools to measure and monitor ecosystem services are available and can be used in parallel with participatory methods to assess vulnerability to climate change Using TESSA can also provide information about two different states of the site e.g. now vs land use change resulting from climate impacts, or, two alternative adaptation options

24. TESSA* is accessible here: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/estoolkit http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/estoolkit *currently only available for non-commercial use Kelvin Peh (kelvin.peh@gmail.com) or Jenny Birch (jenny.birch@birdlife.org)kelvin.peh@gmail.comjenny.birch@birdlife.org Publication: Peh et al. (2013) TESSA: A toolkit for rapid assessment of ecosystem services at sites of biodiversity conservation importance. Ecosystem Services 5, 51-55 Nepal National Report: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sowb/sowbpubs#Ecoservices2 012 http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sowb/sowbpubs#Ecoservices2 012 For further information: