2019 News Archive

Researchers reframe current approach to valuing urban nature for the improved health and well-being of city-dwellers.

Ecologist and entrepreneur Marta Echavarria has long been a pioneer in the field of communicating the values of nature to diverse audiences.

Kate Brauman and Steve Polasky are coordinating lead authors on the Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio

We sat down with Melissa Kenney, Associate Director of Knowledge Initiatives at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment

We sat down with Dave Fisher, one of NatCap’s key software engineers, to talk favorite InVEST models, geography, and his road to the Stanford team.

Expanding monoculture threatens valuable services from land, such as flood control, water purification and climate stabilization. A new approach promises to protect these benefits.

Researchers evaluate hydropower planning and what “sustainable” means in the Mekong

Western Europe benefits from ecosystems in distant, lower-income regions of the world.

NatCap leaders headed to Washington, D.C. to spread the word about NatCap’s newest book, Green Growth That Works.

The researchers set out to understand where nature contributes the most to people.

A new Stanford-led study provides information on how to invest in natural coastal ecosystems in the Bahamas

Economic development plans often overlook a crucial detail – ecosystems that provide essential services to people

Spending time in nature can improve mental health. A new model proposes a way of bringing those benefits to more people by incorporating nature into urban design.

Stanford hydrologist and colleagues argue that investing in renewable technologies could be safer and cheaper than building large dams.

Shade trees provide some refuge among deforestation, species decline

The president described a vision for his country to become an ethical example to the global community.

Natural Capital Project co-founder Gretchen Daily awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for InVEST Software