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New report on mainstreaming ecosystem goods and services in international policies
24.09.2010 |
by: Henning Steinicke
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently published a report on the opportunities for mainstreaming Ecosystem Goods and Services (EGS) in International Policies.
Abstract: Degradation of ecosystems worldwide threatens local and regional supplies of food, forest products and fresh water, and also biodiversity. Although most decisions that directly affect ecosystem management are made locally, these decisions are influenced by national and
international policies. This study shows how local delivery of ecosystem goods and services (EGS) is closely linked to international policies on development cooperation, trade, climate change and reform of international financial institutions. Integrating or mainstreaming EGS considerations into these policies provides significant opportunities for reducing poverty while simultaneously improving the quality of local EGS. Furthermore, mainstreaming EGS in international policies can contribute significantly to achieving policy objectives on biodiversity and sustainable management of natural resources. However, mainstreaming EGS requires careful consideration because many of the opportunities identified can reduce poverty, but may have the opposite effect if poorly managed or implemented. A major challenge is, therefore, to ensure consistent policies across scales and policy domains based on analysis of the local situation. In order to support poverty Tools to mainstream EGS into non-environmental policy domains
are available but there are few examples of their systematic application.
The full report is available at: http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2010/Prospects-for-Mainstreaming-Ecosystem-Goods-and-Services-in-International-Policies.html
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