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The Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ) is UNEP’s flagship project focused on the valuation and mainstreaming of ecosystem services into policy design within the larger ambit of sustainable development. Implemented in Chile, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and Viet Nam over four years, ProEcoServ has facilitated policymakers in the four pilot countries to access scientific information on how ecosystem services impact human welfare and economies. This report summarizes and highlights the key findings and decision makers’ uptake process of ecosystem assessment tools developed throughout the implementation of ProEcoServ. 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This report is printed on paper from sustainable forests including recycled fibre. The paper is chlorine free, and the inks vegetable-based. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint Success Stories in Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into Macro-economic Policy and Land Use Planning: Evidence from Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Viet Nam www.proecoserv.org [email protected] ii Success Stories in Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into Macro-economic Policy and Land Use Planning: Copyright © United Nations Environment Programme, September 2015 The Global Synthesis Report of the Project for Ecosystem Services is an output of the four year Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ), a GEF-funded umbrella project aiming at piloting the bundling of ecosystem services and the integration of ecosystem services approaches into resource management and decision making. This project was implemented by the Ecosystem Services Economics (ESE) Unit of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP, in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA) in Chile, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, the Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), Ministry of Natural Resources in Viet Nam, and the University of West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago. This work has been designed and implemented under the overall direction of Pushpam Kumar, Chief, ESE Unit, DEPI, UNEP. We regret any errors or omissions that may have been unwittingly made. Any comments or corrections can be sent to [email protected]. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme. Also the designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any country, territory or city or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. This publication should be cited as: Global Synthesis Report of the Project for Ecosystem Services, UNEP, Ecosystem Services Economics Unit, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (2015) Editors: Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, ESE Unit – DEPI, UNEP and Anjana Varma ESE Unit – DEPI, UNEP Authors: Bernardo R. Broitman – CEAZA; Eric A. Sproles – CEAZA; Craig Weideman – CEAZA; Sonia Salas - Universidad de La Serena; Cristian Geldes - Universidad de La Serena; Antonia Zambra – CEAZA; Leticia González-Silvestre – CEAZA; Lorena Bugueño – CEAZA; Belinda Reyers – CSIR; Jeanne Nel – CSIR; Nadia Sitas – CSIR; Patrick O'Farrell – CSI; Kate Pringle – CSIR; Leo Quaid – CSIR; Kate Roundtree – CSIR; Kristal Maze – CSIR; Mandy Driver – CSIR; Tracy Cummings – CSIR; Nguyen Van Tai – ISPONRE; Kim Thi Thuy Ngoc – ISPONRE; Michael Parsons – ISPONRE; Jana Juhrbandt – ISPONRE; Tran Thi Thu Ha – ISPONRE; Tran Trung Kien – ISPONRE; Gregg Verutes – ISPONRE; Ngo Chi Hung – ISPONRE; Le Thi Le Quyen – ISPONRE; John Agard – UWI; Jahson Alemu I – UWI; Lena Dempewolf – UWI; Keisha Garcia – UWI; Alexander Girvan – UWI; Azad Mohammed – UWI; Shirley Murillo Ulate – UWI; Carlos L. Muñoz Brenes– UWI; Carl Obst – Institute for the Development of Environmental-Economic Accounting (IDEEA); Maurice Rawlins – UWI. Reviewers: Luke Brander, University of Hong-Kong, China; Ersin Essen, UNEP; Andrea Ghermandi, University of Haifa, Israel; John Gowdy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA; Niklas Hagelberg, UNEP; Rashid Hassan, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Anil Markandya, Basque Center for Climate Change, Spain; Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, UNEP; Makiko Yashiro, UNEP. Proof reader: Carrie Read, DCPI, UNEP and Mark Bloch, DCPI, UNEP Acknowledgements to the UNEP team: Sun Cho; Camilla Knudsen; Beth Mbote; Ruth Watulo. Cover Photos: Clockwise from the top: Recreationists enjoy the sunset at Moon Valley, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile; Damaged to urban infrastructure caused by coastal storm in the Eden District, South Africa; Wild pollinator in action, Trinidad and Tobago; Recreationists visiting the Ca Mau National Park, Ca Mau Province, Viet Nam. Photo Credits: ProEcoServ Country Teams Design: Paul Odhiambo Printing: UNON Publishing Service Section, Nairobi, ISO 14001:2004-certified ISBN: 978-92-807-3481-2 Job Number: DEP/1870/NA Evidence from Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Viet Nam iii FOREWORD Environmental, social and economic dimensions of human development need to be integrated through scientifically credible pathways, taking advantage of new knowledge and accumulated wisdom of the local people. The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) supported Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ) implemented in four pilot countries – Chile, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, and Viet Nam – from 2011 to 2015, has successfully demonstrated the application of tools and approaches for mainstreaming ecosystem services (ESs) into macro-economic policy. At national and sub-national level, the findings were scientifically robust. Bio-physical assessments and economic valuation estimation results were used for: (1) sustainable development planning; (2) poverty reduction strategies; (3) development of indicators like gross domestic product (GDP); and (4) application of innovative policy tools like Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the pilot countries. The GEF recognizes the success of ProEcoServ as it has shown empirical evidence on how ecosystem services impact welfare and economies, and influenced some key policy processes in pilot countries. For example, in South Africa, insurance companies seek information on the value of ESs in the mitigation of natural disaster risk, leading to the creation of public private partnerships (PPPs) in this area. In addition, the National Water Resource Strategy and National Development Planning recognize the role of ecosystem services as forming an integral part of ecological infrastructure. In Viet Nam, the National Green Growth Strategy to 2020 captures the findings from Ca Mau region, while in Trinidad and Tobago the Green Fund uses payment for ecosystem services such as shore protection; carbon sequestration has also been facilitated by the values attributed to forest and coastal ecosystems. In Chile the first ever Tourism Development Plan for the Municipality de San Pedro de Atacama recognizes the need for sustainable land and tourism management in one of the driest landscape in the world. ProEcoServ
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    Review Evidence for Aviculture: Identifying Research Needs to Advance the Role of Ex Situ Bird Populations in Conservation Initiatives and Collection Planning Paul Rose 1,2 1 Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, Psychology, University of Exeter, Perry Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QG, UK; [email protected] or [email protected] 2 WWT, Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire GL2 7BT, UK Simple Summary: Birds of a whole range of species are housed in zoological collections globally; they are some of the most frequently seen of species in animal populations kept under human care. Research output on birds can provide valuable information on how to advance husbandry and care for particular species, which may further feed into conservation planning. Linking birds housed in human care to those in the wild adds value to these zoo-housed populations; this paper provides areas of research that could be conducted to add value to these zoo-housed birds and suggests increasing the conservation focus and conservation relevance of birds housed by humans. Abstract: Birds are the most speciose of all taxonomic groups currently housed in zoos, but this species diversity is not always matched by their inclusion in research output in the peer-reviewed literature. This large and diverse captive population is an excellent tool for research investigation, the findings of which can be relevant to conservation and population sustainability aims. The One Plan Approach to conservation aims to foster tangible conservation relevance of ex situ populations to those animals living in situ. The use of birds in zoo aviculture as proxies for wild-dwelling Citation: Rose, P.
  • Between Species: Choreographing Human And

    Between Species: Choreographing Human And

    BETWEEN SPECIES: CHOREOGRAPHING HUMAN AND NONHUMAN BODIES JONATHAN OSBORN A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN DANCE STUDIES YORK UNIVERSITY TORONTO, ONTARIO MAY, 2019 ã Jonathan Osborn, 2019 Abstract BETWEEN SPECIES: CHOREOGRAPHING HUMAN AND NONHUMAN BODIES is a dissertation project informed by practice-led and practice-based modes of engagement, which approaches the space of the zoo as a multispecies, choreographic, affective assemblage. Drawing from critical scholarship in dance literature, zoo studies, human-animal studies, posthuman philosophy, and experiential/somatic field studies, this work utilizes choreographic engagement, with the topography and inhabitants of the Toronto Zoo and the Berlin Zoologischer Garten, to investigate the potential for kinaesthetic exchanges between human and nonhuman subjects. In tracing these exchanges, BETWEEN SPECIES documents the creation of the zoomorphic choreographic works ARK and ARCHE and creatively mediates on: more-than-human choreography; the curatorial paradigms, embodied practices, and forms of zoological gardens; the staging of human and nonhuman bodies and bodies of knowledge; the resonances and dissonances between ethological research and dance ethnography; and, the anthropocentric constitution of the field of dance studies. ii Dedication Dedicated to the glowing memory of my nana, Patricia Maltby, who, through her relentless love and fervent belief in my potential, elegantly willed me into another phase of life, while she passed, with dignity and calm, into another realm of existence. iii Acknowledgements I would like to thank my phenomenal supervisor Dr. Barbara Sellers-Young and my amazing committee members Dr.