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Introduction to Wetland Ecosystem Services and Payment for Ecosystem Services

14 March 2023
Knowing and appreciating the ecosystem benefits that are derived from the natural environment improves our ability to preserve benefits or understand the trade-offs. Similarly, putting a ‘value’ on nature allow users to commit to its conservation, protection, and optimal use. The benefits are often…

Introduction to ecosystem services assessment tools the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Sitebased Assessment TESSA

14 March 2023
Economic valuation of ecosystem services (ES) is frequently used to present ecosystem value in a policy-relevant and accessible way (which can be leveraged into decision-making). Practitioners and decision-makers use a range of methods to assess the value and relative importance of the full range…

Adapting ecosystem service assessment tools Experiences and lessons learned

14 March 2023
Aside from TESSA, there are other tools that are used to measure and valuate ecosystem services. Two of them are the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) and Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES). InVEST models are spatially-explicit, utilizing maps as…

Building a Business Case for the Future of our Shared Flyway

14 March 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) team joined the 11th East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Meeting of the Parties in Brisbane, Australia (12-17 Mar 2023). ADB’s Duncan Lang and BirdLife International’s Ding Li Yong delivered the keynote presentation, which covered the status of…

Summary of Phase 2 Stakeholder Consultations

1 March 2023

VIDEO 24 February 2023 0500 pm Manila Consultations on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations and other NonGovernmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia

24 February 2023
Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU): This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations, and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia taken on 24 February 2023 at 5:00pm…

VIDEO 23 February 2023 0900 pm Manila Consultations on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations and other NonGovernmental Stakeholders in North America and Europe

23 February 2023
Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU): This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in North America and Europe taken on 23 February 2023 at 9:00pm (GMT +8) via…

VIDEO 22 February 2023 1000 am Manila Consultations on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations and other NonGovernmental Stakeholders in East Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia

22 February 2023
Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU): This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia taken on 22 February 2023 at 10:00am (…

VIDEO 21 February 2023 0500 pm Manila Consultations on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia

21 February 2023
Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU): This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities with Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia taken on 21 February 2023 at 5:00pm (GMT +8) via Zoom. ADB abides by its commitment…

ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update Safeguards in Different Financing Modalities

20 February 2023