2016 News Archive

Q & A With Jessica Hellmann

Patagonia’s Miguel Pascual

A natural capital approach can help agencies achieve multiple federal mandates

A look at one of hundreds of places where InVEST is being used as a tool to engage communities and solve seemingly intractable land and marine use questions

We need local people to be involved in solving the world’s most pressing issues

Natcap’s Anne Guerry offers a personal account of a whirlwind trip to Kenya

Opening up after decades under military rule, myanmar is engaging in a bold natural capital experiment. WWF put the results online and into art galleries to get people talking.

Natcap played a key role, including contributing guidance from pilot projects

Drought and deforestation highlight the importance of factoring natural capital into long-term development decisions

Natcap’s Rios software being used to target conservation investments in Himalayan region

When environmental damage affects ecosystem services to people, mitigation is often required, but rarely enforced. Natcap’s opal software tool can help.

In the next decade we’ll see more scaling up and efforts to build policy support

It’s not just millennials who turn to social media as a major source of information. Scientists are using it too.

Seeking partners to scope the role of natural capital in sustainable development

Dr. Belinda Reyers is chief scientist of the biodiversity and ecosystem services research group at The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa.

It’s no coincidence that people who live in cities, and away from nature, suffer higher rates of depression and anxiety. Exposure to green space has measurable positive effects on

Natcappers share their favorite reads

Ticos talk about making a water fund happen

NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT INFORMED BY NATCAP MODELS

Why we need more actionable information and collaboration

A Q&A With Emily McKENZIE

In February, Katie Arkema flew to Belize to celebrate the central government’s approval of the country’s new coastal plan.

Training and capacity are the strongest predictors of invest usage