Using ecosystem service information to zone various activities to preserve natural and cultural heritage values on Chiloé island. Collaborators: Center for Studies and Conservation of Natural Heritage, Audubon.
Improving the ability of governments, private investors, and other decision-makers to assess the long-term sustainability of infrastructure projects in the global Arctic and elsewhere.
Working to identify and test new data technologies for scaling the use of information on climate change, coastal processe, and ecosystem services into Integrated Coastal Zone Management across the Caribbean and Latin America. Partners: Stanford. Collaborators: IDB, NGOs, academics and governments of The Bahamas, Mexico, and Belize.
There are approximately 16,000 golf courses in the USA, spread across a variety of social and ecological contexts; urban to rural, forest to swamp, grassland to desert. Economically, golf courses contribute billions of dollars to the economy and create jobs for local communities. Environmentally, golf courses require inputs of water, nutrients and pesticides and can be taxing.
Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools. 1 of 5 Chinese pilot cities. Partners: Stanford University, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools. 1 of 5 Chinese pilot cities. Partners: Stanford University,
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Informing development of a new planned road from Dawei, Myanmar to Thailand, and quantifying and mapping natural capital across the nation to support development and implementation of the country's Green Economy strategy. Also, mapping threats to natural capital from potential investments through China's Belt and Road Initiative. Partners: Stanford University, WWF.
Working to use ecosystem service information to support a land use planning process undertaken by the regional government. Partners: Stanford University, WWF.
