ELD CAMPUS
Module: Apply the ELD approach on your own!
Learning objectives:
- Selectively apply and critically evaluate the use of key concepts and methods in cost-benefit analysis including discounted cash flow analysis, measures of project worth and valuation estimates for environmental goods and ecosystem services;
- Identify and compare land management costs and benefits over time for ‘with’ and ‘without’ project scenarios;
- Calculate and interpret investment criteria including net present value and internal rate of return.
Contents:
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For the fictional case study of Eldamia the following scenarios are to be analysed:
In Southern State
- a ‘without project’ or ‘baseline’ scenario consisting of ‘business as usual’ and no continuing change or trend in the current state of land degradation;
- compared to a ‘with project’ sustainable land management (SLM) scenario consisting of investments made and interventions carried out to reduce land degradation and improve ecosystem service provision.
In Northern State
- a ‘without project’ or ‘baseline’ scenario consisting of ‘business-as-usual’ and a continuing trend of worsening land degradation;
- compared to a ‘with project’ SLM scenario consisting of investments made and interventions carried out to reduce land degradation and improve ecosystem service provision.
Estimated time for application:
1 day for each case study, for onsite-trainings it is suggest to split the groups of trainees into two and have another ½ day for presenting the cases to each other and to discuss them

RESOURCES
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There is no lecture for this module. Please refer to the script. You will receive guidance to the case study and all exercises.

Script
- Module: Self-study module on cost-benefit analysis of sustainable land management projects. Cost-benefit analysis of restoration of crop and rangelands in Eldamia (EN)
- Module: Self-study module on cost-benefit analysis of sustainable land management projects. Cost-benefit analysis of restoration of crop and rangelands in Eldamia (FR)
- Module: Self-study module on cost-benefit analysis of sustainable land management projects. Cost-benefit analysis of restoration of crop and rangelands in Eldamia (RU)
CONTACT
ELD Secretariat
E-Mail: info@eld-initiative.org