Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services

Jones, Laurence; Norton, Lisa; Austin, Z; Browne, Alison; Donovan, Deanna; Emmett, Bridget A.; Grabowski, Zbigniew R.; Howard, D.C.; Jones, Julia P. G.; Kenter, Jasper O.; Manley, Will; Morris, Courtney; Robinson, David A.; Short, Christopher J; Siriwardena, G.; Stevens, Carly J.; Storkey, Jonathan; Waters, Ruth; Willis, G F

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“…In the context of agricultural policy making, the terminology must support the societal debate and deliberative decision-making. Additionally, a proper terminology should be coherent with the existing terms from economics, ecology, social sciences and politics and should consider specifically the benefits people obtain from agricultural production (Jones et al 2016). The benefits are covered by the notion that agricultural products (commodity outputs) are inherently linked Titel... with (positive and negative) externalities, called non-commodity outputs (Wüstemann et al 2008).…”

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“…The necessity to strengthen the anthropogenic share within the characterization of ecosystem service supply and to adapt the ecosystem services concept has increasingly entered the scientific debate (Albert et al 2015;Burkhard et al 2014;UK_ NEA 2011;von Haaren et al 2014) and is particularly necessary for agricultural ecosystems, whose ecosystem service supply strongly depends on additional anthropogenic inputs and human-derived capital (Fischer & Eastwood 2016;Jones et al 2016;Power 2016). This fact has been elaborated during different conferences, workshops and scientific networks (e.g., the Ecosystem Services Partnership ESP 1 ).…”

Section: Ecosystem Services From Agricultural Ecosystemsmentioning

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Agrosystem services: An additional terminology to better understand ecosystem services delivered by agriculture

Wiggering

Weißhuhn

Burkhard

2016

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To discriminate between the contributions of ecosystems and the human subsidies to agricultural systems, we propose using an additional terminology to bring clarification into the controversial discussion about i) ecosystems versus agrosystems and ii) ecosystem services versus agrosystem services. A literature review revealed that with the exception of some very recent publications, this has not yet been sufficiently reflected, neither within the scientific nor in the policy discussion. The question remains whether to spoil the discussion with new terms again and again. We reason that it makes sense to underpin the case-specific share of agricultural inputs to the supply of agroecosystem services and to add "agro" to the terminology. We conclude, that there is a need to promote the new terminology of agrosystem services and to strengthen the use of the already established term agroecosystem services within this context. To emphasise the production patterns behind the multiple benefits agricultural systems provide to humans (commodity and non-commodity outputs) and to guarantee a reasonable weighting of related externalities in policy processes, we suggest to introduce the term agrosystem services into the discussion on ecosystem services. Agrosystem services in this context describe the anthropogenic share of agroecosystem services' generation. Agroecosystem services include multiple provisioning, regulating and cultural services from agricultural ecosystems. The inclusion of agrosystem services might accommodate the ecology-based ecosystem services concept to the specificity of managed agricultural ecosystems and therefore could be better implemented by mostly economy-driven agricultural production systems and agricultural policy.

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Section: Results From the Structured Analysismentioning

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Section: Ecosystem Services From Agricultural Ecosystemsmentioning

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Agrosystem services: An additional terminology to better understand ecosystem services delivered by agriculture

Wiggering

Weißhuhn

Burkhard

2016

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“…Natural capital provides ecosystem services, which are related to benefits and human-derived capital is related to costs in a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA). The quality of the human-derived capital affects the ecosystem services delivered (Jones et al, 2016). Pressure related GES descriptors such as GES 10, litter in the marine ecosystem, do not belong to the state of physical assets in the marine ecosystem.…”

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The cost of degradation of the Dutch North Sea environment : a study into the costs of avoiding degradation and the applicability of the Ecosystem Services approach

Strietman

Performance²,

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This report provides an insight into the cost of degradation of the marine environment of the Dutch part of the North Sea by calculating the annual current (2015) costs of measures that avoid or minimise degradation. In addition to this, insight is provided into the potential applicability of the ecosystem services approach to calculate ecosystem benefits gained when Good Environmental Status is reached, in comparison to a Business as Usual scenario. The total costs of measures that avoid degradation of the Dutch North Sea environment have been calculated to be at least €0.5bn per year, with a maximum estimate of €1.6bn per year. In terms of the applicability of the ecosystem services approach concept, it is concluded that the methodology and empirical application are not mature enough yet to be applied within the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The user may reproduce, distribute and share this work and make derivative works from it. Material by third parties which is used in the work and which are subject to intellectual property rights may not be used without prior permission from the relevant third party. The user must attribute the work by stating the name indicated by the author or licensor but may not do this in such a way as to create the impression that the author/licensor endorses the use of the work or the work of the user. The user may not use the work for commercial purposes.Wageningen Economic Research accepts no liability for any damage resulting from the use of the results of this study or the application of the advice contained in it. Examples of studies including ecosystem services for the MSFD 51 3.5.1 Example of Dutch cost-benefit analysis framework for MSFD 51 3.5.2 Studies assessing welfare effects of reaching GES 52 Conclusions 56References and websites 58 Consulted experts 63Wageningen Economic Research Report 2018-015 | 5 SummaryThe aim of this report is to provide an overview of the cost of degradation of the Dutch North Sea environment. This is done by calculating the annual current (2015) costs of measures that avoid (reduce or minimise) degradation. In addition to this, insight is provided into the potential applicability of the ecosystem services approach methodology to calculate ecosystem benefits gained when GoodEnvironmental Status is reached, in comparison to a Business as Usual scenario. S.1 Annual costs of measures that avoid degradationGiven the assumptions used the total costs of measures that avoid degradation of the Dutch North Sea environment (and which contribute to reaching Good Environmental Status) have been calculated to be at least €0.5bn per year, with a maximum estimate of €1.6bn per year (Table S.1). Table S.1 The estimate of the minimum total annual current (2015) costs of measures that avoid degradation of the Dutch part of the North Sea environment, €m Activity type Annual cost:The physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed 62-64The extraction of non-living resources 7.4The production of energy 65.4-176.6The extraction of living r...

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“…food) and cultural services (Pascual et al. 2010;Hein et al, 2006), in conjunction with investments of effort, time and other forms of human-derived capital Jones et al, 2016). The aggregate economic value of these ecosystem services (ES) may be divided into several components (Krutilla, 1967), which are summarized in Figure 3.…”

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Economic value of ecosystem services, minerals and oil in a melting Arctic: A preliminary assessment

Fouquet

2017

Ecosystem Services

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The Arctic region is composed of unique marine and terrestrial ecosystems that provide a range of services to local and global populations. However, Arctic sea-ice and permafrost is melting at an unprecedented rate, threatening many of these ecosystems and the services they provide. This short communication provides a preliminary assessment of the quantity, distribution and economic value of key ecosystem services as well as geological resources such as oil and minerals provided by Arctic ecosystems to beneficiaries in the Arctic region and globally. Using biophysical and economic data from existing studies, preliminary estimates indicate that the Arctic currently provides about $$281 billion per year (in 2016 US$) in terms of food, mineral extraction, oil production, tourism, hunting, existence values and climate regulation. However, given predictions of ice-free summers by 2037, many of the ecosystem services may be lost. We hope that this communication stimulates discussion among policy-makers regarding the value of ecosystem services and such geological resources as minerals and oil provided by the Arctic region, and the potential ecosystem losses resulting from Arctic melt, so as to motivate decisions vis a vis climate change mitigation before Arctic ice disappears completely.

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Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services

Cited by 181 publications

References 44 publications

Agrosystem services: An additional terminology to better understand ecosystem services delivered by agriculture

Agrosystem services: An additional terminology to better understand ecosystem services delivered by agriculture

The cost of degradation of the Dutch North Sea environment : a study into the costs of avoiding degradation and the applicability of the Ecosystem Services approach

Economic value of ecosystem services, minerals and oil in a melting Arctic: A preliminary assessment

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