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The Download: testing wastewater for measles, and the cost of nature
How wastewater could offer an early warning system for measles
January 26, 2024
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Planet, Microsoft, And Researchers Build New AI-Focused Resource For Environmental Reporting
Planet is developing the tools to help organizations track impacts and opportunities across the value chain, and to translate this intelligence into robust strategies and practical
January 23, 2024
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US-based joint venture boosting open-source software for TNFD disclosures
A joint venture is set to expand access to its software models.
January 19, 2024
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How to design policies that support both aquaculture and small-scale fisheries
A recent paper examines the benefits and tradeoffs of interactions between aquaculture and small-scale fisheries across 46 case studies.
January 18, 2024
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ESG Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering ESG Impact Investing.
January 17, 2024
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10 Key Environmental Programs For Business Leaders At The World Economic Forum
The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum takes place January 15 – 19, 2024, in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
January 12, 2024
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20 of the best Stanford University courses you can take for free
This is your chance to learn all about programming, computer science, and much more without spending anything.
January 09, 2024
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Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature
Gretchen Daily is working to make the environment more of an element in economic decision-making.
December 26, 2023
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To make better land-use decisions, we must consider air quality too
Natural Capital Project researchers at the University of Minnesota demonstrate importance of an often-overlooked ecosystem service
December 19, 2023
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Increasing the accessibility of ecosystem services software and tools
InVEST version release earlier this year provides Chinese and Spanish versions for first time
December 18, 2023
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Opinion: Keep Capitalism Out of Conservation
Efforts to put an economic value on nature are meant to garner support for saving it. But is that the wisest approach?
December 14, 2023
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Asia-Pacific Natural Capital Forum Aims to Change the Development Paradigm
ADB, regional leaders, and a Stanford team convened in the Philippines to better integrate natural capital approaches into decisions across sectors
November 29, 2023
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Policy lab to assess ‘blue foods’ for Indonesian government
A dozen Stanford students will have the opportunity to help the Indonesian ministry chart a course for the future of Indonesia’s ocean food systems.
November 28, 2023
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British empire’s past emissions ‘double UK’s climate responsibility’
Data shows that including CO2 from countries once under colonial rule makes Britain one of world’s biggest historical emitters
November 26, 2023
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WORLD BANK – DRC : The value of DRC's 143 million hectares a of standing forest is estimated at up to US$6.4 trillion, with an estimated annual rental value of US$383 billion
Improved management and conservation could, by 2030, increase the value of DRC's forest-based ecosystem services.
November 20, 2023
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ADB and GEF Jointly Announce Asia and the Pacific Natural Capital Fund
ADB and Stanford University have been collaborating on introducing natural capital accounting and gross ecosystem product in developing member countries.
November 10, 2023
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Cool solutions for urban heat islands
Policy and science experts sit down with Los Angeles’s Chief Heat Officer to discuss the challenges and potential mitigations for extreme heat in urban areas.
October 26, 2023
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Stanford collaboration offers new method to analyze implications of large-scale flood adaptation
In a test of their new analysis tool, researchers show where “moving up” or “moving over” may make the most sense for those affected by the 2022 Pakistan flood, and what costs it
October 25, 2023
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Beijing wants to measure the values of ecosystems
Beijing is taking steps toward using ecological product value to fuel green and sustainable high-quality development.
October 24, 2023
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Inauguration address by President Richard Saller
President Richard Saller delivered these remarks at his inauguration as Stanford’s 12th President on Oct. 16, 2023.
October 16, 2023