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Interview with a NatCapper: Megan Meacham
Stockholm Resilience Centre-based NatCap researcher shares insights on her work linking the finance industry with biodiversity
January 23, 2025
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Building a data platform for Natural Capital Project
Building an open-access platform for data to promote sustainable decision-making
January 20, 2025
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Can ecotourism help promote and celebrate cultural diversity and biodiversity?
Study shows that while Colombia is protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity, both remain mostly inaccessible to tourists.
December 02, 2024
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Q&A: What can international climate negotiations still accomplish?
Negotiators met last week for a U.N. climate change conference
November 25, 2024
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COP16: Reflections on the global biodiversity summit
Natural Capital Project scientists share thoughts on the growing global coalition aiming to sustain nature and a livable planet, and its intersections with climate change.
November 25, 2024
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Keeping the lights on and the pantry stocked: ensuring water for energy and food production
Water scarcity threatens the viability of hydropower and agriculture. A new study in the Andes shows that reducing the need for irrigation through protecting ecosystems is key.
November 18, 2024
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Climate Action 15
15 global innovators powering green solutions in 2024
November 11, 2024
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Gretchen Daily named a 2024 Climate Action Leader
Business Insider highlights 15 global activists, business leaders, academics, community leaders, and others working toward climate and environmental solutions.
November 11, 2024
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Colombia is currently safeguarding the areas with the highest potential for biocultural ecotourism.
How ecotourism in Colombia could be improved by combining culture-based and nature-based tourism.
November 08, 2024
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Belize Champions Innovative Climate and Biodiversity Finance Solutions at Global CBD COP 16 Conference
Тhе соnfеrеnсе, hеld іn Саlі, Соlоmbіа, fосuѕеd оn thе urgеnt nееd fоr ѕubѕtаntіаl rеѕоurсеѕ tо асhіеvе thе аmbіtіоuѕ tаrgеtѕ оf thе Glоbаl Віоdіvеrѕіtу Frаmеwоrk.
November 06, 2024
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In Kenya, a river restoration initiative pays for itself, and then some
The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund draws money from corporations and government to pay for watershed restoration and reforestation of the Tana River.
October 29, 2024
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Companies and investors can now get smarter when it comes to nature
Amid growing pressure to report on nature-related risks and impacts, an open-source footprinting tool offers a scientific and transparent approach.
October 28, 2024
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Supporting women in ocean sciences
The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with Every Page Foundation, is excited to announce 22 women science leaders as the 2024 NSF-EPF Ocean Decade Champions.
October 24, 2024
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Interview with a NatCapper: Baolong Han
Chinese Academy of Sciences-based NatCap researcher helps spearhead research on the effects of urban nature on mental health.
October 23, 2024
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Aliados internacionales de la CARDER buscan la conservación de la Danta de Montaña en Risaralda
En una reunión clave con el director de la CARDER, biólogos, veterinarios y el equipo interdisciplinario de la Corporación, se definieron nuevas acciones con expertos en Dantas de
October 22, 2024
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New Database Provides World’s Most Comprehensive Data on River Barriers and Reservoirs
This collaborative effort will enable large-scale analyses of the environmental and social trade-offs associated with dams and reservoirs.
October 08, 2024
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What’s the value of a city’s nature? San Antonio pilots tool to find out.
Designed by a Stanford University-based group, the tool shows how land use changes could impact carbon sequestration, urban cooling and residents’ access to nature.
October 03, 2024
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Using nature to solve urban sustainability and equity challenges
New InVEST pilot tool for San Antonio is a key step in giving non-technical users like city leaders the ability to compare societal and environmental impacts of land use scenarios.
September 30, 2024
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Q&A: Launch of New NatCap Center at the University of Minnesota
NatCap TEEMs, now the official home of NatCap at UMN, is a global leader in integrating economic and ecological modeling to create a more sustainable future for all.
September 25, 2024
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Putting Nature at the Heart of Decision Making with Gretchen Daily of the Natural Capital Project
Helen Needham meets Gretchen Daily of the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University
September 18, 2024