Science Innovation

The Natural Capital Project advances research frontiers around sustainable development and sustainable, livable cities. Currently, we are developing new science focused on:

• Less-­studied yet vital ecosystem services relating to health, including improving mental health, promoting physical activity, and supporting urban biodiversity

• Equity in access to nature and its benefits - developing new assessment approaches 

• Resilience of interconnected human and natural systems 

• Modeling of ecosystem services at the global scale

• Using AI to generate insights from new data sources such as social media, satellite imagery, and human movement data.