Agenda Frensh
Day 1: 28th June 2011 |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration of Participants |
09:00-10:00 |
Welcome Addresses |
10:00-10:30 |
Keynote address The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) – Approaches, concepts and relevance to Forest Ecosystem Services (by the TEEB initiative; M. Matteo Roggero) |
10:30-10:40 |
Presentation of the Conference Objectives and Agenda |
10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Session 1: The economics of forest ecosystems and biodiversity in the MENA region |
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11:00-11:10 |
Film – Tunisian Forest Ecosystem Services |
11:10-11:40 |
The value of Mediterranean forest ecosystems for livelihoods, economic growth and development in MENA countries (by Dr. L.Croitoru) |
11:40-12:00 |
Forest ecosystem services in the MENA region: need for further knowledge for sustainable forest governance options (by EFIMED) |
12:00-12.30 |
Discussion panel with representatives from the MENA-region: Applying environmental economics and finance approaches and concepts in forest ecosystems in MENA countries: national and regional perspectives. What are the needs and how do we go forward? (proposed participants: presenters + TEEB + 1 rep. DGF + 1 rep. DGEQV + 1 rep. FA ou 1 rep Min. Env) |
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
Session 2: Examples of tools and approaches to integrate the economics of forest ecosystems and biodiversity into planning and decision-making |
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14:00-14:20 |
Economic Valuation of Goods and Services of the Tunisian Forest, based on the current valuation study conducted by the Tunisian GDF (by Tunisian GDF – Youssef Saadani) |
14:20-14:40 |
Vulnerability assessment of Tunisian forest ecosystems to CC and socio-economic consequences (by CCC/GIZ) |
14:40-15:00 |
Integration of the economics of forest ecosystems into planning processes, strategies and policies (with an example from the Med-region) (by EFIMED) |
15:00-15:30 |
Questions to presenters + discussion |
15:30-15:50 |
Coffee break |
Session 3: Examples of mechanisms to capture the value of forest ecosystem services (1) |
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15:50-16:20 |
General introduction on finance mechanisms, including introduction on PES (by S.Pagiola – World Bank) |
16:20-16:40 |
PES case from the MENA-region (by WWF MedPo- film - Meryem El Madani) |
16:40-17:00 |
PES case from outside the MENA-region (by S. Pagiola – World Bank) |
17:00-17:30 |
The role of the private sector in taking into account the economics of forest ecosystems |
17:30-18:00 |
Discussion Panel (proposed participants: presenters + 3 rep. MENA) |
Day 2: 29th of June 2011 |
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Session 4 : Examples of mechanisms to capture the value of forest ecosystem services (2) |
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9:00-9:20 |
Compensation mechanism for forest protection; case from one MENA-country (by Moroccan HCEFLCD) |
9:20-9:50 |
REDD+: Concepts, main elements and potential for MENA countries? (by ONFi) |
9:50-10:10 |
Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism – with focus on NTFP. Potential for local and national economies (by ABS CD initiative for Africa ; Suhel Al-Janabi) |
10:10-10:30 |
Environmental Funds allocated to SFM (by CDR Lebanon?) |
10:30-10:50 |
Environmental Fiscal Reform: incentives and financial resources for SFM (by Jürg Klarer?) |
10:50-11:20 |
Questions & Discussion |
11:20-11:40 |
Coffee break |
11:40-12:40 |
Presentation/Discussion of orientations and recommendations to decision-makers on how to deal with forest ecosystem services and related-challenges (by H. Daly-Hassen) |
12:40-13:00 |
Closure |
12:40-14:00 |
Lunch |