TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Survey

1. A short survey on the role of ecosystem services in local policy - for Countdown 2010 members

Intact nature can provide important services and thus contribute significantly to sustain and support socio-economic development. Some believe it is important to value these services in order to be able to better take them into account in decision making at the local level. The TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) study is interested in your experience and opinion. Answering the following questions should take no more than ten minutes and would help the study to better decide what examples and methods to include.

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1. Please specify the thematic area you are working in e.g. land use, spatial planning, transportation, municipal services, energy, protected areas,...

Please specify the thematic area you are working in e.g. land use, spatial planning, transportation, municipal services, energy, protected areas,...

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2. How do environmental benefits or losses enter into decision making in the projects you are working in:

How do environmental benefits or losses enter into decision making in the projects you are working in: as values in the cost benefit analysis

non monetized values e.g. points or qualitative assessment

only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives

without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives

not at all

other (please specify)

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3. Which of the following benefits from the environment (ecosystem services) or costs of loosing these are currently being considered in the projects you are dealing with:

	As values in the cost benefit analysis	Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Not at all
Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality	*Which of the following benefits from the environment (ecosystem services) or costs of loosing these are currently being considered in the projects you are dealing with: Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality As values in the cost benefit analysis	Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Water provisioning/maintenance of water quality Not at all
Soil fertility/erosion/contamination	Soil fertility/erosion/contamination As values in the cost benefit analysis	Soil fertility/erosion/contamination Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Soil fertility/erosion/contamination Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Soil fertility/erosion/contamination Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Soil fertility/erosion/contamination Not at all
Carbon sequestration/ storage	Carbon sequestration/ storage As values in the cost benefit analysis	Carbon sequestration/ storage Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Carbon sequestration/ storage Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Carbon sequestration/ storage Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Carbon sequestration/ storage Not at all
Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc)	Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc) As values in the cost benefit analysis	Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc) Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc) Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc) Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Microclimate regulation (e.g. trees for shading, green roofs for cooling etc) Not at all
Pollination	Pollination As values in the cost benefit analysis	Pollination Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Pollination Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Pollination Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Pollination Not at all
Habitat for other species	Habitat for other species As values in the cost benefit analysis	Habitat for other species Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Habitat for other species Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Habitat for other species Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Habitat for other species Not at all
Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage)	Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage) As values in the cost benefit analysis	Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage) Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage) Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage) Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Appreciation cultural importance (aesthetics, landscape beauty, sense of place, culutural heritage) Not at all
Value for recreation/tourism	Value for recreation/tourism As values in the cost benefit analysis	Value for recreation/tourism Non monetized values (e.g. points or qualitative assessment)	Value for recreation/tourism Only in the environmental impact assessment that then modifies the alternatives	Value for recreation/tourism Without values or specification but in the debate on deciding alternatives	Value for recreation/tourism Not at all

If other please specify

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4. Do you agree with this statement: Assigning a monetary value to the ecosystem services mentioned in question 4 would help to adequately include these services or the impacts on these services in the decision-making processes I am involved in.

Do you agree with this statement: Assigning a monetary value to the ecosystem services mentioned in question 4 would help to adequately include these services or the impacts on these services in the decision-making processes I am involved in. yes very much

in most cases

Sometimes

not at all

only in certain cases (please specify)

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5. Is cost-benefit analysis currently used in decision making in the projects you are dealing with?

Is cost-benefit analysis currently used in decision making in the projects you are dealing with? never

sometimes

usually

always

other (please specify)

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6. Which environmental benefits or services do you consider to be most important but are currently neglected in the decisions you are involved in?

Which environmental benefits or services do you consider to be most important but are currently neglected in the decisions you are involved in?

Thank you very much for completing this survey!

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1. A short survey on the role of ecosystem services in local policy - for Countdown 2010 members

*1. Please specify the thematic area you are working in e.g. land use, spatial planning, transportation, municipal services, energy, protected areas,...

*2. How do environmental benefits or losses enter into decision making in the projects you are working in:

*3. Which of the following benefits from the environment (ecosystem services) or costs of loosing these are currently being considered in the projects you are dealing with:

*4. Do you agree with this statement: Assigning a monetary value to the ecosystem services mentioned in question 4 would help to adequately include these services or the impacts on these services in the decision-making processes I am involved in.

*5. Is cost-benefit analysis currently used in decision making in the projects you are dealing with?