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Agenda Workshop on Valuation of Ecosystem Damage

9:00 – 9:30 Venue and registration

9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and introduction André Zuber (EC, DG ENV) Effects of air pollution on ecosystems

9:45 – 10:00 Presentation: Key findings of the consultants Mr. Stijn Vermoote (Arcadis Ecolas)

10:00 – 10:15 Presentation: Accounting for dynamics in ecosystem damage and ecosystem recovery Mr. Jean-Paul Hettelingh (CCE)

10:15 – 11:15 Structured discussion on assessment of the effects of air pollution on ecosystems, chaired by a panel of key experts

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break

Valuation of ecosystem benefits

11:30 – 11:45 Presentation: Key findings of the consultants Mr. Lieven De Smet (Arcadis Ecolas)

11:45 – 12:00 Presentation by a key expert on valuation of ecosystem benefits Mr. Anil Markandya (Bath University)

12:00 – 12:15 Economic valuation in a Swedish CBA on acidification abatement Mr. Mohammed Belhaj (IVL)

12:15 – 13:00 Structured discussion on valuation of ecosystem benefits, chaired by a panel of key experts

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

Provisional ranges for the valuation of ecosystem damage and benefits

14:00 - 14:15 Overview of ranges available from the literature, Mr. Lieven De Smet (Arcadis Ecolas)

14:15 – 14:30 Presentation by a key expert on the usefulness of benefits transfer for valuation of ecosystem benefits and related data requirements, Mr. Onno Kuik (IVM)

14:30 -15:15 Structured discussion on the provisional ranges of ecosystem valuation, chaired by a panel of key experts

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break

Road map: Use of ecosystem valuation in developing and evaluating air pollution policy

15:30 – 15:45 Presentation of the provisional road map by the consultants Mr. Stijn Vermoote (Arcadis Ecolas)

15:45 – 16:00 Presentation: Strategic plan for ecological benefits assessment in the US, Mr Lieven De Smet (Arcadis Ecolas) (presentation prepared by Ms. Linda Chappell (USEPA)

16:00 – 16:15 Experience from the Netherlands and possible way forward Ms. Elisabeth Ruijgrok (Witteveen+bos)

16:15 – 17:15 Structured discussion on the road map, chaired by a panel of key experts

17:15 – 17:30 Closing remarks, feedback and next steps