1. True-cost accounting in food and farming
Policy mechanisms discussion –
developing the potential for Payments for
Ecosystem Services
Helen Dunn, Senior Economic Adviser, Defra
5th December 2013
4. Defra PES pilot fund projects
Aims of pilot
projects to develop
proof of concept,
help build capacity
& spread good
practice
5. Trialling different contexts
for applying PES to water
South West Water pilot & implementation of a reverse auction
approach for diffuse pollution (Fowey river improvement
auction)
Feasibility of a nitrogen PES scheme in the Poole Harbour
Applying PES in context of sewage treatment works/integrated
constructed wetland
Upper Thames Cotswold pilot – exploring PES opportunities
relating to pesticide use, grasslands & AD, flood storage
7. Thank you.
For further information:
PES action plan and best practice guide:
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/protectin
g-biodiversity-and-ecosystems-at-home-andabroad/supporting-pages/valuing-the-benefits-weget-from-nature
PES pilot research projects:
https://www.gov.uk/ecosystems-services
http://ekn.defra.gov.uk/resources/programmes/pe
s-pilots/