Supporting National Study on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB – India Initiative)
‘Economic value of ecosystem services and biodiversity are used to enhance effectiveness of conservation and management of three priority ecosystems, namely forests, inland wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems.
GIZ in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is implementing a technical cooperation project ‘Incentives for sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystem services’. Under this initiative, about 12 field-based primary case studies on valuation of ecosystem services in forests, inland wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems had been undertaken. To support a national study on The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB-India), IRADe is doing extensive literature survey to assess the existing knowledge and studies on valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
IRADe is also providing support to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for preparing an overall structure/wireframe of TEEB-India report in addition to providing support to review and shortlist case study concept notes to present to the project’s scientific and technical advisory group (STAG).