Medicinal & Genetic

SEEA EA

Name Used: Genetic Material Services

Service Category: Provisioning Services

Definition: The ecosystem contributions from all biota, including seed, spore, or gamete production, that are used by economic units for various purposes such as developing new animal and plant breeds, in gene synthesis, or in product development directly using genetic material. This is most commonly recorded as an intermediate service to biomass provisioning.

See Valuation Methods Appendix for Economic Value, Valuation Methods, and Metrics.

CICES

Name Used: Genetic Material from Animals, Plants, Algae, Fungi, or Other Organisms

Service Category: Provisioning

Definition: Genetic Material from Animals, Plants, Algae, Fungi, or Other Organisms

Economic Value Calculated: No

Valuation Methods: n/a

Metrics: included in definition

ESVD 2020

Name Used: Medicinal resources; Genetic resources; Maintenance of genetic diversity

Service Category: Provisioning; Provisioning; Habitat

Definition: Medicinal resources as categorized by TEEB in ESVD include biochemicals, models, test-organisms, and bioprospecting. Genetic resources as categorized by TEEB in ESVD include plant genetic resources, animal genetic resources, genetic resources (unspecified). Maintenance of genetic diversity as categorized by TEEB in ESVD include biodiversity protection.

Economic Value Calculated: Yes

Valuation Methods: The ESVD 2020 report offers a total of 4,042 value estimates, with 52 specific to medicinal resources, 57 specific to genetic resources, and 61 for maintenance of genetic diversity. See the Valuation Methods Appendix.

Metrics: $/ha/yr; ESVD is working on other qualitative and quantitative metrics.

FEMA ESV 2022

Name Used: Medicinal Resources (Genetic Resources / MA)

Service Category: Provisioning

Definition: Providing traditional medicines, pharmaceuticals, and assay organisms

Economic Value Calculated: No

Valuation Methods: n/a

Metrics: n/a

IPBES NCP

Name Used: Medicinal, biochemical and genetic resources

Service Category: Material NCP (Materials And Assistance)

Definition: Production of materials derived from organisms used for medicinal, veterinary and pharmacological purposes. Production of genes and genetic information for plant and animal breeding and biotechnology.

Economic Value Calculated: No

Valuation Methods: n/a

Metrics: Fraction of species locally known and used medicinally; Phylogenetic diversity

ENCORE

Name Used: Genetic materials

Service Category: Provisioning

Definition: Understood to be deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and all biota including plants, animals, and algae.

Economic Value Calculated: No

Valuation Methods:

Metrics: Food production and medicine

TNFD Environmental Assets & Ecosystem Services

Uses SEEA EA

InVEST

Not classified in InVEST.

Swiss Re BES Index

Not listed as an ES category but does reference IPBES - NCP framework.