Presentation at Nordic Council of Ministers NCM & TEEB event in Rio+20, 19 June 2012

1. Nordic Council of Ministers
Nordic Council
Natural capital in a green
economy – from regional insights
to a global partnership
Nordic Council of Ministers and UNEP-TEEB
Rio+20 Seminar
19 June 2012
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2. Nordic Council of Ministers
Nordic Council
Natural capital in a green economy
- from regional insights to a global partnership Marianne Kettunen
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Guest researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Event by Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) & UNEP-TEEB
in the context of Rio+20
19 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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What is a green economy?
An economy that:
- Recognises the value of - and invests in - natural
capital
- Supports poverty alleviation
- Creates ‘green’ jobs & enhances equity
- Substitutes fossil fuels with renewable energy &
low-carbon technologies
- Is resource & energy efficient
Nature is integral to all that!
(UNEP Green Economy Report)

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Paying forest owners to conserve natural capital in Mexico
Reduce deforestation
Improve / maintain natural
water supply
- aquifer recharge
- improved surface water quality
- reduce damage from flooding
Address poverty
Results of PES scheme
- deforestation rate ↓ (from 1.6 %
to 0.6 %.
- 18 300 ha deforestation avoided
- GHG emissions ~ 3.2 mil tCO2e
avoided
Source: TEEBCases for TEEB for local and regional Policy

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Paying blue mussel farmers for improved water
quality in Lysekil, Sweden
Results
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Source: TEEB Nordic – to be published in 2012
- The use of mussels to clean the N
content of the municipal waste
water plant saves the municipality
close to 100 000 EUR / year
compared to using a traditional
technique

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Working with natural infrastructure in Napa Creek, U.S.
Result
Results of natural flood management
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- Various local benefits enhanced:
flood prevention, recreation & tourism
- Costs of flooding ↓
- Insurance rates ↓
- Property values ↑
Source: TEEBCases for TEEB for local and regional Policy

7. Restoring natural infrastructure in Vihti, Finland
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Results of restoration
- Water quality ↑
- Cost-effective way for managing
water quality
- Also, recreation area for local
people
Source: TEEB Nordic – to be published in 2012

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Investing in conservation of Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines
Results of protect area establishment
- Coral cover ↑ (from 40% 1999-2003 to 50% 2004)
- Fish biomass ↑ (doubled since 2000)
- Survey found a significant increase in living
standards from 2000 to 2004
Source: TEEBCases for TEEB for local and regional Policy

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Nordic business innovations: bioremediation
Microbes from Svalbard (NO) and Northern
Arctic (FI) as possible tool to remove
ammonia & nitrate released in the
environment by mining operations.
Fungi Paecilomyces variotii used
commercially in Finland to turn paper mill
waste in protein biomass production.
Birch tar oil to form a basis for a natural
herbicide in Finland, currently exploring the
possibilities to develop into a commercial
product.
Source: TEEB Nordic – to be published in 2012

10. Restoration of nature as vehicle for
wellbeing in Nihili woodland, Tanzania
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Results of restoration
- Various local benefits enhanced:
fuel, fruit, timber, honey, fodder &
medicines
- Time required to collect fuel wood
& other resources ↓
- More time for education and
productive work
- Sale of products helped pay for
children’s schooling
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Creating foundations for Green Economy/ies by
natural capital accounts
WAVES countries
Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Madagascar, Philippines, Australia,
Canada, Japan, Norway, France, the
United Kingdom …

12. Nordic Council of Ministers
Nordic Council
Thank you
Marianne Kettunen
mkettunen@ieep.eu
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) (London & Brussels)
Find us at www.ieep.eu
Follow us on twitter: IEEP_EU
See IEEP Manual of European Environmental Policy: http://www.europeanenvironmentalpolicy.eu/

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TEEB global
assessments:
www.teebweb.org
NEW PUBLICATION
Nature & Green
Economy
www.teebweb.org
UPCOMING
PUBLICATION by
IEEP & Finnish Env.
Institute (SYKE)
TEEB scoping
assessment for Nordic
countries

14. Nordic Council of Ministers
Nordic Council
Natural capital in a green
economy – from regional insights
to a global partnership
Nordic Council of Ministers and UNEP-TEEB
Rio+20 Seminar
June 19, 2012
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