International Payments for Ecosystem Services: Challenges on the demand side Wendy Proctor and Anna Lukasiewicz CSIRO Australia

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Overview Identify the product Match the scale of the scheme with the motivations at that scale Match the scale of the scheme with the beneficiaries at that scale Improve the motivations and interest of beneficiaries by marketing and communicating the benefits to both product sellers (companies, NGOs, governments) and end users (consumers) Improve the ease of access to such schemes by setting up institutional arrangements to facilitate their uptake and consider other measures such as education and financing of demand side participants.

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Identify the product Ecosystem services unlike normal goods and services Essential to quantify (measuring and valuing), market and monitor Linking ecosystem services to products

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Match scale and motivation Where the benefits occur needs to be linked to motivations at that scale Carbon sequestration vs. biodiversity improvements Lessons learned from local schemes need to take this into account

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Match scale and beneficiaries Need to target companies with consumers that are likely to benefit Some schemes will only have local benefits but can still be marketed to appeal globally Some schemes can be targeted to specific companies e.g. Water improvement schemes – food and beverage producers Biodiversity improvement schemes – construction industry Scenic beauty improvement schemes – tourism providers.

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Marketing and communication Informing potential buyers of the benefits Promoting, advertising, branding and bundling other benefits (e.g. poverty alleviation) Financial vs. non-financial marketing

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Institutional arrangements Provide information, brokerage, finance, support Reduce transaction costs International challenge ‘Piggy-backing’?

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Other Testing and experiments Capacity building Education

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Conclusions ChallengeRequired Action o Account for and concentrate on the international focus o Learn from existing local schemes and consider scale issues o Get feedback from potential international players o International organisations facilitate, push, engage, communicate, train, broker and provide finance for such schemes o Assess potential for existing organisations to undertake these processes o Identify learning needs necessary for these organisations to overcome knowledge gaps in IPES scheme implementation o Identify opportunities for the creation of new international organisations, either through amalgamation or restructure of existing bodies o Identify the products to be marketed – measurement and monitoring needs to be addressed o Treat ecosystem services as products to be marketed. Research measurement requirements. Engage experts in marketing to advise on marketing the products – promoting, advertising, branding.

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Conclusions ChallengeRequired Action o Identify the benefits of buying such ‘products’ – in particular the financial benefits now need to be worked on o Research into financial benefits is required using examples from existing and hypothetical international schemes o Market these benefits effectively by targeting the marketing to international scale companies o Identify market segments and find out what buyers want o Communicate the above research results effectively - in particular the financial benefits o Reduce consumer concerns about reliability and risk of the product failing o Regulation required also? o Consider implications of regulatory or voluntary schemes

CSIRO. IPES – Demand challenges Conclusions ChallengeRequired Action o Experiments and capacity building o Carry out experimental economics case studies with potential participants in the IPES scheme to enhance understanding of definition of the framework and enhance capacity building. o Training in the form of university and other courses. o Enhance understanding of IPES schemes by lobbying universities and other educational institutions to set up training courses and degrees o Identify other avenues of providing training and awareness programs to different actions, such as national governments and institutions to facilitate familiarisation with the IPES concept.

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