In December 2014 WRT held a Catchment Based Approach and Catchment Restoration Fund Conference in Exeter. WRT's Laurence Couldrick gave an overview of the Ecosystems Approach to catchment management planning and delivery.

1. Catchment partnerships and the tools to
understand and target water quality
By Laurence Couldrick - Westcountry Rivers Trust

2. Pressures on the catchment

3. Agricultural pressures

4. Areas impacted

5. Catchments provide us with….
– food and materials
– energy / fuel
– drinking water
They regulate the….
– climate gases
– flood and drought
They give us areas for….
– culture
– recreation
– habitat for wildlife
Ecosystem Services

6. Agricultural Ecosystem ‘Natural’ Ecosystem
Provisioning services Regulating services Cultural services
Crops
Meat
Timber
Biodiversity
Recreation
Pest control
Water regulation
Pollination
What are we currently getting?

7. Management plans that effect theTamar

8. REGULATION
“Polluter pays”
INCENTIVES
“Provider is paid”
WIN-WIN
“Provider saves”
Tools used to deliver spatial planning

9. Basic behaviour change
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Cost Benefit
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10. Paid Ecosystem Services – INTHEORY

11. - Estimated cost/benefit ratio
- Sold to OFWAT
- 65p from bill payers = £9m
- Assess business savings
Buyer - SWW Ethical broker - WRT
- Target work
- Ensure interventions do not
degrade other services
- Minimise admin costs
- Assess outcomes
- BUILD TRUST
Seller - Farmer
- Instigate works
- Change practices
Paid Ecosystem Services – IN PRACTICE

12. Target works for water quality
Modelling and technology to:
1. Target interventions
2. Estimate benefits
3. Monitor outcomes

13. Interventions - £2.2m grant against £4.4m of works

14. P P
N N
100% up-take
Assess outcomes

15. Assess business savings/benefits

16. Regulator
Fecal Organisms
Nutrients
Flooding
Carbon
Sediment
Knowledge provider
Seller
Buyers
What tools do we need to encourage greater investment?
Intermediary

17. Ecosystem Sustainability Meter