Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

•

0 likes•1,975 views

Institute of the Environment

Education

Investing in Conservation
Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

Nicole Robinson-Maness
13 February 2014

Tualatin River, Oregon
Restoration for compliance

Cooling Towers

35 miles of restoration

Source: Adapted from The Freshwater Trust

Grey Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

Cooling Towers
Compliance – Achieved
Cost – A lot
Ecological Value – Not Much

Restore 35 miles of stream
Compliance – Achieved
Cost – A lot less
Ecological Value – Huge

Ecosystem Markets:
Three Keys to Success
1. CLEAR DEMAND: Law/regulation,
businesses, or funders that are on board
2. CLEAR PATH: Approved standards and
protocols for measuring ecosystem
services and implementing creditgenerating projects
1. CLEAR RISK: Third parties willing to
finance and deliver compliance-grade
projects

Counting on the Environment
Standards, Metrics, and Process

Recreation
leases

Stream restoration and
Water quality trading

CostShare

Carbon sequestration

Sustainable
forestry/agriculture
Wetland restoration

Imagine…
The portfolio approach to land
management: multiple income

Species recovery
Conservation
easement

Crediting Protocol
Standards, Metrics, and Process

Validate
Validate
Calculate
Calculate
Verify Verify
Register
Register
Track Track

Crediting Protocol
Quantification = Investment
Restored
wetland

What did you do?
Riparian
Planting
Riparian
buffer

Source: NRCS

Conservation actions x area treated
= credits

Multi-Credit Accounting
Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank
Validate
Calculate

Suitable
Local natives
Density
References

Sustainable
Stewardship
Funding
Legal protection

Validate
Avoid
Minimize
Permitted

Calculate
Verify

Additional
Business as
usual
No flipping

Register
Track

Multi-Credit Accounting
Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank
Validate
Calculate
Verify
Register

Calculate Baseline

Track

Multi-Credit Accounting
Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank
Validate
Calculate
Verify
Register

Calculate Projected Restoration –
20yrs

Track

Assessment Tools/Credit Calculators

ORWAP SCORE x SITE AREA =
CREDITS
0.7 (out of 1)
20 acres
=

14

Counting on the Environment:
Credit Types
Terrestrial
Habitat

Aquatic
Habitat

Water
Quality

Counting on the Environment:
Credit Types
Terrestrial
TERRESTRIAL HABITAT
Habitat
CREDIT TYPES
Upland Prairie
Oak Woodland
Sagebrush

Aquatic
Habitat

Water
Quality

Counting on the Environment:
Credit Types
AQUATIC HABITAT
CREDIT TYPES

Terrestrial
Habitat

Aquatic
Floodplain
Habitat

Salmon Habitat
Wetland Function
Stream Function

Water
Quality

Counting on the Environment:
Credit Types
Terrestrial
Habitat

Aquatic
Habitat

WATER QUALITY
CREDIT TYPES
Water Temperature
Water
Nutrients
Quality

Multi-Credit Accounting
Third Party
Verification
 Eligibility
 Calculation
 On the ground

Validate

Calculate
Verify
Register

Track

Source: The Freshwater Trust

Multi-Credit Accounting
Validate

Calculate
Verify
Register

Track

Multi-Credit Accounting
Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank

Accounting Area 4
Credit Type
Temperature (Kcal/day)

Validate

Accounting Area 1
Credit Type
Wetlands (functional acres)

Quantity
6

Calculate
Accounting Area 3
Credit Type
Quantity
Salmon (linear feet)
707
Verify
Temperature (Kcal/day)
1,953,027
Wetlands (functional acres)
1

Register
Accounting Area 2
Credit Type
Wetlands (functional acres)

Quantity
3.05

Track

Quantity
1,000,000

Multi-Credit Accounting
Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank
Accounting Area 1
Credit Type
Wetlands (functional acres)

Accounting Area 4
Credit Type
Temperature (Kcal/day)

Quantity
6

Calculate
Accounting Area 3
Credit Type
Quantity
.
Salmon (linear feet)
707 (sell 353.5)
Verify
Temperature (Kcal/day)
1,953,027 (-976,513.5)
Wetlands (functional acres)
1 (-0.5)

Register
Accounting Area 2
Credit Type
Wetlands (functional acres)

Quantity
3.05

Track

Quantity
1,000,000

What's hot

Water Conservation at the Port of San DiegoSan Diego County Water Authority

Reducing Long-Term Rate Impacts Through Water Conservation, and Lessons Learn...Texas Living Waters Project

Landscape architecture & water management_ Mohan Subramaniam_2013India Water Portal

WATER SUPPLY ISSUES IN KARACHI – APPRAISAL AND WAY FORWARDshehricbe

Urban Public Policy and Sustainability: Policy recommendation for the City of...Vanessa Davis

City of Conroe Revenue Stability Through Rate DesignThe Texas Network, LLC

Water Shortages Crisis in Karachi : Causes and Consequencesshehricbe

SULI_SUMMER_2015 Research POSTER_Cronin_JohnJack Cronin

Quantity of WaterChandanGupta201

Farm Business Update 2014: Aylsham, Essex and Suffolk WaterCLA - East

Amgad Elmahdi (IWMI) • 2019 IFPRI Egypt Seminar "Options for improving irriga...International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Climate Change and Water Supply PrioritizationSanDiegoCoastkeeper

River water quality modelling using MIKE 11 ECO Lab - Vera Jones (Atkins)Stephen Flood

Using Technology to Make Irrigation Scheduling Easierpovertyhills

Hazel Run: Upgrading Your Wastewater Treatment: You Have Choicesdmalchow

Kumar M - UEI Day 1 - Kochi Jan18India UK Water Centre (IUKWC)

Providing safe, clean water for Santa Clara CountyLaura Rinaldi

What's hot (17)

Water Conservation at the Port of San Diego

Reducing Long-Term Rate Impacts Through Water Conservation, and Lessons Learn...

Landscape architecture & water management_ Mohan Subramaniam_2013

WATER SUPPLY ISSUES IN KARACHI – APPRAISAL AND WAY FORWARD

Urban Public Policy and Sustainability: Policy recommendation for the City of...

City of Conroe Revenue Stability Through Rate Design

Water Shortages Crisis in Karachi : Causes and Consequences

SULI_SUMMER_2015 Research POSTER_Cronin_John

Quantity of Water

Farm Business Update 2014: Aylsham, Essex and Suffolk Water

Amgad Elmahdi (IWMI) • 2019 IFPRI Egypt Seminar "Options for improving irriga...

Climate Change and Water Supply Prioritization

River water quality modelling using MIKE 11 ECO Lab - Vera Jones (Atkins)

Using Technology to Make Irrigation Scheduling Easier

Hazel Run: Upgrading Your Wastewater Treatment: You Have Choices

Kumar M - UEI Day 1 - Kochi Jan18

Providing safe, clean water for Santa Clara County

Viewers also liked

Science and Law Conference 2015Michael Josselyn

Wetlands Challenges and Use of Mitigation Bank CreditsScott Deatherage

Wetland Impact Mitigation Story: Coffey Geosciencecoffeygeoscience

Developments in Wetland Protection under the Clean Water ActMark Ostendorf

Creating Economies of NatureJay Truty

Delivering Mitigation Solutions for Natural Resource Extraction Projects: Ins...Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Science

Viewers also liked (6)

Science and Law Conference 2015

Wetlands Challenges and Use of Mitigation Bank Credits

Wetland Impact Mitigation Story: Coffey Geoscience

Developments in Wetland Protection under the Clean Water Act

Creating Economies of Nature

Delivering Mitigation Solutions for Natural Resource Extraction Projects: Ins...

Similar to Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

Kimberly Brewer Tetratech: Stream Stewardshipfriendsofbolincreek

Green Connection Lid June 2009Michael Clark

Clean Ohio Program Year 2019 Applicant WorkshopCuyahoga County Planning Commission

From Drizzle to Downpours: GCD Rainwater Harvesting Programs - Adeline Fox & ...Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts

Drought, Policy, and Water Infrastructure, by Fiona Sanchez | Irvine Ranch Wa...American Society of Civil Engineers, Orange County Branch

BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CHAPTER 11MairaNoor4

Great Lakes Corporate Water StewardshipHealthy Lakes, Healthy Lives

Clean Ohio Conservation Applicant WorkshopCuyahoga County Planning Commission

Resilience in the dollar desert nelsonSoil and Water Conservation Society

NRAC Round 12 Applicant WorkshopCuyahoga County Planning Commission

5th Annual Produced Water Quality Recycling and Reuse 2016marketinglbcg

CaBA Conference 2015 IICaBASupport

INFORM: Adel HagekhalilU.S. Water Alliance

9463_Arcadis Water Print as spreadsKevin Fitzpatrick

Worcester Urban Water Management WorkshopCaBASupport

Green infrastructure financeU.S. Water Alliance

Global Forest Watch WaterWorld Resources Institute (WRI)

Urban Water Management Workshop ManchesterCaBASupport

2014 Cuyahoga County Natural Resources Assistance Council Applicant WorkshopCuyahoga County Planning Commission

The Water Imperative: New Standards in Corporate Water LeadershipCoro Strandberg

Similar to Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity (20)

Kimberly Brewer Tetratech: Stream Stewardship

Green Connection Lid June 2009

Clean Ohio Program Year 2019 Applicant Workshop

From Drizzle to Downpours: GCD Rainwater Harvesting Programs - Adeline Fox & ...

Drought, Policy, and Water Infrastructure, by Fiona Sanchez | Irvine Ranch Wa...

BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CHAPTER 11

Great Lakes Corporate Water Stewardship

Clean Ohio Conservation Applicant Workshop

Resilience in the dollar desert nelson

NRAC Round 12 Applicant Workshop

5th Annual Produced Water Quality Recycling and Reuse 2016

CaBA Conference 2015 II

INFORM: Adel Hagekhalil

9463_Arcadis Water Print as spreads

Worcester Urban Water Management Workshop

Green infrastructure finance

Global Forest Watch Water

Urban Water Management Workshop Manchester

2014 Cuyahoga County Natural Resources Assistance Council Applicant Workshop

The Water Imperative: New Standards in Corporate Water Leadership

Recently uploaded

Sociology 101 Demonstration of Learning Exhibitjbellavia9

Micro-Scholarship, What it is, How can it help me.pdfPoh-Sun Goh

Vishram Singh - Textbook of Anatomy Upper Limb and Thorax.. Volume 1 (1).pdfssuserdda66b

This PowerPoint helps students to consider the concept of infinity.christianmathematics

General Principles of Intellectual Property: Concepts of Intellectual Proper...Poonam Aher Patil

The basics of sentences session 3pptx.pptxheathfieldcps1

2024-NATIONAL-LEARNING-CAMP-AND-OTHER.pptxMaritesTamaniVerdade

Food safety_Challenges food safety laboratories_.pdfSherif Taha

Kodo Millet PPT made by Ghanshyam bairwa college of Agriculture kumher bhara...pradhanghanshyam7136

Google Gemini An AI Revolution in Education.pptxDr. Sarita Anand

ComPTIA Overview | Comptia Security+ Book SY0-701bronxfugly43

How to Give a Domain for a Field in Odoo 17Celine George

Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting: The BasicsTechSoup

Accessible Digital Futures project (20/03/2024)Jisc

Dyslexia AI Workshop for Slideshare.pptxcallscotland1987

Jual Obat Aborsi Hongkong ( Asli No.1 ) 085657271886 Obat Penggugur Kandungan...ZurliaSoop

HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptxEsquimalt MFRC

Single or Multiple melodic lines structuredhanjurrannsibayan2

FSB Advising Checklist - Orientation 2024Elizabeth Walsh

On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan FellowsMebane Rash

Recently uploaded (20)

Sociology 101 Demonstration of Learning Exhibit

Micro-Scholarship, What it is, How can it help me.pdf

Vishram Singh - Textbook of Anatomy Upper Limb and Thorax.. Volume 1 (1).pdf

This PowerPoint helps students to consider the concept of infinity.

General Principles of Intellectual Property: Concepts of Intellectual Proper...

The basics of sentences session 3pptx.pptx

2024-NATIONAL-LEARNING-CAMP-AND-OTHER.pptx

Food safety_Challenges food safety laboratories_.pdf

Kodo Millet PPT made by Ghanshyam bairwa college of Agriculture kumher bhara...

Google Gemini An AI Revolution in Education.pptx

ComPTIA Overview | Comptia Security+ Book SY0-701

How to Give a Domain for a Field in Odoo 17

Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting: The Basics

Accessible Digital Futures project (20/03/2024)

Dyslexia AI Workshop for Slideshare.pptx

Jual Obat Aborsi Hongkong ( Asli No.1 ) 085657271886 Obat Penggugur Kandungan...

HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx

Single or Multiple melodic lines structure

FSB Advising Checklist - Orientation 2024

On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows

Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

1. Investing in Conservation Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity Nicole Robinson-Maness 13 February 2014

2. Tualatin River, Oregon Restoration for compliance Cooling Towers 35 miles of restoration Source: Adapted from The Freshwater Trust

3. Grey Infrastructure Green Infrastructure Cooling Towers Compliance – Achieved Cost – A lot Ecological Value – Not Much Restore 35 miles of stream Compliance – Achieved Cost – A lot less Ecological Value – Huge

4. Ecosystem Markets: Three Keys to Success 1. CLEAR DEMAND: Law/regulation, businesses, or funders that are on board 2. CLEAR PATH: Approved standards and protocols for measuring ecosystem services and implementing creditgenerating projects 1. CLEAR RISK: Third parties willing to finance and deliver compliance-grade projects

5. Ecosystem Markets: Three Keys to Success 1. CLEAR DEMAND: Law/regulation, businesses, or funders that are on board 2. CLEAR PATH: Approved standards and protocols for measuring ecosystem services and implementing creditgenerating projects 1. CLEAR RISK: Third parties willing to finance and deliver compliance-grade projects

7. Counting on the Environment Standards, Metrics, and Process

8. Recreation leases Stream restoration and Water quality trading CostShare Carbon sequestration Sustainable forestry/agriculture Wetland restoration Imagine… The portfolio approach to land management: multiple income Species recovery Conservation easement

9. Crediting Protocol Standards, Metrics, and Process Validate Validate Calculate Calculate Verify Verify Register Register Track Track

10. Crediting Protocol Quantification = Investment Restored wetland What did you do? Riparian Planting Riparian buffer Source: NRCS Conservation actions x area treated = credits

11. Multi-Credit Accounting Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank Validate Calculate

12. Suitable Local natives Density References Sustainable Stewardship Funding Legal protection Validate Avoid Minimize Permitted Calculate Verify Additional Business as usual No flipping Register Track

13. Multi-Credit Accounting Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank Validate Calculate Verify Register Calculate Baseline Track

14. Multi-Credit Accounting Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank Validate Calculate Verify Register Calculate Projected Restoration – 20yrs Track

15. Assessment Tools/Credit Calculators ORWAP SCORE x SITE AREA = CREDITS 0.7 (out of 1) 20 acres = 14

16. Calculating Credits

17. Counting on the Environment: Credit Types Terrestrial Habitat Aquatic Habitat Water Quality

18. Counting on the Environment: Credit Types Terrestrial TERRESTRIAL HABITAT Habitat CREDIT TYPES Upland Prairie Oak Woodland Sagebrush Aquatic Habitat Water Quality

19. Counting on the Environment: Credit Types AQUATIC HABITAT CREDIT TYPES Terrestrial Habitat Aquatic Floodplain Habitat Salmon Habitat Wetland Function Stream Function Water Quality

20. Counting on the Environment: Credit Types Terrestrial Habitat Aquatic Habitat WATER QUALITY CREDIT TYPES Water Temperature Water Nutrients Quality

21. Multi-Credit Accounting Third Party Verification  Eligibility  Calculation  On the ground Validate Calculate Verify Register Track Source: The Freshwater Trust

22. Multi-Credit Accounting Validate Calculate Verify Register Track

23. Multi-Credit Accounting Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank Accounting Area 4 Credit Type Temperature (Kcal/day) Validate Accounting Area 1 Credit Type Wetlands (functional acres) Quantity 6 Calculate Accounting Area 3 Credit Type Quantity Salmon (linear feet) 707 Verify Temperature (Kcal/day) 1,953,027 Wetlands (functional acres) 1 Register Accounting Area 2 Credit Type Wetlands (functional acres) Quantity 3.05 Track Quantity 1,000,000

24. Multi-Credit Accounting Half-Mile Lane Mitigation Bank Accounting Area 1 Credit Type Wetlands (functional acres) Accounting Area 4 Credit Type Temperature (Kcal/day) Quantity 6 Calculate Accounting Area 3 Credit Type Quantity . Salmon (linear feet) 707 (sell 353.5) Verify Temperature (Kcal/day) 1,953,027 (-976,513.5) Wetlands (functional acres) 1 (-0.5) Register Accounting Area 2 Credit Type Wetlands (functional acres) Quantity 3.05 Track Quantity 1,000,000

Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (17)

Viewers also liked

Viewers also liked (6)

Similar to Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity

Similar to Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity (20)

More from Institute of the Environment

More from Institute of the Environment (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

Investing in Conservation: Market-based Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity