Natural Capital Germany TEEB DE. Ecosystem Services in Cities Protecting Human Health and Increasing Quality of Life

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1 Natural Capital Germany TEEB DE Ecosystem Services in Cities Protecting Human Health and Increasing Quality of Life Irene Ring, Ingo Kowarik, Robert Bartz, Miriam Brenck, Bernd Hansjürgens, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack, Urs Moesenfechtel ISEE 2016, Washington DC 27 June 2016

2 TEEB Germany Key reasons for doing the study Success and impact of the international TEEB study, German Environmental Ministry (BMUB) one of the initiators and funders of TEEB International TEEB national study as contribution to national biodiversity strategy Collecting and synthesizing existing evidence and providing (additional) economic arguments for nature conservation 2

3 Objectives and (policy) questions Awareness raising: collect evidence on social and economic importance of ecosystem goods and services Promoting good practice: stimulate mutual learning via case studies of biodiversity conservation Connecting people: facilitate knowledge exchange among and between science & policy Showcase the benefits of ecosystem services-concept: mainstream ecosystem services-concept in policy sectors other than nature conservation TEEB DE is not: an economic valuation study a national ecosystem service assessment 3

4 Outputs Report Series Business brochure Report 2 Rural areas Report 4 Synthesis & recommendations 03/2013 1/2016 1/ / /2014 5/2016 Introduction Report 1 Climate policy Report 3 Nature in the city 4

5 Ecosystem Services in the City Editors: Ingo Kowarik, Robert Bartz (TU Berlin) Miriam Brenck (UFZ) 16 coordinating authors, over 50 further authors Over 50 reviewers Advisory board Stakeholder committee Launch of the report: May 2015, Hannover, in cooperation with the City of Hannover and the German Network Municipalities for Biological Diversity

6 Nature in the city An integrative approach to nature in the city Relicts of old natural landscapes Relicts of rural cultural landscapes Gardens and its natural elements New wild natural elements Congruence with pristine nature Endemic species Ecological novelty Non-endemic species Provisioning of ecosystem services Kowarik et al. in: Naturkapital Deutschland TEEB DE 2016: 16 green blue brown grey natural wild designed historic novel private public unplanned planned: everywhere

7 Multi-functional ecosystem services Cooling the environment 3-10 C Direct & indirect noise reduction Ca. 10% less particulate matter green view reduces stress, promotes recovery Green roofs and yards safe money contact with urban nature promotes health and social interaction

8 Old and new gardening Participation and meeting of different cultures Self-sufficiency: Fruits and vegetables ca. 50% Foto: C. Suhan Foto: Stadtverwaltung Andernach Foto: I. Kowarik Hannover Andernach Everywhere Consciousness for healthy nutrition Lower maintenance costs Part of urban green infrastructure (Leipzig: 30%)

9 Green learning places create experience with nature Healthy development of children and young people Creativity, self-responsibility Foto: Bettina Marx Foto: Waldschule Zehlendorf Foto: I. Kowarik Areas to experience nature in Vaihingen Forest school Urban wilderness Berlin Environmental education

10 Biodiversity can promote ecosystem services Vegetation typ: costs in /100 m 2 Lawn Meagre meadows Planting 1,200 1,280 Maintenance 1st year Maintenance from 2nd year 1, Full costs 10 years 3,340 1,680 Fischer et al. in: Naturkapital Deutschland TEEB DE 2016, S. 207 and save costs

11 Economic valuation of urban green space using life-satisfaction method 1 hectare = 100 m x 100 m Radius of 1 km around this area Economic value as green space: 1,049,000 /year Economic value of this area as real estate: 450,000 /year Krekel, Kolbe, Wüstemann (2016) Ecological Economics: The greener the happier? The effect of urban land use on residential well-being The example of Berlin Wilmersdorf (Map: Geoportal Berlin, 2016)

12 Pathways to implementation Ecosystem services concept offers a tool for new alliances between different city departments Multifunctionality of urban nature and the ecosystem services it provides Not just a public function of the local department for nature conservation and green space Get alliances of: Urban planning Health department Education department Business development

13 Pathways to implementation Information Cooperation & new alliances Urban development & planning Economic incentives Reporting on urban ESS Including nature s services in municipal accounting Within cities (between departments) Between cities Between cities and other governmental levels Between cities and private actors Landscape planning Urban planning Urban landuse planning Urban and open space development concepts Municipal fees (waste, sewage, cemetaries) Tradable zoning rights Integrating nature into fiscal transfers to the local level

14 Thank you! Further information on TEEB Germany: Scientific coordination of TEEB Germany: 14

15 Valuations, Operating Spaces, Responses Recognizing value Regional Plans Legislations Certification PA Evaluation Norms, Regulations & Policies Economic Mechanisms Demonstrating value PES Capturing value Markets Ch.5 CH.4 Ch.3 Ch.3 15