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A Transactional Environmental
Support System for Europe:
Implementation through COUNT
(COnservation UNited in Trust)
Robert Kenward, TESS Science Supervisor
Funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework
Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n̊ 212304
ENV.2007.4.2.1.1. Methodologies for scaling down to regional & local level the
analysis of policy impacts on multifunctional land uses & economic activity
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What this presentation does
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A little history
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Recap from last November
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Progress of TESS so far
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Planning for implementation: COUNT
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Synergies with CHM & Lifewatch
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Some Conservation History
.... 1950 Local protection and sustainable use
1979 Major European protection instruments.
1992 Convention on Biological Diversity
recognises importance of Sustainable Use in
13 of 19 substantive articles
2000 Natura 2000
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development
socio-economic as well as environment
2004 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
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Europe has not halted loss of
biodiversity by 2010. WHY?
Understanding of causes is growing.
For 30 declining bird species in UK, Prof. Ian
Newton (2004, Ibis 146:579-600) identifies:
(i) weed control, (ii) early ploughing, (iii) grassland
management, (iv) intensified stocking, (v)
hedgerow loss & (vi) predation.
All can be addressed, in many cases by deintensification measures that have low cost
1. The big issue is Land Use; most Land is
outside Protected Areas; Use continues inside
2. There is lots of knowledge but not joined up
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Joining many threads:
1980s Development of individual-based models.
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Individual-based
models of:
predator
and prey
from radiotracking
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Need movements & homeranges related to habitats
One-click
selections
Habitat map editor
Spreadsheet location editor
File browser
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Extensive online help
Remote mapping (CEH Landcover 1990) is marvellous,
but scale restricts detail,
so is best in combination with
local mapping (eg. farm plans,
civic groups) and species
Ground-based for detail,
monitoring
(e.g.
by
wildlife
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(by Swedish hunters, 1985)
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watchers,
hunters
anglers).
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Joining many threads:
1980s Development of individual-based models.
2001 Report of Council of Europe to Kiev high
level conference proposes integrating complex
knowledge for Livelihoods & Biodiversity.
2002 Technology Transfer review in CEH finds 40
software contributions for decision support.
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e.g. Environmental Information
System for Planners
A prototype demonstrator that provided
Complex Knowledge to help planners apply
environment data and understanding in the
planning process.
Land stability Subsidence
Pollution
Flood Hazard
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Biodiversity
Origin: BGS, CEH and Nottingham University
Some capabilities
Landfill-domestic waste
Glacial Till
Fireclay Coal
Shaft
Flooding
Managing Waste
No. of species
Specialists
UNDERMINING
Typical annual deposition
of sulphur from a power station.
Exposed coalfield.
Areas of potential
subsidence over
undocumented workings.
Possible minor
subsidence relating to
modern deep mining.
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Subsidence
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Joining many threads:
1980s Development of individual-based models.
2001 Report of Council of Europe to Kiev high
level conference proposes integrating complex
knowledge for Livelihoods & Biodiversity.
2002 Technology Transfer review in CEH finds 40
software contributions for decision support.
How to fund? 1. Raise awareness 2. Build system
2004 FP6 bid: Governance and Ecosystem
Management for Conservation of Biodiversity
(www.gemconbio.eu) (highest mark in round)
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2004: Millennium Assessment
Ecosystem Services from Land Use
Supporting
Regulating
Primarily public goods,
regulated and public funded.
Biodiversity needed?
Provisioning Extensively private goods; but
Cultural
livestock & intensive crops
have impacts on biodiversity.
Science, Education, Recreation;
can all benefit from biodiversity
& provide incentives to restore.
BUT HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?
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Governance & Ecosystem Management for
Conservation of Biodiversity (GEMCONBIO)
Pan-European Survey: Use of Wild Resources
Recreational fishing (European Anglers Alliance)
Bird-watching (Birdlife Partners)
Collecting fungi (European Council Cons. Fungi)
Collecting wild plant materials (Plantlife)
Hunting (Federation of Associations for Hunting
and Conservation of the EU)
27 country coordinators, 19 languages
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SPEND: Hunting
Angling
Watching
(private)
in 2006
in the EU
€16
billion
€19
billion
€8
billion
GEMCONBIO survey of hunting, angling, watching:
34 million adults (7% population) spend >€40 billion.
• In 2006, equivalent US spending was $120 billion
• €40 billion is about €200 for each cultivated EU ha
• CAP agri-environment budget is ca €8 billion/year
• It costs €6 billion to run Natura 2000
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7th Framework Programme
Theme 6: Environment (Including Climate Change).
ENV.2007.4.2.1.1. Methodologies for scaling down to
the regional and local level the analysis of policy
impacts on multifunctional land uses and economic
activity
Strategic Objective: To design a decision support
system related to environment and land use that will
enable policy makers to integrate knowledge from
the regional and local level into the decision making
process, while also encouraging local people to
maintain & restore biodiversity & ecosystem services.
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How? An exchange between local
stakeholders & central policymakers
Decision support for managers of land and species:
Councils, Farmers, Foresters, Reserve managers,
Anglers, Hunters, Access Interests
1.
What does central policy and planning have?
Capability to produce complex knowledge.
2. What does central policy and planning need?
Local knowledge and local actions.
3. What do local managers of land & species have?
Local knowledge & capabilities (skill, cash, time).
4.
What do local managers of land & species need?
Complex knowledge to guide their actions.
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Exchanging decision-support for
local knowledge and actions
SCALE
CONTEXT / QUESTION
OPERATION MODE
Field
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HARRIER NEST AHEAD
Divert harvester for 20 meters
Map on communication
device with GPS-autolocation capability.
If I use my land like this in future,
what happens to my income, game
bags and nitrate run-offs?
Auto-guides on farm plan:
optimizing game, fishing
and farm income.
How do we route this path to
optimise views while minimising
erosion and wildlife disturbance?
Headland mapping GIS:
walking (pay-parking),
horse-riding (licence).
Farm
individual
Parish
community
Higher If trends in land-use continue for 20 Scenario: model subsidy
years, how can we still meet
payments for leveraging
governbiodiversity targets?
sustainable use activities.
menton Biologicalplanned
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TESS abstract
Europe is losing biodiversity and ability to
provide ecosystem services. Formal
Environmental Assessment processes
(Impact, Strategic) give some protection.
However, individual local stakeholders who
manage land and species also make daily
informal decisions, within an envelope of
regulations and fiscal incentives but based
mainly on local environments. The myriad
small decisions summate to change land use.
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TESS survey design in a series of work-packages
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WP4
Models
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Policy +
Internet
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analysis,
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design &
report
Audit of
models
Database
complete,
reported
Gap
analysis
We seek to complement formal assessment
with an internet-based Transactional
Environmental Support System that:
(a) collates all ways to leverage biodiversity
enhancement, uses models to predict
economic & biodiversity impacts of smallscale actions, and delivers context-adaptive
decision support, so that local people can
optimise incomes from ecosystem services,
in exchange for
(b) information on their decisions, and
monitored results, which integrate to support
decisions of central assessors for adaptive
governance (regulations & fiscal incentives).
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Description of Work p 26 (System Design)
TESS task 6.1
While conducting this project we will
approach commercial information
technology enterprises to identify
interest in constructing a prototype
system. Pilot work with limited features,
would facilitate to handle more topics.
We will also consider the potential for a
single environmental support system to
deliver other information to local
communities across Europe.
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Task 6.3
Socio-economic Design
Q. How to get people to use a conservationthrough-use TESS that benefits biodiversity?
A. By building it into a portal that is very
attractive because it benefits livelihoods and
recreation of those using land and species.
Q. How to design that portal & fund the build?
A. By asking (a) organisations AND
(b) individuals what services they would like it
to provide AND what they are prepared to pay.
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Towards COUNT
Finding stakeholder requirements through
COUNT (COnservation UNited in Trust):
European Landowners Organisation
Confederation of European Forest Owners
European Angling Alliance
Hunters (FACE)
Gatherers (ECCF, Plantlife)
Watchers (BTO, Birdlife, WWF)
Government agencies & local authorities
Academic institutions & Country Coordinators
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TESS Country Coordinators (Partners)
COUNT
Contact Title
Country
Prof
CEO
Ms
Mr
Dr
Chair
Prof
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Ms
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Mr
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AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BULGARIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REP
DENMARK
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HUNGARY
IRELAND
ITALY
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
LUX'BOURG
MALTA
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UK
UKRAINE
Conservation through
Unifiedknowledge and Trust
University
European NGO
National NGO
Government Officer
Private consultant
International GaNGO Commission
University
Government Institute
Government Institute
Government Institute
SME
University
National NGO
Private consultant
National NGO
National NGO
Government Officer
Government Institute
University
National NGO
National NGO
SME
Government Institute
Private consultant
National NGO
University
National NGO
International NGO
National NGO
SME
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Government
1. Survey by TESS partners of requirements of
More
organisations that assist users of
environmental resources;
2. Creation of COUNT web-site based on the
priorities of the responding stakeholder
organisations;
3. Inflow from individuals of more extensive data
on information priorities and willingness to pay;
4. Write-up socio-economic design findings in
TESS Work Package 6; present to European
Commission;
5. Further web-site development by COUNT
based on interest in site and willingness to pay.
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Stages
Stages
Months Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
1. Survey of organisation requirements
2. Creation of COUNT portal
TESS
COUNT
3. Gathering information from individuals
4. Write-up and present findings for TESS
5. Planning further site development
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COUNT
TESS
COUNT
Information gathering: Survey in 20
European Languages
a. What natural resources organisations and
individuals are using & participant numbers
b. What issues they want addressed as a
priority for conserving those resources
c. How much organisations and individuals
are prepared to pay
d. What capabilities for awareness-raising etc
are available in organisations
e. What socio-economic factors and approach
across states maximise the above
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Local Delivery of Environmental
Information
1. On-site information on topics in all languages,
initially a livelihoods + conservation rationale
and some case study examples; but also:
2. Links to membership organisations, shopping
and other information suppliers;
3. On site and in all languages for mapping and to
linked services for species-monitoring;
4. Surveys on priority for further development of
site content; and later:
5. A livelihoods + conservation wiki; and finally,
modelling-based forecasting tools.
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Conservation
through
UnifiedThe COUNT vision
is to enlighten,
encourage
and
COUNT
empower local communities
to support
knowledge
and Trust
biodiversity restoration across Europe, through an
internet system that unifies knowledge to guide
decisions of benefit for biodiversity & livelihoods.
OBJECTIVES
• To raise awareness of opportunities for conservation
from use of biodiversity & ecosystem services;
• To encourage those who benefit from biodiversity to
conserve it and become its ambassadors;
• To empower in conservation activities the organisations
whose members benefit from biodiversity; and
• To provide the internet system that unifies knowledge
to guide decisions of benefit for biodiversity and
livelihoods, and that will help the research & monitoring
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SUMMARY
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Planning since 2001
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Local, where impacts are mostly unregulated
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Integrating research for modelling rapidly
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Exchanging maps for decision support
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Livelihoods as well as environment (win-win)
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Social participation and adaptive governance
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Self-funding long-term through adding value
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Synergy / Complementarity
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Delivery to local, different stakeholders
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Citizen science aids climate-change decisions
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In situ mapping, focus on habitats
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Emphasis on private/voluntary funding
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Could CoCos and CHM reps work together?
Communication with local stakeholders
Practical help with specialist translation
Support for CHM/BISE development
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Thank you
for listening
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