Is there a way to put a dollar amount on pristine forests or marshlands? The United Nations believes so—and that the ability to do it might be a valuable step toward combating the slew of ...

What price clean air, clean water and a functioning ecosystem for current and future generations? Undervaluing natural capital undervalues the social costs of carbon and climate change. (Gregory ...

Natural capital encompasses the natural resources that society and the economy rely on, such as soil, water, air, and the ecosystems associated with their plants and animals. The natural environment ...

McKinsey & Company released a new report, Valuing Nature Conservation: A methodology for quantifying the benefits of protecting the planet’s natural capital. The planet’s stock of natural assets is ...

March 1 - It is extraordinary how quickly the theme of natural capital has emerged, defined as making sense of the economic value of the world’s resources and the financial impact of preserving or ...

The four-yearly World Conservation Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has just taken place in Hawai’i. The congress is the largest global meeting on nature’s ...

Human economies are made possible through natural capital – stocks of land, fresh water, oceans, biodiversity and soils, among others. Farming isn’t possible without soil or water. Manufacturing isn’t ...

Gretchen Daily is a pioneer in the field known as “natural capital.” Using science and software, she shows stakeholders why it benefits everyone to prioritize conservation. Colombia’s Gulf of ...

Economic statistics tell an impressive story of 100 years of progress and show that more people are living better today than ever before. But these figures conceal a parallel story of mounting ...

While many countries across the globe have experienced strong economic growth and improvements in human development outcomes over the last quarter of a century, natural resources continue to be ...