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Content
- What is Natural Capital?
- Why does Natural Capital matter?
- CLA’s interest and vision for the future
- Post Brexit and new opportunities
Why does it matter? Megan Lock, Rural Adviser, South East Content - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Why does it matter? Megan Lock, Rural Adviser, South East Content - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Natural Capital: Why does it matter? Megan Lock, Rural Adviser, South East Content What is Natural Capital? Why does Natural Capital matter? CLAs interest and vision for the future Post Brexit and new opportunities
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What is Natural Capital?
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AIR ALL LIVING ORGANISMS SOIL WATER
Ecosystem Services Services Ecosystem
GEOLOGY
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Ecosystem services
Supporting Services Provisioning Services Regulating Services Cultural Services
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Nutrient cycling Hydrological cycle Soil formation / pedogenesis Photosynthesis Natural succession
Supporting Services
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Industrial and / or construction materials Biodiversity Wildlife habitat Genetic resources Shelter Renewable energy production Soil Fuel
Provisioning Services
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Climate regulation Air purification Erosion regulation Water and flood regulation
Regulating Services
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Education and training Sense of place Spiritual Aesthetic Health and wellbeing Noise reduction Recreation Social / event venue
Cultural Services
Site of archaeological remains Historic monuments
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Education and training Sense of place Spiritual Aesthetic Health and wellbeing Noise reduction Recreation Social / event venue Historic monuments Climate regulation Air purification Erosion regulation Water and flood regulation Industrial and / or construction materials Biodiversity Wildlife habitat Genetic resources Shelter Renewable energy production Soil Fuel Nutrient cycling Hydrological cycle Soil formation / pedogenesis A medium for facilitating primary production Natural succession
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Economic opportunities from ecosystem services
- Provisioning services already generate a
market return – e.g. renewable energy
- Regulating services are closer or have a
clearer route to market – carbon and water.
- Cultural and supporting services are
more challenging to value and monetise.
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What more could be done?
- Not a budgetary black hole
- Benefits of investing exceed the costs
- Positive case but poorly understood and difficult
to implement
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- Underpins our economy and society
- Foundation of rural economy
- Enhances the lives of us all
- Finite and under pressure which is increasing
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CLA member investment in Natural Capital
52% 48%
Environmental Improvements
- ver 5 years
Investment No investment
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CLA member investment in Natural Capital
45% 55%
Environmental Improvements
- ver 5 years
Stewardship
- ther
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Current investment options
Limited in scope, scale and ambition. Most substantial option to support investment is Agri-environment schemes and Countryside Stewardship
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Current investment options
For every £1 spent on these schemes, £25 is gained in natural capital benefits
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Other opportunities?
Do it alone? Groups or Farmer Clusters
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CLA’s vision for Natural Capital by 2030 Recognition & rewarded – Maintaining and enhancing Investment is viable and attractive – rural business Improvements to water, biodiversity, flooding, carbon Support to invest in NC assets and have access to a range of tools
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What is required to meet the vision?
State is primary supporter – foundation to future policy Reduce policy and regulation barriers and improve policy Encourage private markets to invest
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A new landscape post-Brexit
- The State of Nature report
- Develop policy outside the EU
- We need to work together, share ideas and
experience
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Summary
Natural Capital is an asset which can provide benefits to you, your land, your business, the environment and society but we must work together to deliver
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Thank you
Megan Lock, Rural Adviser CLA South East 01264 313434 – megan.lock@cla.org.uk