The Contribution of Forest Ecosystems to the

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The Contribution of Forest Ecosystems to the Economies of Africa Dr Jackie Crafford Prime Africa Consultants Technical support to UNEP Pretoria, South Africa j.crafford@primeafrica.net Dr Thierry Oliveira Lead Economist UN Environment Nairobi, Kenya Thierry.Oliveira@unep.org Mr Samuel Muriithi Lead Forest Economist Kenya Forest Services Nairobi, Kenya smuriithi2000@yahoo.co.uk A glance into the application of environmental economic accounts History Since 2013, working in partnership with Ministries and Statistical Agencies within the following countries: Kenya Morocco Gabon Cote d’Ivoire Nigeria Uganda 3 Objective 4 To provide technical support to relevant country Ministries and Statistical Agencies: 1. To demonstrate how key economic sectors as well as human well-being are dependent on forests and forest ecosystem services in general, and 2. More specifically the contribution of these particular services to the real economy. Activities 5 Linking ecosystem services, especially regulating services, to the economy and demonstrating that these services provide direct and indirect benefits to economic sectors Conduct a forest ecosystem services (especially regulating services) valuation. This activity will result in the quantification of intermediate input of ecosystems into the economy. Specific sub-activities include: Strengthen national institutional capacities to construct and manage Input-Output tables , and carry out data collection and ecosystem services valuation. Develop economic and planning models. Outputs 6 Technical Papers on an economic case for valuing selected critical regulating services made through the setting-up of production function tables Excel based forest and forest ecosystem services accounts Hybrid input-output table and economic planning model including quantitative (cost-benefit) analysis of selected policy instruments. Background to Forest Accounts and Methodology Measuring economic activity Measuring ecosystem benefits - Millennium Assessment: Ecosystem Services Linking ecosystems and the economy 7 Input-Output Table Production Economic Consumption Household Economic Analysis Framework Ecosystems Ecosystem Services Analysis Framework Millennium Assessment Ecosystems Production Economic Consumption Household Provisioning Ecosystem Services Cultural Ecosystem Services Inputs / Final Consumption Linking the Frameworks Ecosystems Production Economic Consumption Household Regulating Ecosystem Services Provisioning Ecosystem Services Cultural Ecosystem Services resilience inputs Inputs / Final Consumption Linking the Frameworks Ecosystem Services: Classification Systems Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Index-2.html) The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity(TEEB) (http://www.teebweb.org/) International Classification of Ecosystem Services(CICES) (http://cices.eu/) United States final ecosystem goods and services(US-FEGS) (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/envaccounting/seeaRev/meeting2013/EG13-3-FEGS.pdf) 12 Ecosystem impacted Change in ecosystem services Water regulation Erosion regulation Hazards / Impacts Microclimate Seasonal flow Water purification and treatment of sediment Climate regulation Forests Wood harvest ? Production impacted Ecosystem impacted Change in ecosystem services Water regulation Erosion regulation Hazards /