Synergies and trade-offs between nature conservation and climate policy: Insights from the "Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE" study.

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Henry Wüstemann, Aletta Bonn, Christian Albert, Christine Bertram, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Alexandra Dehnhardt, Ralf Döring, Peter Elsasser, Volkmar Hartje, Dietmar Mehl, Jochen Kantelhardt, Katrin Rehdanz, Lena Schaller, Mathias Scholz, Daniela Thrän, Felix Witing

Abstract

Ecosystem-based approaches provide opportunities for climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to expand the adaptive capacities and resilience of land systems to a changing climate, and to simultaneously protect biodiversity and ecosystems services (ESS). However, knowledge about the economic benefits and cost-efficiency of ecosystem-based approaches is still limited. The objective of this paper is to enhance understanding of synergies and trade-offs between climate policy related measures and nature conservation and how ecosystem-based approaches can contribute to both climate as well as biodiversity and ESS conservation goals, through overall economic analyses to inform balanced decision making. The paper builds upon the current state of knowledge as brought together by contributors to the German national TEEB-study “Natural Capital and Climate Policy – Synergies and Conflicts”. We present options and lessons learned from major land-use sectors of high relevance for ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, namely agriculture, peatlands, forests, wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems. Based on these assessments, we argue that successful implementation of an ecosystem-based climate policy requires effective coordination and coherence between sectors and their respective policies, for example agriculture, forestry and energy. We identify specific targets for an ecosystem-based climate policy and options for achieving this coherent implementation.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Umweltplanung

Externe Organisation(en)

Technische Universität Berlin
Universität Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel (IfW)
Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW)
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei
biota – Institut für ökologische Forschung und Planung GmbH
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Ecosystem Services

Band

24

Seiten

187-199

Anzahl der Seiten

13

ISSN

2212-0416

Publikationsdatum

2017

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung, Natur- und Landschaftsschutz, Agrar- und Biowissenschaften (sonstige), Management, Monitoring, Politik und Recht, Globaler Wandel, Ökologie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen, SDG 14 – Lebensraum Wasser, SDG 15 – Lebensraum Land

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.02.008 (Zugang: Geschlossen)