Timeline

TEEBAgriFood Framework receives Future Policy Vision award

For its comprehensive approach providing opportunities to contribute to the majority of the SDGs and offering an effective system of ‘true cost accounting’, and its respect for the Future Just Lawmaking Principles and Elements of Agroecology, TEEBAgriFood was recognized with the Future Policy Vision Award 2018, awarded by the World Future Council in partnership with FAO and IFOAM – Organics International. Article

TEEB for Agriculture & Food

On the occasion of World Environment Day, a ‘Scientific and Economic Foundations’ report is launched in New Delhi, India under the leadership of Alexander Müller. The report addresses the core theoretical issues and controversies underpinning the evaluation of the nexus between the agri-food sector, biodiversity and ecosystem services and externalities including human health impacts from agriculture on a global scale. Press release | Read more

TEEB Study Leader receives Blue Planet Prize

The Asahi Glass Foundation recognized Pavan Sukhdev for his pioneering research in mainstreaming ecosystem services for improved public policies and business practices. Press release

Guidance Manual for TEEB Country Studies

A report is launched in order to provide guidance to practitioners in the areas of policy analysis and ecosystem service valuations, communicating findings, following up and finally applying results.

TEEB for Water & Wetlands

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, a report is launched in Geneva, Switzerland to offer insights on critical water-related ecosystem services in order to encourage additional policy momentum, business commitment, and investment in the conservation, restoration, and wise use of wetlands. Press release

Shifting from analysis to action

Capitalizing on the momentum created by the TEEB Study Reports, the initiative moved into a phase of implementation and facilitation. The goal was to roll out the recommendations of TEEB by supporting efforts at the regional, national and sub-national levels, developing a TEEB for Business Coalition, exploring a deeper analysis of sectors and biomes, and carrying out training and capacity-building activities (including the development of a Guidance Manual).

UNEP hosts the TEEB Office

TEEB finds its institutional home at the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, Switzerland and sets up an office to manage day-to-day operations and communications activities.

The TEEB Study Reports are launched

Based on a call for deeper analysis, four end user-targeted publications, as well as a synthesis report, were presented at the 10^th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-10):

• TEEB Ecological and Economic Foundations: key concepts and methodologies for the economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services
• TEEB in National and International Policy Making: analysis and guidance on how to value and internalize biodiversity and ecosystem values in policy decisions
• TEEB in Local and Regional Policy and Management: analysis, guidance and case studies for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem values at regional and local levels
• TEEB in Business and Enterprise: analysis and guidance on how business and enterprise can identify and manage their biodiversity and ecosystem risks and opportunities
• TEEB Synthesis Report: key findings of the TEEB reports and useful policy recommendations for mainstreaming the economics of nature into decision-making

The TEEB Interim Report is launched

Presented at the High-Level Segment of the 9^th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-9), the TEEB Interim Report laid a broad foundation where evidence and examples of valuation were collated, elements of a biodiversity/ecosystem valuation framework identified, and long standing issues such as ethics in making choices regarding future values were re-emphasized. Press release