Trees make our lives better in Unquantifiable Ways
One company is trying to measure exactly how much urban trees are worth, but some things defy calculation.
How Quebec's Maple Forest Serves a Greater Good
An infographic on the ecosystem benefits of Quebec's Maple Forests.
Nanaimo (Canada) Touts its 'Natural Capital'
A Canada-wide pilot program aims to show municipalities the value of maintaining the country’s original infrastructure – nature.
Getting Maximum Value from Ireland's Natural Resources
Studies value Ireland's natural capital - or the wider environment - at €2.6bn a year, and includes the economic value of timber, the value that pollinators play in growing crops and the recreational value of the outdoors.
Global Assessment of Non-Wood Forest Ecosystem Services: Spatially Explicit Meta-Analysis and Benefit Transfer to Improve the World Bank's Forest Wealth Database
Improving the Forest Database to Support Sustainable Forest Management: Domestic Timber Prices and Rental Rates
Why Forests are Key to Climate, Water, Health, and Livelihoods
Forests and trees, celebrated on March 21, the International Day of Forests, are a cornerstone of addressing climate change and provide significant economic, social and health benefits.
NCA Informs Cost of Forest Fires
Colombia's National Planning Department calculates the economic cost of forest fires using NCA.
Putting A Dollar Value On Natural Resources Is Key To Good Policymaking
In a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team devised a formula to determine the worth over time of natural capital, using the dollar value of groundwater in the U.S. state of Kansas as an example.
WWF Mapping Project Shows Mondulkiri Forest in Danger
InVEST predicts that by 2030 one of the last remaining forests in Cambodia will face major reductions in forest cover, carbon storage, and loss of non-timber forest products if deforestation continues at its current rate.
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