Projects in Asia/Pacific

We worked with the World Bank, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and local planners in Guangzhou to assess the value of natural capital in two different contexts: the Haizhu wetland and the New Knowledge City.

NatCap is working with our partners at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop scientifically rigorous GEP measures for use in pilots around the country.

Through investments of more than US$150 billion in conservation and development initiatives since 2000, China has established the highest rate of reforestation worldwide.

To help create a more sustainable and resilient rangeland system, a diverse group of interests is innovating together as the Sustainable Cashmere Project.

Conserving Nepal's Rivers through strategic trade-off analyses.

Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools.

Working to target and value investments in natural capital and watershed management to reduce excess sediment to the Kaligandaki, a hydropower facility.

Working to target and value investments in natural capital and watershed management to reduce excess sediment to the Mangla Reservoir.

Improving the understanding of how the development of infrastructure and opportunities for tourists will change visitation to Jeju Island by Korean and international tourists.

Working to improve management of forest areas and demonstrate the value of those forests for sustaining the hydropower sector.

Working to provide analysis of Payment for Ecosystem Services programs across China, such as the Sloping Land Conversion Program.

Quantifying the benefits, costs, and livelihood implications of the Sloping Land Conversion Program.

Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools.

Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools.

Assessing urban ecosystem services and promote nature-based solutions in urban planning in China using InVEST tools.

Integrating natural capital valuation into spatial plans guiding development and conservation on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Identified reforestation areas based on ecosystem services and their benefits to people.

Working to integrate ecosystem service considerations into integrated spatial planning in Mondulkiri Province in Cambodia.

Informing spatial planning in Kalimantan at island and district levels, motivating the designation of the Heart of Borneo as a Strategic National Area.

Assessing the regional planning implications of Ecosystem Function Conservation Area designations in Hainan Island.

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.

Developing and testing a modeling approach to assess the flood mitigation service provided by natural ecosystems.

Assessing ecosystem services provided by the Chamkhar river basin to downstream hydropower projects and other stakeholders to enable the development and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services.