1. www.biodiversityskills.eu A training package for local biodiversity planning Valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity

2. Biodiversity = total diversity and complexity of life on Earth © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

3. © Olivier Brosseau, METL-MEDDE What is the value of nature?

4. Biodiversity underpins wide range of life support functions © Olivier Chatté, METL MEDDE

5. Life support functions and ecosystem services and goods have economic value © Laurent Mignaux – METL-MEDDE

6. Economic value of nature is new way to communicate with different stakeholders (especially economic sectors)

7. Caution: what about rare and sensitive species and habitats that have no direct economic value? © Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE

8. MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005): Ecosystem services represent more than just a financial value © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE

9. Ecosystem valuation helps visualise trade-offs in decision making © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

10. TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. 2 to 4 trillion USD worth of natural capital lost annually © Bernard Suard, METL-MEDDE

11. When did the bees last sent you an invoice for pollination? (TEEB, 2010) © Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE

12. TEEB in the City: Apeldoorn

13. Green Economy Initiative (UNEP) © Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE

14. © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

15. How to consider the value of nature? Uses values Non-use values © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

16. © Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE

17. Stated preference methods Revealed preference methods © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE

18. Shortcomings of the methods © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

19. Total Economic Value © Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE

20. © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

21. Bruges © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE

22. © Fabrice Roger, METL-MEDDE