Interim Report - TEEB
Interim Report - TEEB
Interim Report - TEEB
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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S<br />
Phase I of this project has been supported by the German<br />
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,<br />
and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the European Commission<br />
(DG Environment), together with the European Environment<br />
Agency (EEA), on the initiative of Mr Jochen Flasbart, BMU<br />
Director General of Nature Conservation, and Mr Ladislav<br />
Miko, EC Director of Protecting the Natural Environment.<br />
Members of the core working group and key<br />
contributors to this interim report include:<br />
Mark Schauer (BMU)<br />
Katarina Lipovska, Aude Neuville, Alexandra Vakrou,<br />
Stephen White (European Commission, DG Environment).<br />
Jock Martin (EEA)<br />
Heidi Wittmer and Christoph Schröter-Schlaack (Helmholtz<br />
Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ)<br />
Patrick ten Brink (Institute for European Environmental Policy<br />
– IEEP)<br />
Pushpam Kumar (Department of Geography and Institute for<br />
Sustainable Water, Integrated Management & Ecosystem<br />
Research, University of Liverpool).<br />
Haripriya Gundimeda (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai)<br />
We would also like to thank the following experts for<br />
their substantial contributions to this report:<br />
Carlos M. Rodriguez and Rosimeiry Portela (Conservation<br />
International)<br />
Alice Ruhweza (Forest Trends)<br />
John Hanks (International Conservation Services, South Africa)<br />
Ronan Uhel, Hans Vos, Jean-Louis Weber, Charlotta<br />
Colliander, and Charlotte Islev (EEA)<br />
Augustin Berghöfer, Florian Eppink, Carsten Neßhöver, Irene<br />
Ring, and Frank Wätzold (UFZ)<br />
Dalia Amor Conde and Norman Christensen (Duke<br />
University)<br />
Roberto Constantino (Mexico)<br />
Pedro Pereira (Brazil)<br />
Aditi Halder (Confederation of Indian Industry)<br />
Sarojini Thakur (Commonwealth Secretariat)<br />
Timothy Patrick Fox (“Engage Carbon”, Chennai, India)<br />
Zoe Cokeliss (CONTEXT-London)<br />
We are grateful to the members of the Advisory Board<br />
who have provided guidance and support at this early<br />
stage of the project:<br />
Joan Martinez-Alier, Giles Atkinson, Karl-Göran Mäler, Peter<br />
May, Jacqueline McGlade, Julia Marton-Lefevre, Herman<br />
Mulder, Lord Nicholas Stern, Achim Steiner.<br />
We are indebted to the researchers who have carried out the<br />
various studies contracted during Phase I for their high quality<br />
work within very tight time constraints. These studies are<br />
available on the <strong>TEEB</strong> website (see http://ec.europa.eu/<br />
environment/nature/biodiversity/economics/index_en.htm).<br />
THE COSTS OF POLICY INACTION: THE CASE OF<br />
NOT MEETING THE 2010 BIODIVERSITY TARGET<br />
(COPI STUDY) – under contract with the European<br />
Commission:<br />
Partners and key staff<br />
Alterra: Leon Braat (team leader), Chris Klok<br />
IEEP: Patrick ten Brink (deputy team leader),<br />
Marianne Kettunen, and Niele Peralta Bezerra<br />
Ecologic: Ingo Bräuer, Holger Gerdes<br />
FEEM: Aline Chiabai, Anil Markandya, Paulo Nunes,<br />
Helen Ding, Chiara Travisi<br />
GHK: Matt Rayment<br />
MNP: Mark van Oorschot, Jan Bakkes, Michel Jeuken,<br />
Ben ten Brink<br />
UNEP-WCMC: Matt Walpole, Katarina Bolt<br />
Witteveen & Bos: Ursula Kirchholtes<br />
Advisors<br />
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation: Horst Korn<br />
Institute for Environmental Studies: Pieter van Beukering<br />
SCOPING THE SCIENCE STUDY – under contract with the<br />
European Commission<br />
Partners and key staff<br />
University of Cambridge: Andrew Balmford (scientific leader),<br />
Ana S.L. Rodrigues, Rhys Green, James J.J. Waters, Kelly<br />
Flower, James Beresford, Hannah Peck<br />
IEEP: Patrick ten Brink, Marianne Kettunen<br />
Alterra: Rik Leemans, Rudolf de Groot, Leon Braat<br />
UNEP-WCMC: Matt Walpole, Katie Bolt Lera Miles<br />
Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global<br />
Environment, University of East Anglia: Kerry Turner,<br />
Brendan Fisher<br />
WWF-US: Robin Naidoo, Taylor H. Ricketts<br />
University of California:Claire Kremen, Alexandra-Maria Klein<br />
Bryn Mawr College: Neal M. Williams<br />
University of British Columbia: Reg Watson<br />
The study has also benefited from the contributions of many<br />
experts who have provided information, suggestions, and<br />
60 The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity