CI Strategy Overview

CI Strategy
Overview
Niels Crone,
Chief Operating
Officer
Seascapes
Workshop
February 2012
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our mission
Building upon a strong
foundation of science,
partnership and field
demonstration, CI empowers
societies to responsibly and
sustainably care for nature,
our global biodiversity, for the
well-being of humanity.
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our approach
1. innovations
2. field
demonstrations
+ +
3. amplification
=
global
reach
country + marine
portfolio
global agents of
change
4. organizational capacity

our strategy
healthy, sustainable
economies
improvements in
human well-being
foundation of
critical
natural capital
efficient
socio-economic
systems
deliver in equitable
ways
securities
outcome 1:
Our contribution
to maintenance
+ restoration of
critical natural
capital and its
services
outcomes 2-6:
Our contribution
to sustainable
socio-economic
policies +
practices
goal (HWB indicators for
securities + other
benefits to people):
Our impact
on human well-being

our mission
Building upon a strong
foundation of science,
partnership and field
demonstration (Approach), CI
empowers societies to
responsibly and sustainably
care for nature,
our global biodiversity (HES),
for the well-being of humanity
(Goal).

amplification
Amplifying demonstrations
to achieve change at all scales
global
GACs
regional
national
RACs
sub-national
Countries
Scapes
community/site

HWB: our contribution to
broader development goals
Human well-being
has a variety of
components.
CI prioritizes the
components that are
closely linked to
natural capital.
UNDP
Economic
Food
Health
Environmental
Personal
Community
Political
CI’s Securities
Food + Freshwater
Health
Climate + Species
Cultural
To be further evaluated
UNDP, 2004 CI, 2012

securities: play many
roles in our strategy
• Represent critical links between ecosystem
health and human well-being
• Enable us to measure improvements in
human well-being via security indicators
• Serve as entry points into countries, GACs
and other partners
• Guide spatial planning and trade-off analysis
at the scape levels
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• Highlight specific securities/sectoral
engagements that move us toward HSEs

HSEs: achieving sustainability across
the environment, economy + society
Sectors
(UNEP, OECD)
Six HSE dimensions
(for CI internal planning)
Environment
Critical Natural Capital
Production
Economy
Consumption
Markets
Society
Finance
Institutions

environment
critical natural capital
species +
natural
ecosystems
ecosystem
goods +
service flows
resilience to
global
change
Societies design, implement and monitor a system of protected areas and land/sea uses
that maintain or restore the renewable natural capital that is irreplaceable for the
functioning of natural ecosystems, and hence for the provision of the ecosystem services
upon which social-economic development depends.
% area needed to maintain critical natural capital is protected and well-managed

economy
production markets consumption
Producers that rely on and
impact natural capital achieve
sustainable production
practices, including
avoidance, mitigation,
restoration, and offset of their
impacts on natural capital.
Markets properly reflect the
value of natural capital in
goods and services, and allow
for efficient and equitable
market exchange.
Consumers are
knowledgeable about
environmental and social
impacts of goods and
services, have access to
sustainable alternatives, and
shift to sustainable purchases.

society
finance
Financiers make investment and
lending decisions and policies that
drive and support green economic
activities and conservation of natural
capital.
institutions
• Natural capital values are incorporated
into national accounts and
development plans
• Institutional capacity exists
• Effective governance and social equity
exist

Metrics
• Priority setting efforts underway
including securities, human well-being needs,
HSE opportunities (PSW framework)
• HSE
Define benchmarks for each Dimension by
country
• Human well-being
Define security indicators (Species, Fresh
Water, Climate Mitigation, Fresh Water first)
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• Metrics pilots
Test methodologies in countries and with
GACs

metrics + priority-setting pilot:
Madagascar (Nov 2011 – present)
ha critical
watershed
protected
m 3 /hr
water
flow
ha sustainable
rice production
High
Ecosystem
service
value
Low
Climate
Food
Freshwater
Species
Health
Culture
# people
more food
secure

organizational capacity:
underpinning our work + success
• global reputation as
a trusted advisor
• innovation + strategy
• capacity + collaboration
• efficiency + integrity
• financial sustainability
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FY13 Institutional Priority Themes
HSE Demonstrations
1. Comprehensive (specific places)
2. Targeted (REDD+, blue carbon, fresh water...)
Enabling Conditions (Innovations)
1. Protected areas – CBD goals
2. National green accounting
3. PES and other incentives
4. Ecosystem-based adaptation
5. Food & agriculture focus
(palm oil, wild foods, climate-smart ag)
6. Social policy/standards

Change at scale (Global Reach)
1. Global Monitoring Network
2. China and Brazil as GACs
3. Extractive industries
4. Pacific Oceanscape
5. Global conventions
6. Conservation finance - funds
Organizational Capacity
1. Strategic positioning and visibility with key partners
2. Prioritization and metrics
3. Strategies for Countries/GACs, Energy, other
4. Efficiencies – metrics/scorecards, Globalization
5. Fundraising campaign

Thank You!
Questions?