Tree Grew 130cm in 6 Months Using Waterboxx Technology

1. Three Returns
economic, ecosystem, social

2. Baviaanskloof, South Africa

3. Baviaanskloof, South Africa
3 years later

4. SOURCE:
El
Salvador
–
La
Cinquera

5. This tree grew 130 cm in 6 months…
• Waterboxx
• Ecuador
• Gmelina
tree

6. … and 350 cm in 10 months
SOURCE:
Aquapro
Ecuador

7. Waterboxx
Permaculture
SOURCE:
Nature
Resilience:
ecological
restora&on
by
partners
in
business
for
next
genera&ons.
RSM,
IUCN
CEM
(2012),
Desire
WUR,
GPFLR
(FAO,
WRI,
IUCN,
WUR),
Wetlands
Interna&onal,
Savory
Ins&tute
Small waterwalls and waterworks
Many proven technologies exist
Holistic Livestock Management

8.

Why
ecosystem
restora&on?

What:
from
obstacles
to
opportuni&es

How:
from
one
return
to
four
returns

AcKon:
selec&ng
‘restora&on
ready’
to
‘investment
ready’
projects

9.
Return
on
Investment
(RoI)
for
20
years
is
driven
by
the
crea&on:
 "InspiraKonal
capital:
inspira&on,
awareness,
beauty
&
entrepreneurship
"
 Natural
capital:
fer&le
soil,
hydrology,
biodiversity,
biomass
&
carbon
 Social
capital:
employment,
social
cohesion
and
security
"
Four Returns

10. 4 Returns Different Entities Values measured
Return on
Investment
• Agriculture
• Carbon
• Timber
• Leisure, hunting, bush harvesting
• Real estate & other incomes
• Water
• Decrease erosion, increase topsoil
• Yield / yr / ha
• ton Carbon absorbed / yr / ha
• Yield / yr / ha
• Yield / yr / ha
• Value / yr / ha
• Production m3 / yr
• Decrease costs input chemicals / ha / yr
Return of
Social Capital
• Jobs
• Security
• Local social cohesion
• Education & Social Services
• # of new jobs / project / municipality - ha
• # various yr / project
• # of social ventures / yr / project
• # schools, trainings, services / project
Return of
Natural Capital
• Biodiversity
• Invasive species
• Vegetation cover
• Top soil
• Water
• # of native species / yr / ha
• % decrease / yr / ha
• % coverage / yr / ha; % cloud formation
• mm layer / yr / ha; % microbes; % C / ha
• % humidity; # stream flow (m3 / yr / ha)
Return of
Inspirational
Capital
• Pride, self determination,
meaningfulness, awareness
• Understanding & outreach
• Commitment local ownership,
entrepeneurship, less corruption
• Commitment companies & investors
• Creative time
• % of stakeholder group / yr / ha:
# local cultural & social events
• % of stakeholder group /yr / ha
• % of stakeholder group / yr / ha
committed; % corruption benchmark/ yr
• % responding to long term commitment
• % of free time to rest and think
SOURCE:
Nature
Resilience:
ecological
restora&on
by
partners
in
business
for
next
genera&ons.
RSM,
IUCN
CEM
(2012);
McKinsey
(2012),
Ecosystem
Return
Founda&on
(2014)
Four Returns Values

11. NATURE
(biodiversity)
ECO AGRO MIX
(agro forestry, water, soil)
ECONOMIC
(agriculture, real estate)
Restored biodiversity, soil for
ecosystem services, carbon,
forest products, leisure and
hunting
Partially restored biodiversity,
soil by agroforestry, fruit trees,
water, leisure and carbon
Productive zones for
agriculture, dedicated zones
for housing and infrastructure
SOURCE: Nature Resilience Team Analysis, McKinsey, Willem Ferwerda (ERF), RSM, IUCN CEM , GPFRL, ELD
In every project, we define three landscaping zones

12. Nature
Eco
Agro
Mix
Economic
SOURCES:
Laguna
Blanca,
restora&on
project
Tompkins
Conserva&on,
Argen&na.
Per project, the distribution per zone varies

13. RestoraKon
acKvity:
 "Work
with
local
popula&on
and
stakeholders
to
o increase
biodiversity
o build
sustainable
water
infrastructure
o create
new
agriculture
and
forestry
(three
zones)
RestoraKon
results:
 "Sustainable
water
infrastructure
-­‐
small
dams
and
water
stores"
 "Perennial
vegetaKon
cover
increased
from
17%
to
34%
 "Increased
soil
ferKlity
and
biodiversity
due
to
return
of
species
Benefits
&
Hope:
 "2.5m
people
liqed
out
of
poverty
 "Average
farmer
income
rose
from
US$
70
to
US$
200
p.a.
 "Reduced
flooding
of
populated
areas
and
sustainable
water
use
 >53m
tonnes
reducKon
fer&le
sediment
loss
to
the
Yellow
River
SOURCES:
World
Bank
Loess
Plateau
Watershed
Project
(2003);
Images:
John
D.
Liu
(EEMP):
Hope
in
a
Changing
Climate
(2010)
Restoring
3.5m
hectares
of
the
once
fer&le
Loess
Plateau
China
Return
on
Investment:
agriculture,
forestry,
economy
Return
of
Social
Capital:
2,5m
jobs,
immigra&on
stop
Return
of
Natural
Capital:
34%
vegeta&on
cover
back
Return
of
Inspira&on:
educa&on,
social
cohesion,
joy
1995
2009

14.
SOURCE:
TEEB
for
Business
(2010):
slide
from
Pavan
Sukdhev
Return on Investment

15. 5
10
15
20
Years
Return
to
local
people
and
stakeholders
is
key
to
success
RestoraKon
investment
(Grants,
Loans,
Equity)
Return
The
four
returns
will
be
generated
from
ecological,
mixed
and
economic
zones
Aqer
20
years
ecosystem
funcKons
are
sufficiently
restored
to
recover
ecosystems
services
and
provide
economic
benefits.
SOURCE:
Ecosystem
Return
Team
Analyses
McKinsey,
RSM,
IUCN
CEM
(2012)
Business model for restoration partnerships
long-term returns (20 years)
Indicators
for
low
hanging
fruit:
-­‐ Poli&cal
stability
-­‐ High
percentage
of
degrada&on
(low
value)
-­‐ Low
percentage
of
land
tenure
issues

16.

Why
ecosystem
restora&on?

What:
from
obstacles
to
opportuni&es

How:
from
one
return
to
four
returns

AcKon:
selec&ng
‘restora&on
ready’
to
‘investment
ready’
projects

17. WHAT
CAN
THEY
DELIVER
Match
between
financiers
/
four
returns
our
/
local
team
SUPPORT
TO
LOCAL
NEEDS
Managerial
capacity,
poli&cal
network,
access
to
finance,
business
skills
EXTERNAL
FACTORS
Poli&cal,
Economic,
Social,
Technical
and
Legal
boundary
condi&ons
LOCAL
OPERATIONAL
PEOPLE
Availability
and
quality
of
‘Landscape
entrepreneurs’
Design
Scout
Pilot
Scale
up
Implement
Maintain
Selec&on
From
“restora&on
ready”
to
“investment
ready”
projects

18. 43
Business
partners
–
direct
interest
in
the
area
2
Farmers
3
Government
(municipality,
district,
na&onal)
4
Business
school
5
Local
communi&es
6
4
pillar
approach
Rela&onship
building
between
stakeholders
Building
collec&ve
understanding
of
how
the
system
works
and
what
is
stakeholder’s
impact
on
the
system
Establish
clarity
on
value
drivers
based
on
four
returns
Build
ability
to
con&nuously
learn,
reflect
and
act
Large
scale
ecosystem
restora&on
Business
partners
–
interest
to
learn
from
the
process
1
Do not focus on predefined outcomes
but collaboratively look for value propositions for each stakeholder

19. LocaKon:
Baviaanskloof
Size:
c200,000
ha
Partners:
Living
Lands,
Shell,
other
companies
in
Port
Elisabeth
and
SA
ministry
LocaKon:
Floreana
(Galapagos)
Size:
17,300
ha
Partners:
Charles
Darwin
Founda&on
and
ministries,
companies
LocaKon:
Otjiwarongo
Size:
c65,000
ha
-­‐>
10,000,000
ha
Partners:
Cheetah
Conserva&on
Founda&on,
ministry
and
company
LocaKon:
Madrid,
Cas&lla-­‐Leon,
Andalucía
Size:
3
areas
to
be
iden&fied:
c10,000
ha
In
total
10m
ha
is
degraded
Partners:
NGOs,
government,
Dutch
Embassy,
farmers
and
landowners
South
Africa
Ecuador
Namibia
LocaKon:
Bergrivier
Size:
tbd
Partners:
local
NGO,
communi&es
and
ministry,
Dutch
Embassy
South
Africa
Creating a pipeline of projects
Spain
LocaKon:
West
Sumatra
Size:
c19,000
ha
Partners:
local
NGO,
communi&es
and
ministry
Indonesia
LocaKon:
Java
Size:
c19,000
ha
mangrove
restora&on
Partners:
Wetlands
Int.,
communi&es
and
ministry
Indonesia
LocaKon:
Wahab
Size:
5,000
ha
Partners:
Sekem
Company,
Heliopolus
University
and
local
authority
LocaKon:
Tamil
Nadu,
Gundar
river
basin
Size:
20,000
ha
Partners:
Dhan
Founda&on,
Hivos
and
companies,
local
authority
India
Egypt
LocaKon:
Southern
Poland
Size:
c5,000
ha,
old
mining
pits
Partners:
RWE
Poland,
landowner,
university.
Poland

20. Founda&on
Enterprise
Assets
Foundation & Enterprise
Opera&onal
Companies
Ecosystem
Restora&on
Business
Partnerships
Project
execu&on
Interna&onal
endorsement
and
monitoring
Communica&on
and
training
Project
selec&on
Business
development
Asset
management

21. Private
sector
 APG
Asset
Management
 McKinsey
&
Company
 FMO
 Baker
&
McKenzie
 Triodos
Bank
 ASN
Bank
 Camunico
 Groasis
 Egon
Zehnder
 Eosta
 Form
Interna&onal
 Deltares
 Land
Life
Company
 IE
Madrid
(Spain)
 Enviu
"
Use of an international network
NGOs
and
UniversiKes
 HIVOS
(NL)
 World
Land
Trust
(UK)
 IUCN
Leaders
for
Nature
 Wetlands
Interna&onal
 ISRIC
World
Soil
Informa&on
 Nyenrode
Business
School
(NL)
 Tropenbos
Interna&onal
 Massey
University
(New
Zealand)
 Tompkins
Conserva&on
(US)
 Wageningen
University
(NL)
 Free
University
Amsterdam
(NL)
 Charles
Darwin
Founda&on
(Galapagos)
 Global
Footprint
Network
(US)
 TEMA
(Turkey)"
 Utrecht
University
 IUCN
ES
(Spain),
IUCN
China,
IUCN
NL
 Living
Lands
(South
Africa)
 EEMP
(China)
Governmental
and
mulK-­‐lateral
organisaKons
 UN
Conven&on
to
Combat
Deser&fica&on
(UNCCD)
 UN
Environmental
Programme
(UNEP)
 Global
Partnership
on
Forest
&
Landscape
Restora&on
 IUCN
Commission
on
Ecosystem
Management
 Economics
of
Land
Degrada&on
 Bonn
Challenge
 Dutch
Government
(ministry
Economic
Affairs,
ministry
Infrastructure
&
Environment)
 Netherlands
Ins&tute
for
Ecology
(NIOO)

22. Project: South Africa
Summary
Region:
DescripKon:
DuraKon:
Stakeholders:
Eastern
Cape
Province
-­‐
Baviaanskloof
200,000
hectares
of
severely
degraded
land
caused
by
intensive
grazing
that
destroyed
the
original
thicket
leading
to
severe
erosion
of
the
fer&le
top
soil
and
disrup&on
of
hydrology
c10
years
investors,
local
communi&es,
government,
private
sector
and
experts⌫
⌫
NGOs,
scienKfic
and
academic
organisaKons
Business
case
RaKonale:
Return:
build
sustainable
water
infrastructure
and
re-­‐vegetate
area
to
increase
produc&vity
and
natural
storage
of
water,
carbon
and
reintroduce
wildlife
(game)
reduced
water
costs,
real
estate
(incl.
leisure),
agriculture,
CR,
and
tourism
Making a business plan to restore the Baviaanskloof with companies
Key
success
factor:
scaling
up
best
local
projects
by
aligning
the
interests
of
stakeholders

23.
Spain: 10m hectare degraded
Spain

24.
• Millennium
Ecosystem
Assessment
((2008)
-­‐
www.maweb.org
• The
Economics
of
Ecosystem
and
Biodiversity
(2008)
-­‐
www.teebweb.org
• Dead
Planet,
Living
Planet
(2010)
–
www.unep.org
• Nature
Resilience:
ecological
restora&on
by
partners
in
business
for
next
genera&ons
(2012)
-­‐
www.rsm.nl
• Red
List
of
Ecosystems
-­‐
www.iucnredlistofecosystems.org
Further Reading

25.
Ecosystem
Return
FoundaKon
A:
Barbara
Strozzilaan
101
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1083
HN
Amsterdam
|
NL
E:
catherine.vannierop@ecosystemreturn.com
T:
+31
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2010410
W:
www.ecosystemreturn.com
Contact
“If
you
want
to
build
a
ship,
don’t
drum
up
people,
together
to
collect
wood
and
don’t
assign
them
tasks
and
work,
but
rather
teach
them
to
long
for
the
endless
immensity
of
the
sea.”
Antoine
de
Saint-­‐Exupéry