Climate change and a rapidly growing population are putting increasing pressure on ecosystem services. The more financially robust the issuer, the greater the probability of a bond being repaid. An ...
The publication Ecosystem services valuation as a decision-making tool: Conceptual bases and lessons learned in the Amazon region seeks to show how the concept of ecosystem services can be applied to ...
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A - Valuing River Ecosystem Services." National Research Council. 2007. River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10 ...
Ecosystem services – the natural processes that allow Earth to sustain life and provide us with everything we have and see – are facing an uncertain future. Between 1997 and 2011, the global value of ...
Brief Summary Description of Project: The ASAL Adapts program aims to strengthen ecosystem health in Wajir and Garissa counties by enhancing the uptake and use of digital information services and ...
When you go to a grocery store, the tomatoes, box of pasta or can of tuna you buy each have a price tag. But goods and services in the environment — think clean water, tree cover, or flood control — ...
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily. Forests filter air and water, provide timber, offer recreation opportunities, ...