ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM for SOUTHEAST ASIA (EEPSEA) www.eepsea.net Distribution of EEPSEA Research Projects By Country Vietnam 21% Cambodia 6% China 20% Thailand 10% Indonesia 9% Sri Lanka 4% Philippines i 20% Mongolia/PNG 1% Malaysia 3% Lao PDR 5% 1
100% 90% 80% 70% Valuation Policy analysis Institutional analysis 60% Explicative research 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 93 97 98 02 03 06 07 12 EI pricing CGE CEA CBA Behavioral Economics Environmental Economics Research NOT JUST ABOUT VALUATION No of Research Projects 160 Research on methods 140 Water & energy 120 Forests, agriculture & conservation 100 80 Common property management 60 Coastal and marine issues 40 Pollution control 20 0 93 97 98 02 03 06 07 12 Climate change/cge research So far, EEPSEA funded Studies NOT used for Natural Capital Accounting but some could be 2
Ecosystem Services: Benefits Capture and PES 16% Other sectors 89% Ecosystem Services 11% 50% 18% Ecosystem Valuation with clear policy link Ecosystem Valuation with potential policy use 16% Ecosystem Service Provision: Institutions and Financing EEPSEA funded Research on Ecosystem Services Valuation, 1994 2012, www.eepsea.net 3
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EEPSEA RESEARCH Envi Econ Research IMPACTSinfluencing Policy Nature of Influence Consulted as an expert in policy discussions Assisted in formulating an environmental regulation Used to support a national policy or program Invited to speak in policy forum/dialogues Cited in newspapers or other print media Percentage 47 21 27 56 37 Invited by other funding institutions to develop projects based on EEPSEA research 30 From Tracking Progress of EEPSEA Researchers Survey, 2011 Researchers Tracer Survey, 2011 CASE 1: Valuation of Beachscape Beauty of Caramoan, Camarines Sur Research supporting Ecobased Tourism Master Plan in Caramoan, Philippin es. Administrator, Partido Development Corporation Government Corporation (RA 7820) June 11, 2013 5
CASE STUDY 2 Valuing Marine Biodiversity Conservation in Tubbataha Reefs UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Philippines Rodelio Subade, Phil CASE STUDY 3 Mobilizing Resources for Marine Turtle Conservation in Asia: A Cross-Country Country Perspective 6
Taking the findings to the stakeholders Petipong Pungbun Na Ayudhya, Permanent Secretary of MONRE Nisakorn Kositratna Director of DMCR Tinnakorn Kanjanataemee The Royal Thai Navy Colin McQuistan,WWF Thailand Poungthong Onoora Dept. of Fisheries Douglas Hykle, IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU Secretariat SUPPORT FUND RAISING ACTIVITY BY PRIVATE SECTOR.Gala Dinner Talk at Aleenta Resort and Spa in Phangna on November 24, 2007: raised 500,000 Baht. Ms.Poungthong Onoora Dept.of Fisheries Tejpal Singh, IUCN Asia Region Petch Manopawitr The Wildlife Conservation Society DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE RESEARCH E& NR Managers/Researchers E & NR Managers POLICY MAKERS/PUBLIC Academics LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS & COMMUNITY 7
some works better than others EEPSEA launching the CC vulnerability map in Manila Getting High level Political Support is critical Indonesian Minister of the Environment, Mr. Rachmat Witoelar, giving a speech at the National Launch of the CC Vulnerability Map 8
Targeting other RESEARCH USERS Climate Change Workshop for Asian Journalists Journalists Researchers Dialogue with Field Visit in Vietnam Mr. Nguyen Cuong, Head of the Community Conservation Group, explaining the Ran Trao marine reserve model to the workshop participants 9
Environmental Values for Justices in Thailand Moving Forward Economists Statistician Dialogues Economists need to learn the language of statistician and the UN SEEA framework Identify research that could support use of the statistical indicators/numbers to improve natural wealth management: (country level decisions) Ecosystem Valuation studies feeding UN SEEA Envi Econ Networks expertise database and environmentalvalues values database Link with regional and global initiatives/programs: ACB, UNEP UNDP Envt programs, TEEB; and WAVES 10