This report profiles the importance of the natural capital and ecosystem services provided by the land cover of Ontario’s Greenbelt including wetlands, forests, agricultural lands, beach and sand dunes, and grasslands. Non-market values such as the ecological, recreational and cultural values of each land cover are described and quantified.

This report provides a strong business case for wetland retention and restoration of the Black River subwatershed of the Lake Simcoe basin through its research on the ecological values of riparian wetlands and the economic impacts from the loss of these wetlands. The authors use measurements of the water quality implications of wetland loss and restoration to estimate the economic values of these wetlands, demonstrating that wetland conservation is an economically feasible option for preventing further environmental degradation in the Black River subwatershed, Lake Simcoe and southern Ontario

This study describes and quantifies the natural capital value of the ecosystem goods and services provided by Lake Simcoe’s watershed. Ecosystem values are measured for water quality, supply and regulation, clean air, carbon services, biodiversity, and recreation and tourism.

This report demonstrates the importance of the natural capital and potential ecosystem service values within the MTO West Corridor Planning Area. It provides estimated values for the natural capital of this study area including recreation, aesthetics and amenities, water supply, pollination and seeding, habitat, and regulation of gas, soil, nutrients, and disturbances.

The non-profit Pimachiowin Aki Corp. is working on establishing a World Heritage Site in an intact boreal forest on the Ontario-Manitoba border and commissioned a study to estimate the ecosystem services values provided by the forest. Through mapping of the land covers and valuation studies, the values were derived for resident and non-resident populations and organized into four categories: provision, regulation, cultural and support.