GSW 2015, Dialogue Session 2.3, 21 April 2015
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Gudrun Schwilch, Jane Mills, Simone Verzandvoort
Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern,
Switzerland; Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI),
University of Gloucestershire, UK; Alterra – WUR, The Netherlands
Aim of RECARE:
Finding and sharing
solutions to soil
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degradation problems
across Europe
2013 - 2018
Soil Erosion
Soil Salinization
Soil Compaction
Floods & landslides
Desertification
Soil Sealing
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Soil
Threats
Soil Contamination
Loss of Soil Biodiversity
Loss of Organic Matter
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Solutions
With
People
Full screen
Services
from
image
ecosystems
with title
Bees
pollinating
trees
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Health
G. Schwilch
All land-based
ecosystems contain / rely
on «soil»
Recreation
Wood
Food
Microorganisms
enhancing soil
fertility
Drinking water
Carbon
sequestration
Flood protection
Wildlife habitat
for us and for future generations…
Rationale for an adapted soil-based ESS
framework for RECARE
 RECARE wants to
 Assess various effects of soil threats and
remediation measures on ecosystem services;
 Use ecosystem services to identify measures with
local, national and European stakeholders
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 Thus, the ESS framework has to
 Reflect soil-specific contribution to ESS
 Distinguish changes in ESS due to soil management
and policies impacting on soil
 Be simple and robust for practical application
Variety of (soil-based) ESS frameworks
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The TEEB diagram. Braat and de Groot et al.
(2012), adapted from Haines-Young and
Potschin (2009).
Dominati et al., 2010
Robinson
et al. 2013
van Oudenhoven et al. 2012
RECARE conceptual framework on soil functions & ecosystem services
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Still to be pubhlished -> please contact [email protected]
Sources:
• MEA 2005
• TEEB 2010
• CICES 2013
• MAES, 2013
• SmartSOIL (Glenk et al, 2012)
• Van Oudenhoven et al 2012
• Dominati et al 2014
Version 10.04.2015, Schwilch et al.
Regional Café Table Discussion Points
 Filling the framework with content from reality (based on
participants’ experiences): is the suggested framework
understandable, does it make sense, does it work?
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 What are methods to operationalize the framework (deliberative
approaches, monetary valuations, revealed preferences, etc.)
and what are their advantages and disadvantages?
 What are other comments to the framework, what is missing?
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Thank you