Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development
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English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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The Syllabus
Videos
- 1.0 General introduction
- 1.1 Introduction to module 1
- 1.2.1 Trade-off game (https://esgame.unige.ch/) - Part A
- 1.2.2 Trade-off game - Part B
- 1.3 Introductory round table
- 1.4 Why bother with the ecosystem services method?
- 1.5 In what context can the ecosystem services method be used?
- 1.6 What are some weakness and drawbacks of the ecosystem services method?
- 1.7 What is the link between biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development?
- 1.8 Defining and measuring ecosystem services
- 1.9 True cost of hydro-electric dams (feat. Samuel Vionnet)
- 1.10 RIOS - Making efficient investments in watershed (feat. Adrian Vogl)
- 1.11 Interview with Prof Bradley J. Cardinale (University of Michigan)
- 1.12 Interview with Prof Emeritus Harold Mooney (Stanford University)
- 1.13 Conclusion of module 1
Readings
- Syllabus
- Course Plan
- Key references
- Acronym List
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Reading: A Safe and Just Space for Humanity
Practice Exercise
- Take the quiz of module 1!
Videos
- 2.1 Introduction to module 2
- 2.2 What is valuation? (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)
- 2.3 What is monetization? (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)
- 2.4 The importance of discount rates (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)
- 2.5.1 Economic valuation theory - part A
- 2.5.2 Economic valuation theory - part B
- 2.6 Critique, dangers and biases in favor of monetisable services (feat. Mike Hannis)
- 2.7 Indigenous and local communities cultural values (feat. Brigitte Baptiste)
- 2.8 Indigenous and local systems of knowledge (feat. Brigitte Baptiste)
- 2.9 Valuation of marine conservation zones and implementation into the UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill (feat. Salman Hussain)
- 2.10 A case on non-monetary valuation - Impact of water scarcity on riots in Sub-Saharan Africa (feat. Jeremy Lucchetti)
- 2.11 Hedonic evaluation: a case study on landscape beauty and noise
- 2.12 The impact of climate change in agriculture
- 2.13 Could we put a price tag on nature? Interviews with Dr Ken Bagstad (USGS) and Prof Ian Bateman (Exeter University)
- 2.14 Debate between Dr Mike Hannis and Pavan Sukhdev
- 2.15 Interview with Dr Ken Bagstad (USGS)
- 2.16 Interview with Prof Ian Bateman (Exeter University)
- 2.17 Conclusion of module 2
Practice Exercise
- Take the quiz of module 2!
Videos
- 3.1 Introduction to module 3
- 3.2 Ecosystem services as boundary objects
- 3.3 Critical view on the history of the concept - When concepts are taken for granted
- 3.4 Critical view of the history of the concept - (feat. Christian Kull)
- 3.5 Ideological underpinnings - What is neoliberalism?
- 3.6 Ideological underpinnings - Are ecosystem services neoliberal?
- 3.7 Issues of participation and social justice; stakeholder participation in ecosystem decision-making (feat. Mike Hannis)
- 3.8 Power issues and ideologies - Scenarios, prioritization and implementation (feat. Christian Kull)
- 3.9 Importance of scales and simplicity for policy implementation (feat. Christian Bréthault)
- 3.10 Interview with Prof Stephanie Pincetl (UCLA)
- 3.11 Conclusion of module 3
Practice Exercise
- Take the quiz of module 3!
Videos
- 4.1 Introduction to module 4
- 4.2.1 Data and knowledge - part A (feat. Gregory Giuliani)
- 4.2.2 Data and knowledge - part B
- 4.3 Remote sensing for ecosystem services (feat. Gregory Giuliani)
- 4.4 Deriving ecosystem services values from your data: models and tools
- 4.5 Learn from the past and the future: scenarios
- 4.6 Integrating ecosystem services into decision-making (feat. Adrienne GrĂȘt-Regamey)
- 4.7 Global - GEOBON essential biodiversity ecosystem services variables (feat. Gary Geller)
- 4.8 Regional - Black Sea catchment
- 4.9 National - Germany's ecosystem services maps (feat. Adrienne GrĂȘt-Regamey)
- 4.10 Local - Seagrass and coral in Negril (Jamaica) (feat. Pascal Peduzzi)
- 4.11 Interview with Prof Walter Jetz (Yale University)
- 4.12 Interview with Dr Simon Ferrier (CSIRO & Water)
- 4.13 Conclusion of module 4
Practice Exercise
- Take the quiz of module 4!
Videos
- 5.1 Introduction to module 5
- 5.2 What is mainstreaming?
- 5.3 Governance, rules, regulations and legislative context (feat. Constanza Martinez)
- 5.4 Factors that enable ecosystem service approaches to succeed (feat. Emily McKenzie)
- 5.5 Critical assessment
- 5.6 Mainstreaming ecosystem services into the private sector (feat. Samuel Vionnet)
- 5.7 Sustainable finance
- 5.8 Mainstreaming ecosystem services into the international organisations
- 5.9 The role of IPBES - interview with Dr Anne Larigauderie (Executive Secretary IPBES)
- 5.10 Ecosystem services in Europe and Central Asia: interview with Prof Markus Fischer (University of Bern)
- 5.11 Peru and the ecosystem services: interview with Luis Alberto Gonzales (The Nature Conservancy)
- 5.12 The Mekong River Basin and the ecosystem services - interview with Dr Nirmal Bhagabati (WWF Int.)
- 5.13 Future of the field (multiple speakers)
- 5.14 Conclusion of module 5
- 5.15 Conclusive round table
Practice Exercise
- Multiple Choice questions on Module 5
Videos
- 6.1.1 Modeling ecosystem services with InVEST
- 6.1.2 The Natural Capital Project Toolbox
Readings
- 6.2 Getting data for assessing ecosystem services
- 6.3 Preprocessing in QGIS
- 6.4 Water yield model
- 6.5 Preparing Climate Change Scenarios
- 6.6 Interpreting the results with QGIS