Incentives for Ecosystem Services

Step 1: Map and assess current ecosystem services and socioeconomic context

For this, the area of intervention needs to be defined, including:

  1. Defining ecosystem type and scale of focus
  2. Mapping the current use and users of ecosystem services to identify economic, ecological and social values associated with ecosystem services
  3. Identify and map threats to ecosystem services
  4. Map existing national regulations in place to address these threats
Threats to ecosystem services (Click to enlarge)

Key questions to ask

  1. What is the current state of the ecosystem?
  2. Who are the ecosystem users? How do they use the ecosystem?
  3. What are the perceived threats?
  4. What are the regulations in place to prevent these threats? (How) Are they enforced?
  5. What other national regulations currently exist to govern ecosystem services and agricultural practices? (How) Are they enforced?

Expertise needed

Expertise needed

  • Ecosystem services and agriculture expert to define the threats and possible mitigation methods through agriculture and conservation activities
  • Facilitator to lead stakeholder discussion to understand ecosystem services values and identify threats

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