First WAVES Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Ecosystem Accounting - Agenda and Presentations
Los Banos, the Philippines
February 23-27, 2015
Link to full story: First WAVES Global Knowledge Exchange on Ecosystems and their Valuation
Background
- To understand potential entry points to ecosystem accounting and how it can improve ecosystem management;
- To become familiar with the basic concepts of environmental accounting and how they are applied to ecosystems;
- To understand the links between ecology, economics, natural resource management, national (economic) accounts and ecosystem accounts;
- To share lessons learned from the ecosystem accounting experience in the Philippines.
Time |
Session title |
Presenters |
Monday February 23, 2015 Day 1: Ecosystem Accounting Essentials and Policy use of Accounts |
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9:00-9:15 |
Welcome & Opening of Workshop |
Secretary Arsenio Balisacan Director General, National Economic and Development Authority |
9:15-9:30 |
Introduction to the Workshop |
Glenn-Marie Lange Program Manager, WAVES GPP |
9:30-9:45 |
Video Presentation: Ecosystem Accounts for Phil-WAVES |
Ana Santos Communications Specialist, Phil-WAVES |
9:45-10:15 |
Warming up and learning objectives |
All participants |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30-12:00 |
Michael Vardon Visiting Fellow, Australian National University |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-14:30 |
Lars Hein Professor, University of Wageningen |
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14:30-14:45 |
Coffee break |
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14:45-16:15 |
Kenneth Bagstad Research Economist, United States Geological Survey |
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16:15-16:45 |
Reflections on the day |
Representatives from Botswana & Colombia |
17:00-20:00 |
Reception & evening social Welcome remarks by Secretary Paje, Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
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Tuesday February 24, 2015 Day 2: Getting started on ecosystem accounting |
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9:00-10:30 |
John Power Senior Researcher, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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10:30-10:45 |
Coffee break |
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10:45-12:15 |
Lars Hein Professor, University of Wageningen |
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12:15-13:15 |
Lunch |
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13:15-14:45 |
Sofia Ahlroth Senior Environmental Economist, WAVES Secretariat |
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14:45-15:00 |
Coffee break |
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15:00-16:30 |
What is needed for the implementation of ecosystem accounting? |
Michael Vardon Visiting Fellow, Australian National University |
16:30-17:00 |
Reflections on the day |
Representatives from India & Guatemala |
17:00-18:00 |
Site visit preparation shop |
Jocelyn St Ana Project Leader, Laguna Lake basin ecosystem account |
Wednesday February 25, 2015 Day 3: Field Trip |
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6:30 |
Departure from SEARCA Hotel |
NEDA |
8:00-9:00 |
Site 1.Fishery Area near the Plant intake |
Maynilad, LLDA |
9:00-10:00 |
Putatan Treatment Plant |
Maynilad, LLDA |
10:00 -12:00 |
Travel time to Bay*** |
Bus Tour Guide |
12:00 -13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 -13:30 |
Travel time to Brgy. San Juan, Kalayaan*** |
Bus Tour Guide |
13:30 -14:45 |
Site 2. Tour at CBK Hydro Power Plant |
CBK |
14:45-15:00 |
Travel time to Caliraya*** |
Bus Tour Guide |
15:00-16:30 |
Site 3. View of Pagsanjan-Lumban Delta / SedNet Modelling |
LLDA |
16:30-17:30 |
Travel to Los Baños |
PMO |
17:30-18:00 |
Reflections on the day |
Representatives from Indonesia & Madagascar |
18:00-19:00 |
Dinner (TBA) |
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19:00 |
Back to SEARCA HOTEL |
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Thursday February 26, 2015 Day 4: Knowledge exchange on ecosystem accounting |
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9:10-9:30 |
What does it take to do ecosystem accounting: the Laguna Lake basin ecosystem account |
Jocelyn St Ana Project Leader, Laguna Lake basin ecosystem account TBC |
9:30-10:30 |
Group discussion: what does it take to do ecosystem accounting in your country? |
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10:30-10:45 |
Coffee break |
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11:00-11:20 |
What institutional arrangements are needed to develop ecosystem accounts for Southern Palawan? |
John Pontillas Division Chief at Palawan Council for Sustainable Development |
11:20-12:00 |
Group discussion: what institutional arrangements are needed to develop ecosystem accounts for your country? |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00-13:20 |
Pradeep Chauhan Economic Advisor, Economic and Statistics Department in Himachal Pradesh |
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13:20-13:40 |
Héctor Tuy Human Ecology Research Associate/SEEA Program Co-Manager Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (IARNA); Universidad Rafael Landívar (URL) |
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13:40-14:30 |
Group discussion: how will the ecosystem accounts be used in your country? |
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14:30-15:00 |
Coffee break |
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15:00 -16:30 |
Next Steps - panel discussion |
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16:30-17:00 |
Reflections on the day |
Representatives from Costa Rica & Rwanda |
19:00-21:00 |
Social |
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Friday February 27, 2015 Day 5: Do it yourself ecosystem accounts – hands-on session |
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9:00-10:30 |
Facilitated by team of experts and Phil-WAVES team |
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10:30-10:45 |
Coffee break |
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10:45-11:45 |
Developing work plans for ecosystem accounts in core countries |
Facilitated by team of experts and Phil-WAVES team |
11:45-12:45 |
Lunch |
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12:45-13:45 |
Developing work plans for ecosystem accounts in core countries |
Facilitated by team of experts and Phil-WAVES team |
13:45-15:00 |
Reporting back |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, & Rwanda |
15:00-15:15 |
Coffee break |
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15:15-16:30 |
Reporting back |
Botswana, Colombia, Indonesia & Madagascar |
16:30-16:45 |
Workshop wrap-up |
Glenn-Marie Lange Program Manager, WAVES GPP |
16:45-17:00 |
Closing of workshop |
Romeo Recide Interim Deputy National Statistician, Philippine Statistics Authority |