An economic valuation of the Columbia River Basin will provide critical information that can inform negotiations for a 2024 Treaty update with local Native American tribes. A more expansive view of the Columbia River will allow for ecosystem-based functions to be included in a modernized Treaty.

Collaboration between Dow and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates that valuing nature can be profitable for business.

WAVES Environmental Specialist, Ken Bagstad, provides a closer look at a recent U.S. directive to consider nature’s value in Federal planning and decision-making.