UNIGE - Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development 

1.0 General introduction

1.1 Introduction to module 1

1.2.1 Trade-off game (https://esgame.unige.ch/) - Part A

1.2.2 Trade-off game - Part B

1.3 Introductory round table

1.4 Why bother with the ecosystem services method?

1.5 In what context can the ecosystem services method be used?

1.6 What are some weakness and drawbacks of the ecosystem services method?

1.7 What is the link between biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development?

1.8 Defining and measuring ecosystem services

1.9 True cost of hydro-electric dams (feat. Samuel Vionnet)

1.10 RIOS - Making efficient investments in watershed (feat. Adrian Vogl)

1.11 Interview with Prof Bradley J. Cardinale (University of Michigan)

1.12 Interview with Prof Emeritus Harold Mooney (Stanford University)

1.13 Conclusion of module 1

Syllabus

Course Plan

Key references

Acronym List

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Reading: A Safe and Just Space for Humanity

Take the quiz of module 1!

2.1 Introduction to module 2

2.2 What is valuation? (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)

2.3 What is monetization? (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)

2.4 The importance of discount rates (feat. Pavan Sukhdev)

2.5.1 Economic valuation theory - part A

2.5.2 Economic valuation theory - part B

2.6 Critique, dangers and biases in favor of monetisable services (feat. Mike Hannis)

2.7 Indigenous and local communities cultural values (feat. Brigitte Baptiste)

2.8 Indigenous and local systems of knowledge (feat. Brigitte Baptiste)

2.9 Valuation of marine conservation zones and implementation into the UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill (feat. Salman Hussain)

2.10 A case on non-monetary valuation - Impact of water scarcity on riots in Sub-Saharan Africa (feat. Jeremy Lucchetti)

2.11 Hedonic evaluation: a case study on landscape beauty and noise

2.12 The impact of climate change in agriculture

2.13 Could we put a price tag on nature? Interviews with Dr Ken Bagstad (USGS) and Prof Ian Bateman (Exeter University)

2.14 Debate between Dr Mike Hannis and Pavan Sukhdev

2.15 Interview with Dr Ken Bagstad (USGS)

2.16 Interview with Prof Ian Bateman (Exeter University)

2.17 Conclusion of module 2

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3.1 Introduction to module 3

3.2 Ecosystem services as boundary objects

3.3 Critical view on the history of the concept - When concepts are taken for granted

3.4 Critical view of the history of the concept - (feat. Christian Kull)

3.5 Ideological underpinnings - What is neoliberalism?

3.6 Ideological underpinnings - Are ecosystem services neoliberal?

3.7 Issues of participation and social justice; stakeholder participation in ecosystem decision-making (feat. Mike Hannis)

3.8 Power issues and ideologies - Scenarios, prioritization and implementation (feat. Christian Kull)

3.9 Importance of scales and simplicity for policy implementation (feat. Christian Bréthault)

3.10 Interview with Prof Stephanie Pincetl (UCLA)

3.11 Conclusion of module 3

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4.1 Introduction to module 4

4.2.1 Data and knowledge - part A (feat. Gregory Giuliani)

4.2.2 Data and knowledge - part B

4.3 Remote sensing for ecosystem services (feat. Gregory Giuliani)

4.4 Deriving ecosystem services values from your data: models and tools

4.5 Learn from the past and the future: scenarios

4.6 Integrating ecosystem services into decision-making (feat. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey)

4.7 Global - GEOBON essential biodiversity ecosystem services variables (feat. Gary Geller)

4.8 Regional - Black Sea catchment

4.9 National - Germany's ecosystem services maps (feat. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey)

4.10 Local - Seagrass and coral in Negril (Jamaica) (feat. Pascal Peduzzi)

4.11 Interview with Prof Walter Jetz (Yale University)

4.12 Interview with Dr Simon Ferrier (CSIRO & Water)

4.13 Conclusion of module 4

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5.1 Introduction to module 5

5.2 What is mainstreaming?

5.3 Governance, rules, regulations and legislative context (feat. Constanza Martinez)

5.4 Factors that enable ecosystem service approaches to succeed (feat. Emily McKenzie)

5.5 Critical assessment

5.6 Mainstreaming ecosystem services into the private sector (feat. Samuel Vionnet)

5.7 Sustainable finance

5.8 Mainstreaming ecosystem services into the international organisations

5.9 The role of IPBES - interview with Dr Anne Larigauderie (Executive Secretary IPBES)

5.10 Ecosystem services in Europe and Central Asia: interview with Prof Markus Fischer (University of Bern)

5.11 Peru and the ecosystem services: interview with Luis Alberto Gonzales (The Nature Conservancy)

5.12 The Mekong River Basin and the ecosystem services - interview with Dr Nirmal Bhagabati (WWF Int.)

5.13 Future of the field (multiple speakers)

5.14 Conclusion of module 5

5.15 Conclusive round table

Multiple Choice questions on Module 5

6.1.1 Modeling ecosystem services with InVEST

6.1.2 The Natural Capital Project Toolbox

6.2 Getting data for assessing ecosystem services

6.3 Preprocessing in QGIS

6.4 Water yield model

6.5 Preparing Climate Change Scenarios

6.6 Interpreting the results with QGIS