Conference & Forum
Agriculture, Food, Nature, Rural Development 10th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services
25 Nov 2024 - 27 Nov 2024 Beijing, People's Republic of China
Eco-compensation is a policy mechanism which aims to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of human activities by implementing measures to offset or compensate for ecological damage caused by those activities. Examples of eco- compensation include fiscal transfer, regional cooperation, and market incentives.
Over the past two decades, eco-compensation has seen significant development and innovative application in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Pilot projects established at the regional scale have demonstrated encouraging results across the country. The State Council proclaimed the Eco-compensation Regulation in April 2024, which provided the foundation for eco-compensation to be formally adopted and integrated into broader incentive mechanisms to achieve sustainability, supported by appropriate regulatory and legal basis.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported the development of eco-compensation in the PRC with technical assistance and capacity building support since 2009. This has predominantly been through facilitating policy dialogue and technical cooperation with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on a range of projects and policy reform initiatives, including eco-compensation policy, legislation, market-based instruments, performance evaluation, and links with wider poverty reduction initiatives.
This year’s conference is a regional flagship event led by the ADB’s Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Group (AFNR) to promote collaboration among public, private, and civil sectors for sustainable conservation finance, discuss innovative financing methods and challenges, strengthen networks among eco-compensation and PES stakeholders, and facilitate knowledge sharing among countries including the PRC. This year’s conference will also include a focus on methane emissions reduction in agriculture for enhanced food security and climate action.
This year’s 10th International Conference on Eco-compensation and PES will review the progress of eco-compensation in the PRC and PES globally and has a thematic focus on market-based and user-paid mechanisms and legal framework for eco-compensation and PES.
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Agenda
Excursion to Miyun site of programs on watershed conservation
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Venue: Multi-functional Hall, Yunhu Conference Center |
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Opening Plenary and Keynote Speech Chair: Yu Haibo, Governor of Miyun District Government, Beijing Municipality |
| 09:00 – 09:40 | Opening Remarks TBD, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Director General, EARD, ADB TBD, Vice Mayor, Beijing People’s Government |
| Keynote Presentations | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Advances in Policy and Legislation of Eco-compensation in the PRC Tong Zhangshun, Director General, Regional Revitalization Department, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | China’s Approach and Innovation in Eco-compensation Wang Jinnan, Professor, Chinese Academy of Environmental Protection, and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Natural Capital Lab for nature finance (TBD) Qingfeng Zhang, ADB Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Group Senior Director |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Innovation in Watershed Management for Miyun Reservoir Yu Weiguo, General Secretary, Miyun District Committee of Communist Party of China |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Thematic Session 1: Advancementin Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services Chair: Safdar Parvez, Country Director, PRCM, ADB |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Natural Capital Accounting for Ecosystem Conservation Ouyang Zhiyun, Research Professor, Research Center of Environment and Ecology, CAS, and Member of National Academy of Sciences USA |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Water funds for Watershed Protection Daniel Shemie, Director, Resilient Freshwater (Water-fund), TNC |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers Innovation, Legislation, and Replicability of China’s Eco- Compensation Moderated by Safdar Parvez, Country Director, PRCM, ADB
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| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 – 15:25 | Thematic Session 2: Market-based Eco-compensation Chair: Au Shion Yee, Principal Water Resources Specialist, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Group, ADB |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Green transformation with green finance Liu Peiyong, Chief Operation Officer, China Development Bank |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Market based nature finance Zhang Rongqing, General Manager, National Green Development Fund |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | AIIB innovation in investment in nature Xie Chunping, Climate Economist, Economics Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Market Instruments to Invest Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Callum Douglas, Senior Strategy Consultant, Nature and Biodiversity Strategy, Policy and Budget Department |
| Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers Market-based Eco-Compensation and PES: Viability and Necessity Moderated by Mingyuan Fan, Principal Water Resources Specialist, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Group, ADB
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| 15:25 – 15:40 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 15:40 – 18:00 | Thematic Session 3: Eco-compensation with Charity Fund Chair: Song Yuanyuan, Director, Regional Revitalization Department of NDRC |
| 15:40 – 15:55 | Public involvement in eco-compensation TBC, China Green Foundation |
| 15:55 – 16:10 | Environmental charity foundation development in China: opportunities and challenges TBC, China Environmental Protection Foundation |
| 16:10 – 16:25 | Environmental foundation financing: international perspectives and implications for China and other DMCs Ren Wenwei, Director, Shanghai Office, WWF (Switzerland) China |
| 16:25 – 16:35 | Question & Answers |
| 16:35 – 15:50 | Financing Innovations in nature conservation Zhu Da, Country Director, TNC Beijing Office |
| 16:50 – 17:05 | Ecological foundation development: local perspectives Wang Dezhi, Deputy Executive Officer, The Paradise International Foundation |
| 17:05 – 17:20 | Charitable Environment Fund: international perspectives Terry Townshend, Senior Advisor, Paulsen Institute |
| 17:20 – 18:00 | Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers Eco-compensation with Charity Fund and Public Participation Moderated by Song Yuanyuan, Director, Regional Revitalization Department of NDRC
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| 18:00 – 20:00 | Dinner |
| Time | Program |
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| 09:00 – 11:30 | Thematic Session 4: Environmental Protection Embedded in Development Chair: Nii Quaye-Kumah, Country Director, IFAD |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Protected areas financing with user-pay mechanisms Teuanchay Phongkhamphanh, Deputy Head of the Protected Area Management Division of the Department of Forestry, Laos |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Payments for ecosystem services in India: Case Studies Bhagirath Behera, Professor (Economics), Indian Institute of Technology |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Investment in nature: innovations in the GMS Liu Guohua, Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment Department, Mekong Institute |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Green financing in agriculture and rural development: local experiences Hu Faqiang, Deputy Director General, Huangshan Development and Reform Commission |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Water fund innovation in Qingshan Village, Zhejiang Province TBC, DRC, Yuhang District, Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Comprehensive eco-compensation schemes in Jiangkou TBC, DRC, Jiangkou County, Guizhou Province |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Eco-compensation innovation in Shangarila TBC, DRC, Shangarila, Yunnan Province |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Question and Answer |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Closing Session Chair: TBD, DDG, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission (GDRC) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Closing Remarks
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| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch and close of Conference |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 13:30 – 17:45 | Final Review Workshop for (i) TA 6605-PRC: Yellow River Eco-Compensation Mechanism and (ii) TA 6945-PRC: Eco-Compensation Mechanism for Protected Areas with a Focus on National Parks Project Venue: Meeting Room 1, Conference Hall Mission Leader: Au Shion Yee; Analysts: Francesca Noelle Cimacio (TA 6605) and Daisy Gavina (TA 6945) |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | TA 6605 presentation and discussion Participants: NDRC, ADB, Consultants, invited representatives |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 15:45 – 17:45 | TA 6945 presentation and discussion Participants: NDRC, ADB, Consultants, invited representatives |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Dinner |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 13:30 – 17:45 | Final Review Workshop for TA 6995-PRC: Research on Methane Emission Reduction in Agriculture Venue: Meeting Room 2, Conference Hall Mission Leader: Dustin Schinn; Analyst: Erika Joy Arcillas Participants: MARA, ADB, Consultants, and invited representatives |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | TA 6945 presentation and discussion |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 15:45 – 17:45 | TA presentation and discussion / wrap-up |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Dinner |
