Ecosystem Services in practice at a catchment level: a decade of integrated work on the Motueka River Catchment Roger Young, Paul Gillespie Cawthron Institute Andrew Fenemor, Chris Phillips, Garth Harmsworth Landcare Research Will Allen Learning for Sustainability Margaret Kilvington Independent Social Research
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Ecosystem Services in practice at a catchment level:
a decade of integrated work on the Motueka River Catchment
Roger Young, Paul Gillespie Cawthron InstituteAndrew Fenemor, Chris Phillips, Garth Harmsworth Landcare Research
Will Allen Learning for SustainabilityMargaret Kilvington Independent Social Research
Why use a catchment scale?
•Natural geographical and hydrological unit•Flows and stocks of water, sediment and contaminants are contained within catchment boundaries•Regional governance largely reflects these boundaries
Simple systems
• Call for generic solutions (or recipes) that work every time and don’t require new skills or infrastructure
Complicated systems
• Require a high level of skills and coordination, formulae are necessary, and there is a high degree of certainty in the outcome
Complex systems
• Every situation is unique, uncertainty of outcome remains, expertise can help but isn’t sufficient, quality of relationships are crucial
ICM – a new approach?
•Managing multiple issues in an integrated way•Ridge tops to the sea•Economic benefit while maintaining environmental, social and cultural values•Working with communities
ICM….. is a process
Fenemor et al. in press. NZ Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research
The Motueka Case-Study
Why Motueka?
•Microcosm of NZ•Land use intensification•Increasing demand for water•Demand for sea space•Multiple interests
•Not broken yet
An Ecosystem Services approach?
“ICM offers a way of addressing and understanding the cumulative effects on the environment of all activities within a catchment. An integrated framework is required to ensure that individual redesign efforts cumulatively lead to the maintenance of natural capital…. and recognising that some activities may not be appropriate for the sensitivity of the surrounding environment.” (PCE 2004).
•Systems approach•Working across interfaces•Social process builds common understanding•Common metrics for managing the environment
“All is One” Tegan Lamont, Motueka High School
An Ecosystem Services approach?
Ecosystem Services at a Catchment Scale
Disturbance regulationWater regulation and supply
Erosion controlNutrient cycling
Waste treatmentRefugia/Habitat
Food productionRaw materials
RecreationCultural
11 of 17 ES’s mentioned in Costanza et al. (1997)
Ecosystem Services at a Catchment Scale
Disturbance regulationWater regulation and supply
Erosion controlNutrient cycling
Waste treatmentRefugia/Habitat
Food productionRaw materials
RecreationCultural
Ecosystem Services at a Catchment Scale
Disturbance regulationWater regulation and supply
Erosion controlNutrient cycling
Waste treatmentRefugia/Habitat
Food productionRaw materials
RecreationCultural
Water regulation and supply
•Up to 25% of river flow from Groundwater •Groundwater inputs affect water temp in gaining reaches•Temperature has strong effects on habitat suitability
River and Groundwater should be managed together
Olsen & Young (2009) Hydrogeology Journal 17: 175-183
Young & Thomas (2006) Report to TDC Resource Management Policy Committee.
Nutrient cycling
Nutrient cycling
Gillespie et al (in press) NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
•Catchment loads modelled•Denitrification estimated•N Inputs ~40% of assimilation capacity•Eutrophication unlikely•Nutrients probably having beneficial effects on productivity•But there still could be some effect on harmful algal bloom intensity
Nutrient management not currently critical for the whole Bay, but could be site-specific effects
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Nutrient cycling/Waste treatment
1 to 2 km 6 km(AMA) + -
Cornelisen et al (in press) NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
River plume ecosystems
Cultural• Cultural health indicators• Incorporate a Māori perspective of rivers/streams• Use of mātauranga Māori (knowledge)• Identifies issues and change from Māori viewpoint • Links Māori wellbeing and river/stream health• Reporting, planning and policy
He Oranga mo nga Uri Tuku Iho trust
IndicatorsTangaroa • Water Clarity• Water Flow• Water Quality• Shape and form of river,