TEEB Manual for Cities
TEEB Manual for Cities
TEEB Manual for Cities
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The <strong>TEEB</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Cities</strong>: Ecosystem Services in Urban ManagementWhy and how can a focus on ecosystem services help cities achieve their goals? This manual guides practitioners anddecision makers in a stepwise approach towards counting on a city’s natural capital - and making it work <strong>for</strong> you. The conceptof ‘ecosystem services’ is key to this.This manual builds upon the report <strong>TEEB</strong> – The Economics of Ecosystems and biodiversity <strong>for</strong> Local and Regional PolicyMakers (2010) and draws on the combined expertise in sustainability management of participating local governments inICLEI-Local Governments <strong>for</strong> Sustainability’s Local Action <strong>for</strong> Biodiversity Programme, run in partnership with the InternationalUnion <strong>for</strong> Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Provisioning FoodRegulating PollinationProvisioning Raw MaterialsRegulating Biological ControlProvisioning Fresh WaterHabitats <strong>for</strong> SpeciesProvisioning Medicinal ResourcesHabitats <strong>for</strong> Genetic DiversityRegulating Local ClimateCultural Service: RecreationRegulating Carbon SequestrationCultural Service: TourismRegulating Extreme EventsCultural Service: Aesthetic appreciationRegulating Waste Water TreatmentCultural Service: Spiritual ExperienceRegulating Soil Erosion and FertilityIcons designed by Jan Sasse <strong>for</strong> <strong>TEEB</strong>, available <strong>for</strong>non-commercial purposes, <strong>for</strong> details see teebweb.org
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