Preparation of a payment for environmental services (PES) system in the Seine basin

Client

AgriParis Seine

Period

2025

EXPERTISE

Studies and Expert Insights

Context

Structuring a system to reconcile sustainable agriculture and water quality

AgriParis Seine est un consortium de coopération territoriale dont l’objectif est de porter le projet Seine Nourricière, qui bénéficie de l’accompagnement de la Banque des Territoires.

The need was for a study aimed at structuring sustainable agricultural and food sectors in the Seine basin. It focused on creating a system that protects water resources while promoting sustainable sectors, as well as supporting partners to co-construct a common territorial system.

Indeed, the Seine Basin area is facing a major environmental challenge regarding water resources, which are experiencing significant rates of diffuse pollution (pesticides, nitrates), as well as an agricultural challenge that combines fair compensation for producers, resource protection, and the development of sustainable sectors.

service

A multi-stakeholder co-construction to design a PES system

Vertigo Lab has identified and analyzed socio-economic mechanisms that promote agricultural practices preserving water resource quality, and then organized multi-stakeholder working sessions to co-construct the PES mechanism.

Nous avons appuyé la rédaction d’une fiche action pour la préfiguration d’un PSE sur le territoire des membres d’AgriParis Seine, incluant une définition du cadre de PSE (objectifs du PSE, territoire visé, agriculteurs ciblés, gouvernance, moyens humains et financiers nécessaires), l’élaboration des indicateurs d’évaluation (de moyens et de résultats) et l’élaboration d’une maquette financière et d’un calendrier global.

BENEFITS

An operational framework to deploy an environmental system

The mission defined the framework for the PES, including objectives, targets, and human and financial resources, as well as constructing an action sheet for the prefiguration of the system. It also allowed for the development of monitoring and evaluation indicators, as well as providing support for seeking co-financing.

The + Vertigo Lab

Experience and theoretical and practical expertise in PES were mobilized, with facilitation of partnership reflections and co-construction working sessions.