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Regional Planning & Rubber, Hainan Island, China
Assessing the regional planning implications of Ecosystem Function Conservation Area (EFCA) designations in Hainan Island, a high value biodiversity and ecosystem service provision area that is rich in rubber plantations critical for local livelihoods. Partners: Stanford University, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
PRO-Agua: Resilience and sustainable planning for water in the Amazon (Madre de Dios, Acre, Pando)
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Using integrated watershed management for resilient development in Latin America. Project partners include NatCap Stanford, CINCIA, and Herencia. Project collaborators include SUNASS (Peru), IDE (Peru), UPCH, UFAC Climate Change Institute (Brazil), WCS (Peru), and ACCA (Peru).
Nature-Based Urban Planning, Dalian, China
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.
Flood Mitigation Assessment, Myanmar
Developing and testing a modeling approach to assess the flood mitigation service provided by natural ecosystems. Partners: Stanford University, WWF Myanmar, Stockholm Environmental Institute. Collaborator: Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative.
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Natural City Design for Well-Being, Twin Cities, MN, USA
Using evidence linking nature with mental health and wellbeing to inform urban planning, urban design and public health. Collaborators: Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Trust for Public Land, Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield, Paul Riverfront Corporation.
Climate Adaptation for the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR), Latin America
Working to use climate scenarios and ecosystem service modeling to identify and implement adaptation strategies in marine protected area and coastal zone management. Partners: Stanford University, WWF-US, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize.
Innovations in Climate Resilient Coastal Zones, Belize
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.Collaborators: IDB, NGOs, academics and governments of The Bahamas, Mexico, and Belize.
Forest Restoration & Water Management, California, USA
Exploring whether forest restoration benefits have the potential to significantly impact water management objectives when considering the complex realities of water management infrastructure and institutions. Partners: Stanford University, The Nature Conservancy. Collaborators: Stanford's Water in the West, Placer County Water Agency, Blue Forest Conservation
Nature-Based Urban Planning, Beijing, China
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.
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