Transcript Action Plan for Implementing the Programme of Work on

Mexico‘s experience with ES
Assessment and Valuation for
Conservation
Alonso Martínez
National Commission for Protected
Natural Areas
Mexico‘s experience with the ES Assessment and
Valuation approach
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Mexico‘s experience with the valuation of
ecosystem services
 Academic
studies
 National ecologic accounting (GEP)
 NBSAP´s
 Government isolated studies
 Forest payments for ES (subsidy)
 National Development Plan (2013-2018) mentions
GDP loss due to environmental costs
How ESV could help conservation?
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 Enhance
environmental impact assessment (EIA).
 Evidence of economic benefits of conservation.
 Support development and spatial planning.
 Strengthen the GEP by linking it with
environmental degradation consequences.
 Develop financial mechanisms and ES markets.
 Reduce the financial gap for biodiversity.
 Contribute to the achievement of Aichi Targets
1,2,3,11, 19 and 20.
Activities with GIZ/ ValuES
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CONANP-GIZ ES valuation project in protected areas
2013-2018
Mainstream, communicate, build capacity, strengthen
management and enhance financial sustainability of PA.
 Bottom-up inclusive approach.
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Permanent collaboration with ValuES
ESV methodology prioritization
 Capacity building in protected areas (GIZ-IES Training)
 EIA and ESV Workshop
 Workshops with municipal development planners in Oaxaca
 Support current and future GEF projects in Mexico
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Further planned activities
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• Develop ES assessment and valuation studies in Mexico‘s
protected areas
• Mainstream the value of biodiversity into public policy by:
• Communicating the values of biodiversity to society.
• Integrating ES conservation into local development
plans.
• Creating ES markets to distribute costs and benefits in
a more equitable way.
• Implementing financial mechanisms and conservation
incentives.
• Linking ES with protected area‘s financial sustainability.
• Establishing mechanisms with the private sector.
COP 12 – ES valuation Side event
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Mainstreaming Natural Protected Areas’ Ecosystem Services within
the Development Agenda
Tuesday, October 7th Hall D, Room 2
GRULAC Meeting Room
18:15 – 19:45
GRACIAS
Alonso Martínez
Deputy Director of International Affairs
[email protected]