TEEB Implementation in Thailand: Supporting biodiversity and climate friendly land management in agricultural landscapes

As part of launching the project and defining the scope of work, a TEEB inception workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 21 December 2017, with the objective of identifying how the TEEB for Agriculture and Food approach could inform policy interventions in specific agricultural landscapes in Thailand. [...] The project builds on the momentum of the international TEEB initiative, TEEB country studies, TEEB for Agriculture and Food and on national interest. [...] These include: (a) establishing the project governance structure to ensure overall management of the project in terms of timelines, deliverables, and involvement of relevant stakeholders; (b) organizing a scoping workshop to identify questions that the TEEB country study would answer; (c) first national workshop to present the scope of the TEEB study and to inform the various stakeholders; and, (d. [...] 5 Discussions 5.1 Main objectives/outcomes of the day The main objectives of the day were to introduce the project to the audience; identify policy issues that may be informed by a wider assessment of ecosystem services; engage stakeholders; identify data sources and other key stakeholders to be involved in the project. [...] • The mission statement: The TEEBAgriFood study is designed to (1) provide a comprehensive economic evaluation of the eco-agri-food systems’ complex, and (2) demonstrate that the economic environment in which farmers operate is distorted by significant externalities, both negative and positive, and a lack of awareness of dependency on natural, human and social capital • The focus on the agri-food.