The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review Training Training

Ecosystems & Corporate Performance

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Legal or regulatory riskLegal or regulatory risk

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Operational opportunity: low-impact industrial processesOperational opportunity: low-impact industrial processes

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Market opportunity: Markets for ecosystem servicesMarket opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services

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RegulatingRegulatingBenefits obtained from control of Benefits obtained from control of natural processes by ecosystemsnatural processes by ecosystems

CulturalCulturalNonmaterial benefits obtained from Nonmaterial benefits obtained from

ecosystemsecosystems

ProvisioningProvisioningGoods or products obtained from Goods or products obtained from

ecosystemsecosystems

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment frameworkMillennium Ecosystem Assessment framework

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Capture fisheriesWild foodsBiomass fuelGenetic resourcesBiochemicalsFreshwater

Air quality regulationClimate regulationErosion regulationWater purificationPest regulationPollinationNatural hazard regulation

Spiritual valuesAesthetic values

Degraded EnhancedMixed

Provisioning

Cultural

Regulating

CropsLivestockAquaculture

Carbon sequestration

TimberFiber

Water regulationDisease regulation

Recreation & ecotourism

Status of the world’s ecosystem servicesStatus of the world’s ecosystem services

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Business and ecosystem services are inter-relatedBusiness and ecosystem services are inter-related

DegradedDegraded MixedMixed EnhancedEnhanced

ProvisioningProvisioning • Capture fisheriesCapture fisheries• Wild foodsWild foods• Biomass fuelBiomass fuel• Genetic resourcesGenetic resources• Biochemicals, natural medicines, Biochemicals, natural medicines,

& pharmaceuticals& pharmaceuticals• Fresh waterFresh water

• Timber and other wood fiberTimber and other wood fiber• Other fiber (e.g., cotton, Other fiber (e.g., cotton,

hemp, silk)hemp, silk)

• CropsCrops• LivestockLivestock• AquacultureAquaculture

RegulatingRegulating • Air quality regulationAir quality regulation• Regional & local climate Regional & local climate

regulationregulation• Erosion regulationErosion regulation• Water purification & waste Water purification & waste

treatmenttreatment• Pest regulationPest regulation• PollinationPollination• Natural hazard regulationNatural hazard regulation

• Water regulationWater regulation• Disease regulationDisease regulation

• Carbon sequestrationCarbon sequestration

CulturalCultural • Ethical values (spiritual, religious)Ethical values (spiritual, religious)• Aesthetic valuesAesthetic values

• Recreation & ecotourismRecreation & ecotourism

Electric utilityElectric utilityAgribusinessAgribusinessInsuranceInsuranceComm. real estateComm. real estate

TourismTourism

NOT EXHAUSTIVE

Forestry

BeverageBeverageForest productsForest productsManufacturingManufacturing

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EcosystemsEcosystems BusinessBusiness

Business and ecosystem services are inter-relatedBusiness and ecosystem services are inter-related

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Deforestation: Santa Cruz, BoliviaDeforestation: Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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•1973 -A small settlement

•2000 -landscape dramatically modified

Urban growth in Las Vegas, NevadaUrban growth in Las Vegas, Nevada

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2000

2004

PhotoViewPhotoView 18 meters18 meters

Lake Meade, NevadaLake Meade, Nevada

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Newfoundland cod crashNewfoundland cod crash

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Global coral bleachingGlobal coral bleaching

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