2020 News Archive

Stanford Natural Capital Project co-founder awarded Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for illuminating and quantifying the economic value of natural environment.

Hal Mooney has been a force in getting governments, companies, and the scientific community to recognize and invest in the benefits that natural systems provide to people.

Blue Paper 12 uses science-based governance to transition into a sustainable ocean economy.

We talked with Allison Bailey, one of NatCap’s research data scientists.

To tackle nature’s alarming decline, we need a "safety net" made up of multiple interlinked and ambitious goals

Drawing on research by Natural Capital Project scientists, countries like Belize are finding new ways to supplement their devastated ecotourism-driven economies during the COVID-19

New paper calls for the consideration of people’s diverse needs in order to develop effective nature-based policies and investments in ecosystems.

Around the world, birds are deeply embedded in human culture. New research finds the birds people value most are under the greatest threat from deforestation and climate change.

With the global pandemic changing how people around the world can collaborate and learn, the Natural Capital Project has been adapting their training approach.

New research identifies how scientifically informed coordination between conservation and farming communities can benefit both.

New paper highlights the benefits of cost-sharing the conservation of wild bee habitats on agricultural lands, especially in small-scale farming communities.

A new system of ocean governance is needed in order to sustain and bolster life on earth.

Gross Domestic Product, the standard metric for measuring national economies, doesn’t account for the valuable services provided by nature. A new approach could help fill the gap.

Experts from the NatCap explain the value of wild bees in our agricultural systems, especially in light of the increased risk murder hornets pose to domesticated honey bees.

NatCap’s Gretchen Daily and Jeffrey Smith describe the small ways that biodiversity supports the fabric of our daily lives.

The NatCap's Chief Strategy Officer shares her shelter in place experience and talks about how NatCap’s work is pressing forward in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stanford researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change.

New research maps where hydropower dams impact species critical to human livelihoods.