Training Program on Ecosystem Accounting in the Philippines
A Training Program on Ecosystem Accounting, Manila, February 10-14 2014
Course Objective: To introduce the participants to Ecosystem Accounting and to the analytical approaches used in Ecosystem Accounting, and to support the development of work plans for the development of Ecosystem Accounts in Lake Laguna and Southern Palawan, Philippines.
- EC/OECD/UN/World Bank (2013) System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012; Experimental Ecosystem Accounting, Chapter 1 and 2 (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/envaccounting/eea_white_cover.pdf)
- Bram Edens and Lars Hein (2013) “Towards a consistent approach for ecosystem accounting” Ecological Economics 90: 41–52
Further Reading:
- Bateman et al. (2013) “Bringing Ecosystem Services into Economic Decision-Making: Land Use in the United Kingdom” Science 341: 45-50
- García-Nieto et al. (2013 “Mapping forest ecosystem services: From providing units to beneficiaries” Ecosystem Services 4: 126–138
- Hein et al. (2006) “Spatial scales, stakeholders and the valuation of ecosystem services” Ecological Economics 57: 209– 228
- Schröter et al. (2014) “Accounting for capacity and flow of ecosystem services: A conceptual model and a case study for Telemark, Norway” Ecological Indicators 36: 539– 551
PRESENTATIONS
- Ecosystem Accounting in the context of the SEEA and linking accounts to policy making, Dr. Lars Hein
- From Land to Ecosystem Accounting, John Power, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Practical Forest physical assessment - Questions
- Practical Forest physical assessment - Answers
- Biophysical Assessment of Ecosystem Services, Lars Hein
- Valuation of ecosystem services in an accounting context, Lars Hein
- Experiences in Ecosystem Services Valuation in the Philippines, Gem Castillo
- Practical Valuation Practical Coral Reefs - Questions
- Practical Valuation Coral Reefs - Answers
- Scoping Ecosystem Accounts for the Great Barrier Reef, John Power, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Policy Priorities and Data availability for Ecosystem Accounting in Laguna Lake Basin and Southern Palawan
- Modelling in the context of ecosystem accounting, Lars Hein
- Examples of Ecosystem Accounts and Policy Applications, Lars Hein
- Ecosystem Accounting: a Reprise
- Development of an Ecosystem Account in the Laguna de Bay Basin, LLDA Team
- Ecosystem Accounts in Southern Palawan
AGENDA
Course Program ‘Ecosystem Accounting’, Philippines |
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Week 1: Main Course |
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February 10-14, 2014 |
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Monday, February 10 |
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8.15 – 9.00 |
Registration and breakfast |
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9.00 – 9.30 |
Opening of the Course, National Anthem |
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9.30 – 9.45 |
Introduction to the WAVES program (Stefanie Sieber) |
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9.45 – 10.00 |
Introduction of Participants |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Lecture: Ecosystem Accounting in the context of the SEEA, and linking accounts to policy making (Dr. Lars Hein) |
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Break |
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10.45 – 11.30 |
Lecture: Scoping Ecosystem Accounts and the relation between Ecosystem Accounts and Land and Water accounts (John Power, Australian Bureau of Statistics) |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Focussed group discussion: Ecosystem Accounting in support of policy making in the Philippines |
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Lunch |
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13.00 – 13.45 |
Lecture: Biophysical assessment of Ecosystem Services (Lars Hein) |
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Break |
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14.00 – 17.00 |
Practical : Ecosystem services assessment (Questions and Answers) |
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Tuesday, February 11 |
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8.30 – 9.00 |
Breakfast |
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9.00 – 9.45 |
Lecture: Valuing ecosystem services in an accounting context (Lars Hein)
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9.45 – 10.30 |
Lecture: Experiences with valuing ecosystem services in the Philippines (Gem Castillo) |
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Break |
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10.45 – 12.00 |
Practical: Valuation of the costs of ecosystem degradation (Questions and Answers) |
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Lunch |
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13.00 – 13.45 |
Group discussion: Valuation of the costs of ecosystem degradation |
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13.45 – 14.30 |
Lecture: Modelling ecosystem change for Ecosystem Accounting (Lars Hein) |
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Break |
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14.45 – 15.15 |
Lecture: Data needs and analysis for Ecosystem Accounting in the Great Barrier Reef (John Power) |
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15.15 – 15.45 |
Lecture: Policy priorities and data availability for Ecosystem Accounting in Lake Laguna and Southern Palawan (Gem Castillo) |
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15.45 – 17.00 |
Group Discussion: Ecosystem accounting in the Philippines, evaluation of baseline data available for Field trip site, and preparation for field trip |
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Wednesday, February 12 |
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9.00 – 17.00 |
Field Trip to a Case Study site (Lake Laguna) in order to identify ecosystem services and collect additional data |
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Thursday, February 13 |
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8.30 – 9.00 |
Breakfast |
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9.00 – 9.30 |
Lecture: Examples of Ecosystem Accounts and Policy Applications (Lars Hein) |
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9.30 – 11.00 |
Group discussion: Defining policy priorities, indicators and assessment methodologies for ecosystem accounting in the Philippines based on the field trip |
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Break |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
Group work: Designing a work plan for developing Ecosystem Accounts in Southern Palawan and Lake Laguna (2 groups) |
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Lunch |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
Group work: Designing a work plan for developing Ecosystem Accounts in Southern Palawan and Lake Laguna (2 groups) – continued |
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Break |
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15.15 – 17.00 |
Group Work: Designing a work plan for developing Ecosystem Accounts in Southern Palawan and Lake Laguna (2 groups) – continued |
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Friday, February 14 |
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8.30 – 9.00 |
Breakfast |
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9.00 – 9.45 |
Lecture: Ecosystem Accounting: a Reprise (Lars Hein) |
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9.45 – 10.30 |
Group work presentation: Work plan for developing Ecosystem Accounts in Lake Laguna |
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Break |
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10.45 – 11.30 |
Group work presentation: Work plan for developing Ecosystem Accounts in Southern Palawan |
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11.30 – 12.30 |
Plenary discussion: Next steps and actions in the development of Ecosystem Accounts in the Philippines |
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12.30 – 12.45 |
Closure + Course Evaluation |
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Lunch |
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Week 2: Field Trip to Southern Palawan and Follow-up Discussions |
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Monday, February 17 to Friday, February 21 |
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Monday, February 17 |
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12.00 - 15.00 |
Discussions with DENR and PCSD: feedback from the participants on the course; scope of the ecosystem accounts and link with policies; evaluation of baseline data available for field trip site, and preparation for field trip |
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Lunch |
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15.00 – 17.00 |
Travel to field |
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Tuesday, February 18 |
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9.00 – 17.00 |
Field Trip to a Case Study site (Southern Palawan) in order to identify ecosystem services and collect additional data |
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Wednesday, February 19 |
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9.00 – 17.00 |
Field Trip (cont) to a Case Study site (Southern Palawan) in order to identify ecosystem services and collect additional data |
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Thursday, February 20 |
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9.00 - 12.00 |
Follow-up discussion and refinement of work plan with TWG of DENR/PCSD: data availability and local technical capacities; next steps |
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Lunch |
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13.00 – 17.00 |
Flight back to Manila |
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Friday, February 21 |
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9.00 - 12.00 |
Follow-up discussion and refinement of work plan with TWG of LLDA: feedback from the participants on the course; scope of the ecosystem accounts and link with policies; data availability and local technical capacities; next steps |
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Lunch |
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