WWF are calling for proposals for a scoping study to identify options for modelling of the potential global socio-economic impacts of future changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services
WWF-UK wishes to appoint a consultant or consortium to undertake a scoping study to identify options for modelling the potential global socio-economic impacts of future changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the study can be found in this PDF.
- Proposals should be submitted by email to Toby Roxburgh, Economics Adviser, WWF-UK ([email protected]) by no later than 5pm on Fri 24th Feb 2017.
- For all enquiries, please contact Toby by email or phone (+0044 (0)1483 412234).
This scoping study is a key part of Phase 1 of a new project initiated by WWF, the overall aim of which is to help strengthen the evidence base on the potential global socio-economic impacts of future changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The ambition is that, in doing so, the project will help to justify and secure stronger policy commitment and investment towards the protection, improvement and sustainable use of the world’s critical natural systems, particularly in the run-up to the forthcoming international policy discussions in 2020.
This scoping study (which will run until June 2017) seeks to identify the current state-of-play in international environment-economy modelling/research, and to identify what new modelling and/or analyses should be prioritised to fill key evidence gaps. It will also identify recommendations to help inform the development of a strategy for taking forward such work in Phase 2 (which would run from July 2017 to June 2018, or longer if required).
Study objectives
This scoping study has the following objectives:
1. To identify the anticipated ‘needs’ of the current IPBES work programme and WWF’s 2020 policy advocacy activities, in terms of what information on the potential global socioeconomic impacts of future changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services would help them to achieve their goals/objectives;
2. To identify the extent to which existing datasets, models and modelling initiatives could be utilised to meet the needs of IPBES/WWF (as identified under Objective 1) and identify key ‘gaps’.
3. To develop a set of recommendations on further modelling/analysis that could be undertaken in Phase 2, in order to help address these gaps (as identified under Objective 2);
4. To organise, attend and help to facilitate an expert workshop to discuss the findings of work under Objectives 1 to 3 (particularly recommendations for Phase 2);
5. To provide a final publishable report setting out the overall study results and recommendations for Phase 2, taking into account feedback from the expert workshop.