ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND MARKETS Forest: From global trends to local practices Held at Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Rua do Sacramento à Lapa 12, Lisboa, Portugal April, 26th 2012

1. Seminar and Workshop
Ecosystem Services and Markets
Forest: From global trends to local practices
Organização:
Quercus – Nacional Association for Nature Conservation
Sponsor and Support:
Caixa Geral de Depósitos, FEADER - PRRN Rede Rural, Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento,
GNF - Global Nature Fund, Autoridade Florestal Nacional
Venue: Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Rua do Sacramento à Lapa, 21, Lisboa
Date: April, 26th 2012
Target Audience:
NGOs working on forest related topics (from Portugal and other EU countries); companies from agri-forest
sector; decision-makers, public services working on forest management; academia, etc.
Framework and Goals:
Under the projet Enterprises and Biodiversity - Rural World, Quercus selected some business sectors which for
their dynamism, economic relevance and existence of good environmental practices, may have a more active
role and influence on rural areas and society in general. Departing from an analysis of current international
trends of valuing environmental services, including services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity, we will
analyze pro-biodiversity practices implemented on the ground by Portuguese companies and finally move back
to the discussion on the role and contributions from various stakeholders in the protection and economic
valuation of ecosystem services of forest in Portugal and Europe.

2. PROGRAM
09:30h – Opening
Charles Buchannan (Manager, FLAD), Nuno Sequeira (President, Quercus)
e Francisco Viana (Director Coordinator - Direction of Communication and Branding, CGD)
09:50h – Introductory Presentation
Paula Silva, Coordinator of project Empresas e Biodiversidade, Quercus
10:00h – Why biodiversity and ecosystem services matter for business:
Out-puts from the European Summit on Business and Biodiversity
Joost Bakker, Project manager, Global Nature Fund
10:20h – State of biodiversity markets in the world
Nathaniel Carroll, Director of Biodiversity Markets, Ecosystem Marketplace, Forest Trends
10:45h – Coffee-break
11:10h – Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) in forest
Nuno Oliveira, CIGEST - Instituto Superior de Gestão, Grupo Lusófona
11:30h – Best practices for promoting forest ecosystem services
Alfredo Cunhal Sendim, Herdade do Freixo do Meio
Francisco Almeida Garret, Herdade do Conqueiro
Vasco Campos, Caule – Associação Florestal da Beira Serra
12:00h – The experience of Quercus:
Forest plantation, management and promotion of best practices
New concepts for a Green Economy: the initiative Eco-Saldo (Eco-Budget)
Domingos Patacho, Coordinator of working group on Forests, Quercus
Paulo Magalhães, Condomínio da Terra Project Manager, Quercus
12:20h – Forest ecosystem services payment schemes in Portugal:
Current approaches and undergoing projects, future perspectives.
Lúcio do Rosário, Coordinator of the working group on “Ecosystem Services of Forest Areas”
at Autoridade Florestal Nacional.
12:45h – Lunch break
14:30h – Workshop (World Cafe method):
Good practices for pro-biodiversity management of forest – challenges and opportunities
Contributions to build a SWOT analysis on forest ecosystem markets in Portugal
Discussion on payments for forest ecosystem services in Europe
16:00h – Presentation of discussion outputs and conclusions
16:30h – Closing
17:30h – Guided wine tasting at Sala Ogival, ViniPortugal, Praça do Comércio
More informations: ecossistemas.eventbrite.com
E-mail: paulasilva@quercusancn.pt