Environmental Economics

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Christian Neumann, Linwood Pendleton, Marianne Kettunen and Tundi Agardy: The value of ecosystems and the associated services they provide is receiving growing attention both in the public and decision-making arena. The language of Ecosystem Services essentially translates the complexity of ecological processes and functions into descriptors that define the socio-economic-ecological link. The language of Ecosystem Services creates new connections.

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Environmental News Network

JULY 21, 2015

From: Smurfit Kappa Direct. Activism Natural Resources Sustainability Conservation

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. “Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998).

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JANUARY 30, 2014

If an ecosystem produces something useful, but nobody uses it, is still it an ecosystem service? If we become more honest and robust in our valuation, however, we will very soon find ourselves saying that some ecosystems in some places aren’t worth very much at all.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JANUARY 17, 2017

Never underestimate the underdog — in sports or in ecosystems. Globally, grasslands are one of the most converted and least protected ecosystems (Hoekstra et al. Strategies that avoid conversion of ecosystems take advantage of this natural ability to offset carbon emissions.

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Green Prophet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Their numbers are amazing – according to their recently released report, the world’s loses ecosystem worth up to $10.6 The study authors have calculated the cost of the “lost ecosystem services value” our planet has suffered in the last decade and a half.

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Environmental Economics

MARCH 25, 2016

environmental economists should have a lot to say about the last item under the first bullet point (a later slide mentioned "ecosystem services valuation" under "research agenda"

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

More and more frequently I hear about ecosystem restoration—the attempt to reestablish a natural ecosystem on degraded land. Sometimes I even hear that “designer ecosystems” might provide services or experiences similar to or better than nature. Ideas Ecosystem Services

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Eco Chic

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The video below is a must-watch, because in a brief and beautiful explanation, it is clear why top predators are so very important to healthy ecosystems. The post Watch How Wolves Rebuilt an Entire Ecosystem appeared first on Eco-Chick. Have you ever heard of Rewilding?

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Celsias

JULY 22, 2013

Once upon a time, in a land almost no one living has ever seen, the rivers and streams of North America were so pure one could drink with cupped hands or a tin cup.

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Elephant Journal

JUNE 8, 2016

Nautilus Minerals will be the first company making a high-stakes gamble with our oceans' fragile ecosystem, and the first to commercialize on the natural.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Her doctoral work here in Wyoming’s Bridger–Teton National Forest—just east of Grand Teton National Park and smack in the middle of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—has included 76 radio-tagged nutcrackers. From the Autumn 2015 issue of Living Bird magazine.

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Environmental Economics

JULY 9, 2014

Off-shore windfarms versus rare birds.who should win

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Green Prophet

JUNE 2, 2011

And a new generation of Iraqi environmentalists as well as the Marsh Arabs have played their part in restoring a global ecosystem which has existed for over 7,000 years.

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Green (Living) Review

AUGUST 22, 2015

Maddy Harland tells the story of the Shona African community who healed their damaged ecosystems. communities ecosystems permacultureThey restored their springs, rebuilt their soil, regenerated their agriculture and alleviated poverty and malnutrition.

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Green Prophet

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

“Nature has provided ecosystems and their benefits to us for free… perhaps because this capital has been provided freely to us, we humans have tended to view it as limitless, abundant, and thus perhaps always available for our use, exploitation, and conversion.” (p.3).

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Conservancy Talk

JUNE 4, 2015

Healthy oceans, development and economic growth can coexist. That’s the idea behind an emerging Nature Conservancy strategy led by Maria Damanaki, TNC’s new Global Managing Director for Oceans.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 13, 2017

Ideas Ecosystem Services Nature + People TechnologyThe word “science” means many things to different people. While some see science as nerdy and boring, others are in awe of the discoveries that have been made and the technologies that change our lives. To me, science means hope.

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Environmental Economics

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The  Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Gretchen Daily and the  Natural Capital Project : No one knew exactly how the science of ecosystem services would work, beyond the idea that it would combine ecology with economics.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JUNE 6, 2017

In Africa, however, many vulture populations are understudied and those studies that have been published on the declines of vultures and the impacts of removing vultures from the ecosystem in Africa come from only a few countries. The world’s vultures are in crisis.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

To answer this question, we are focusing on the ecosystem services that oyster reefs provide — from protection against damaging waves and storms, to improving water quality and clarity and enhancing habitat for marine wildlife. I’ve been in a love affair with oysters for nearly 20 years.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MAY 5, 2016

Is it because they benefit from an ecosystem service? Ideas Biodiversity Economics Ecosystem Services Nature + People Nature-based SolutionsWhat’s in it for me? That may sound like a selfish question.

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Elephant Journal

JULY 12, 2015

Green coastal destruction ecosystem EPA mangroves reef ecosystemI had never been in a mangrove before—but I'm forever haunted, in the best way.

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Green (Living) Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

By Michael Smith (Veshengro) A recent article in the New York Times about the work Stanford University biology professor Gretchen Daily is doing in Africa and Costa Rica highlights the importance of ecosystem services, or putting a value on ecosystems. and he also explained as to why we should put a price tag on ecosystem services. InVest includes coastal and marine ecosystem services. There are companies who seek to quantify ecosystems.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The landowner’s cost reimbursement can be increased in relation to buffer width to incentivize landowners to pursue wider buffers (left) and the additional ecosystem services they provide (from Sweeney and Blaine 2016).

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

And her thoughts immediately jumped to the seagrass ecosystems around the islands where she and her colleagues worked with collaborators at Hasanuddin University in Indonesia. Seagrass ecosystem in Spermonde Islands ©Joleah Lamb. NatureNet Fellows Science Update.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

AUGUST 2, 2016

From the Field Climate Economics Ecosystem Services Fire Forests Invasive Species Research Resilience RestorationWhat can we do to slow climate change and restore America’s forests? I used to think the answer was to plant more trees. Mic drop. But wait, that’s not the whole story.

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Environmental Economics

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I think if we tried harder, we could've squeezed a few more co-authors onto this one: Incorporating ecosystem services in marine planning: The role of valuation. Abstract: This paper scrutinises the use of ecosystem service valuation for marine planning. Current approaches to marine planning in both countries are presented and the role that ecosystem service valuation could play in this context is outlined.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JANUARY 6, 2017

Ideas Economics Ecosystem Services Human Well-Being Nature + People Nature-based Solutions Social Science Valuing NatureBehavioral science and economics have provided important insights for health, finance, and many other domains, but are largely untapped resources for conservation.

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Green (Living) Review

MARCH 3, 2017

Permaculture principles go a step beyond organic and help your plants truly thrive. Combining the best of natural landscaping and edible gardening, permaculture systems sustain both themselves and their caregivers.

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Conservancy Talk

MARCH 4, 2016

We have identified three approaches that show tremendous promise, and we are working around the world to expand their scale: Preserve Healthy Ecosystems : Destruction of tropical forests is the source of 15% of current greenhouse gas emissions.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MARCH 11, 2015

People and Conservation business case for conservation Ecosystem Services natural capital Peter Kareiva video By Bob Lalasz, director of science communications for The Nature Conservancy . Capitalism eats nature for breakfast — that’s received wisdom among environmentalists.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MAY 20, 2016

From the Field Wildlife Ecosystem Services Field Notes Mammals Resilience Restoration Water WetlandsThe Nature Conservancy is working like a beaver ( Castor canadensis ) by mimicking beaver dam building to restore streams and floodplain habitat in Montana and California. No kidding.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 10, 2015

At a recent ACES (A Community on Ecosystem Services) conference, we brought together members of three collaborations, representing different sectors and stages of maturity, to discuss the strategic fit of valuing nature to their business and lessons learned from their collaborations.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Trees provide numerous valuable ecosystem services to communities: benefits associated with air and water quality, energy conservation, cooler air temperatures, and many other environmental and social benefits. Ideas NatureTech Ecosystem Services Human Well-Being Research Technology

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Climate Change Asia Pacific Climate Ecosystem Services Forest Carbon Forests ResearchWhat can light beams tell us about the state of tropical forests?

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JUNE 2, 2015

These may appear to be marginal conservation lands, but they can still provide important ecosystem services.”. Agriculture Coral Reefs Ecosystem Services food security Hawaii marineTraditional taro cultivation provides many ecological and economic benefits. Photo: © Grady Timmons/TNC.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JUNE 30, 2015

This approach also benefits wildlife and the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem by reducing fish-killing dead zones caused by too much nitrogen running off farms. Water Ecosystem Services New York urban conservation Water ConservationWater purification systems at Bret Lake, Switzerland.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Now, companies have a new model to assess just how valuable reliable access to water is to their business, thanks to new research published recently in Ecosystem Services. Science business case for conservation Climate Change Dow Chemical Company drought Ecosystem Services water scarcity

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Conservancy Talk

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Photo © The Nature Conservancy The true power of nature Our latest research tells us that better management of forests, farms and other ecosystems can deliver at least 20% of the carbon mitigation we need in striving to reach the 2°C goal. “Forests precede civilization; deserts follow.”

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