Relevance of valuing ecosystem goods and services for mainstreaming human well- being in impact assessment

	Overview of threats to biodiversity from energy development plans and energy operations (oil and gas, coal and hydropower sectors) and their root causes;
	The connect between biodiversity, energy development and economic well being.
	Why value biodiversity in impact assessment of developments in energy sector? How biodiversity losses and gains pose business risks and opportunities?
	Why is it important to value the contributions of ecosystems to environmental security and societal well-being and for building resilience to counter climate change impacts of proposed developments?
	Why do we need economic currency to value biodiversity?

Adapting EA framework for integrating ecosystem services and livelihoods and the economic evaluation approaches

	Entry points for incorporating biodiversity and ecosystem valuation in impact assessment with a focus on energy projects.
	What reforms are needed to improve business-biodiversity relations?
	‘How to’ approaches for integrating economic valuation in different stages of EIA framework?
	Introduction to a range of economic evaluation tools and techniques relevant in the context of impact assessment.

Ecological and economic approaches for integrating biodiversity in the hierarchy of different mitigation options

Learning by doing: Practical and interactive exercises planned for participatory learning

	Building consensus for arriving at development decisions for an energy project proposed in a conservation area using ecosystem services approach for assessing impacts.
	Designing an offset scheme for a win -win outcome for conservation and development.
	The trainers have designed a role-play exercise for understanding the dynamics of decision making.