Upcoming Webinars : Transforming our approach to water and wetlands, 12 December 2013
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Making Nature’s Values Visible
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative focused on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity including the growing cost of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. TEEB presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the values of ecosystem services & biodiversity.
Country Projects
Since the launch of the TEEB reports various countries have initiated TEEB studies to demonstrate the value of their ecosystems and to encourage policy-making that recognizes and accounts for their ecosystem services and biodiversity.
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Sectors & Biomes Studies
The sector and biome studies capture and assess the costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, with the ultimate goal of integrating these findings into decision-making at all levels.
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Latest Publications
TEEB Georgia Scoping Study-2013
September 2013 – This scoping study takes stock of work that has been done thus far on biodiversity and ecosystem services assessments in Georgia, prioritizes important economic sectors and highlights critical relationships to biodiversity and ecosystem services. The study identifies five core sectors energy, tourism, agriculture, mining, and forestry applicable for TEEB.
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TEEB Scoping Study for Georgia: Main Findings and Way-forward, 2013
September 2013 – The present scoping study identifies five core sectors of Georgian economy applicable for the TEEB Initiative; these are Energy, Tourism, Agriculture, Mining, and Forestry
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Guidance Manual for TEEB Country Studies
May 2013 – This TEEB Manual provides both technical and operational guidance on how countries may conduct a TEEB Country Study. It outlines the various steps that may be taken to initiate and implement a country study, communicate its findings, and implement the recommendations of the study.
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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Water and Wetlands
February 2013 – TEEB for Water and Wetlands builds on the TEEB approach to generate a better understanding of the ecosystem service values of water and wetlands and encourage improved decision making and business commitment for their conservation, investment and wise use. The primary objective of the report is to help identify major gaps and inconsistencies in current knowledge of the economics of water and wetlands, so as to inform agenda-setting for further work on the economics of water and wetlands.
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Nature and its Role in the Transition to a Green Economy
October 2012 – This TEEB discussion paper looks at how Nature and Natural Capital contribute to a green economy, both in terms of the benefits provide to society by maintaining nature as well as the losses avoided by conserving and rehabilitating natural capital. The Key objectives of the paper include: 1) Highlighting the role of nature and natural capital in the transition to a green economy, 2) To share and mainstream the findings of TEEB, in particular on the economic value of nature, to a wider community, 3) To highlight opportunities of working with nature to simultaneously address multiple policy objectives 4) To encourage synergies and evidence based action.
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