The values and valuation of natural capital

Overview

Last year the Centre for Science and Policy and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative ran a workshop for Defra and DfID on The Valuation of Ecosystems Services. The participants discussed ecosystems and how they work what ecosystem services are how they are valued and relevance to a range of policy areas. Following the workshop which was described as an 'extraordinarily effective use of time' a workshop for non-specialists from other government departments will take place on 13 October in London.

Short presentations on the values and valuation of natural capital and the implications for a broad range of policy areas will be discussed in the context of illustrative examples such as biofuels farming and town planning.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr Bhaskar Vira (Dept of Geography Cambridge);
• Professor Andrew Balmford (Dept of Zoology Cambridge);
• Professor William Sutherland (Dept of Zoology Cambridge);
• Pippa Gravestock (University of York);
• Professor Peter Guthrie (Head of the Centre for Sustainable Development Cambridge); and
• Professor David Spiegelhalter (Statistical Laboratory Cambridge).

Agenda

• 16:30 Arrive / tea
• 16:45 Presentations chaired by Dr Mike Rands Cambridge Conservation Initiative
• Introduction with some examples
• What are ecosystems services
• Cross-sectoral linkages (Bio-fuels example)
• Spatial Implications (Town Planning example)
• Temporal implications (Fisheries example)
• Summary & conclusions
• 18:45 Drinks
• 19:15 Dinner with discussants chaired by Dr David Cleevely CSaP
• 21:00 Close

Participation at this workshop is by invitation only. If you would like more information please send an email to: events@csap.cam.ac.uk.