10th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

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:

•    Miyun Reservoir Exhibition Museum
•    Jixing Agricultural Park built on the wildlands
•    Earth System Simulation Facility
•    Chinese Bee Protected Area in Fengjiayu

TimeProgram
09:00 – 11:00Opening Plenary and Keynote Speech
Chair: Yu Haibo, Governor of Miyun District Government, Beijing Municipality
09:00 – 09:40Opening Remarks
  • Guo Lanfeng, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
  • Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Director General, EARD, ADB
  • Xia Linmao, Vice Mayor, Beijing People’s Government
Keynote Presentations
09:40 – 10:00Advances 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 – 10:20China’s Approach and Innovation in Eco-compensation
Wang Jinnan, Honorable Dean, Chinese Academy of Environmental Protection, and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
10:20 – 10:40Scaling up natural capital investment in the Asia-Pacific Region
Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank
10:40 – 11:00Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00Thematic Session 1: Advancement in Eco-compensation and payments for Ecosystem Services
Chair: Sanath Ranawana, Director, Natural Capital and Climate, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB
11:00 – 11:20Natural Capital Accounting for Ecosystem Conservation
Chunquan Zhu, Head, China Nature Initiatives, World Economic Forum
11:30 – 11:45Water funds for Watershed Protection |
Daniel Shemie, Director, Resilient Freshwater (Water-fund), TNC
11:45 – 12:00Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers
Innovation, Legislation, and Replicability of China’s Eco-Compensation
Moderated by Sanath Ranawana, Director, Natural Capital and Climate, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB


  • Wang Jinnan, Honorable Dean, Chinese Academy of Environmental Protection, and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank
  • Chunquan Zhu, Head, China Nature Initiatives, World Economic Forum
  • Daniel Shemie, Director, Resilient Freshwater (Water-fund), TNC
12:00 – 13:30Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:25Thematic 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 – 13:50Green transformation with green finance
Ge Xiangqun, Deputy General Manager, Operation Department, China Development Bank
13:50 – 14:10Market based nature finance
Zhang Anping, Deputy General Manager, National Green Development Fund
14:10 – 14:25AIIB innovation in investment in nature |
Xie Chunping, Climate Economist, Economics Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
14:25 – 14:40Market Instruments to Invest Ecosystem Protection and Restoration
Callum Douglas, Senior Strategy Consultant, Nature and Biodiversity Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
14:40 – 14:55Biodiversity credit mechanism assisting high-quality development of nature markets
Chen Yuanzhe, Secretary General, Chinese Institute of Green Carbon
14:55 – 15:25Panel 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,


  • Ge Xiangqun, Deputy General Manager, Operation Department, China Development Bank
  • Zhang Anping, Deputy General Manager, National Green Development Fund
  • Xie Chunping, Climate Economist, Economics Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  • Callum Douglas, Senior Strategy Consultant, Nature and Biodiversity Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
  • Chen Yuanzhe, Secretary General, Chinese Institute of Green Carbon
15:25 – 15:40Coffee/Tea Break
15:40 – 18:00Thematic Session 3: Eco-Compensation with Charity Refund
Chair: Song Yuanyuan, Director, Regional Revitalization Department of NDRC
15:40 – 15:55Public involvement in eco-compensation
Chen Peng, Secretary General, China Green Foundation
15:55 – 16:10Environmental charity foundation development and eco-compensation in China
Liu Chunlong, Secretary General, China Environmental Protection Foundation
16:10 – 16:25Environmental foundation financing: international perspectives and implications for China and other DMCs
Ren Wenwei, Director of Water Practice & Head of Shanghai Office, WWF (Switzerland) China
16:25 – 16:35Question & Answers
16:35 – 16:55Financing Innovations in nature conservation
Zhu Da, Country Director, China Program, The Nature Conservancy
16:55 – 17:15The Practice on Civil Protected Areas by The Paradise International Foundation
Wang Dezhi, Chief Scientist, The Paradise International Foundation
17:15 – 18:00Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers
Eco-compensation with Charity Fund and Public Participation

Moderated by Song Yuanyuan, Director, Regional Revitalization Department of NDRC

  • Chen Peng Secretary General, China Green Foundation
  • Liu Chunlong, Secretary General, China Environmental Protection Foundation
  • Zhu Da, Country Director, TNC China Program
  • Wang Dezhi, Chief Scientist, The Paradise International Foundation
  • Ren Wenwei, Director of Water Practice & Head of Shanghai Office, WWF (Switzerland) China
  • Shi Jianbin, Senior Project Manager, Paulsen Institute
18:00 – 20:00Dinner
TimeProgram
09:00 – 11:30 Thematic Session 4: Environmental Protection Embedded in Development
Chair: Sun Yinhong, Country Program Coordinator, IFAD China Office
09:00 – 09:15Ecological protection and compensation in hydropower development
Miao Yongbao, Deputy General Manager, Yangtze Three Gorges Investment Corporation
09:15 – 09:30Protected areas financing with user-pay mechanisms
Teuanchay Phongkhamphanh, Deputy Head of the Protected Area Management Division of the Department of Forestry, Laos
09:30 – 09:45Payments for ecosystem services in India: Case Studies
Bhagirath Behera, Professor (Economics), Indian Institute of Technology
09:45 – 10:00Investment in nature: innovations in the GMS
Liu Guohua, Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment Department, Mekong Institute
10:00 – 10:15Market-based Yongding River Watershed Management for Ecological Protection and Economic Development
Qiao Shijiao,Young Professional, China Water Resources Beifang Investigation Design & Research Company (BIDR), MWR
10:15 – 10:30Tea break
10:30 – 10:45Green financing in agriculture and rural development: local experiences
Hu Faqiang, Deputy Director General, Huangshan Development and Reform Commission
10:45 – 11:00Water fund innovation in Qingshan Village, Zhejiang Province
Zhang Zhenwei, Vice Governor, Yuhang District, Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province
11:00 – 11:15Comprehensive eco-compensation schemes in Jiangkou
Yang Jian, Vice Governor, Jiangkou County, Guizhou Province
11:15 – 11:30Eco-compensation innovation in Shangarila
Ju Yandong, Mayor, Shangerila, Yunnan Province
11:30 – 11:50Closing Session
Chair: Li Xiaotao, DDG, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission (BDRC)
11:30 – 12:00Closing Remarks

  • Sanath Ranawana, Director, Natural Capital and Climate, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB
  • Wang Xintong, Deputy Director General, Regional Revitalization Department, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
12:00 – 13:30Lunch and closing of conference
Time Program
13:30 – 17:45Final 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: Venue: Meeting Room 1, Conference Hall
Mission Leader: Au Shion Yee; Analysts: Francesca Noelle Cimacio (TA 6605) and Daisy Gavina (TA 6945)
13:30 – 15:30TA 6605 presentation and discussion
15:30 – 15:45Coffee/Tea break
15:45 – 17:45TA 6945 presentation and discussion
Time Program
13:30 – 17:45Final Review Workshop for TA 6995-PRC: Research on Methane Emission Reduction in Agriculture
Venue: Venue: Meeting Room 2, Conference Hall
Mission Leader: Dustin Schinn; Analyst: Erika Joy Arcillas
Participants: MARA, ADB, Consultants, and invited representatives
13:30 – 15:30TA presentation and discussion
15:30 – 15:45Coffee/Tea break
15:45 – 17:45TA presentation and discussion / wrap-up

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