This webinar will highlight innovative case studies that assess the costs and benefits of NbS, and how we might use that cost-benefit information to help scale these approaches. Join to hear from Mike Beck (UC Santa Cruz) on the cost effectiveness of nature-based coastal adaptation in the Gulf of Mexico, Anna Bettis (The Nature Conservancy) on a cost-benefit analysis of installing tree canopies to address extreme heat in Phoenix, and from Gregg Brill (The Pacific Institute, CEO Water Mandate) and Ivan Paspaldzhiev (Denkstatt) on benefit accounting and valuation of NbS for watersheds. [Read more…] about How Does Nature Measure Up? Innovative Examples of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Nature-Based Solutions
Upcoming events
Invitation to Cumbre Madre Tierra event (Spanish only)
CENTRUS and Earth Law Centre invite you to Cumbre Madre Tierra (see invitation below, in Spanish). This meeting will join experts in diverse fields that are called around natures´ rights recognition and how this can help in achieving full multidimensional rights in different contexts. The main organizer is Raúl Gutiérrez Patiño and the venue is Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México. Register to participate online by writing to this email: [email protected]. [Read more…] about Invitation to Cumbre Madre Tierra event (Spanish only)
Ecosystem Accounting virtual event – call for abstracts
Abstract sbmission extended for an exciting upcoming workshop on EO for Ecosystem Accounting hosted by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the United Nations Statistics Division and GEO EO4EA. The workshop will take place November 28 – December 1, 2022. (Please find the website event page, details, and registration information here.
This workshop will bring together experts in Earth Observation and experts in Ecosystem Accounting to jointly discuss the key challenges that need to be addressed in order to use Earth Observation in compiling national ecosystem accounts to support national policies. [Read more…] about Ecosystem Accounting virtual event – call for abstracts
Conference: Nature-based solutions for improvement of water quality and river basin management
The LIFE GoodWater IP project is organising an international conference on “Nature-based solutions for improvement of water quality and river basin management” to be held on 26-27 October 2022 in Riga, Latvia. The conference will aim to present the role of nature-based solutions and ecosystem services approaches in improving the ecological quality of water bodies, as well as to share experiences and lessons learned in applying these measures in rural areas.
Find out more about the event and how to register here.
Summer school on Ecosystem Services in the context of decision making in public administration
Between 5-14 September 2022 the summer school “Innovative potential of ecosystem services for decision-making in public administration” will take place. The program focuses on the possibilities offered by the concept of ecosystem services in spatial and urban planning and landscape management.
The summer school will take place in a combined in-person and online format. The in-person program will take place during the week 5-9 September at MENDELU campus in Lednice, Czech Republic. The distance/online part will take place on 12-14 September. [Read more…] about Summer school on Ecosystem Services in the context of decision making in public administration