Author Archives: Jennifer Wang

Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory (EVRI)

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The Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory (EVRI) is a searchable archive of empirical studies on the economic value of environmental benefits and human health effects. It was designed as a tool to assist policy development using the benefits transfer approach to estimate these economic values. The information in the EVRI currently focuses on water valuation studies but the scope will be broadened to include studies for different types of natural capital.

The EVRI is only accessible to subscribers but non-subscribers can click on the link below to register or find out more about the EVRI and its functionality.

Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory

Suzuki Foundation’s Natural Capital Map Application

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The David Suzuki Foundation is working on a fantastic project Putting Natural Capital on the Map where users can highlight a parcel of land and an estimate of the economic benefits in that area will be generated. Currently, the application focuses on water ecosystems in the Lower Mainland in British Columbia.

Click here to access the map application.

Additional information from the Suzuki Foundation on natural capital can be found here

Valuing Nature Network event

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The Valuing Nature Network (VNN) hosted their event ‘Valuing Nature: Bringing the environment into economic decision-making’ on March 19, 2013. The event highlighted VNN’s successes and offered insight into the partnerships between academia, policy and business including the benefits of working across academic disciplines. Powerpoint presentations from the event are available for download.

Valuing Nature Network’s March 19, 2013 event

Valuing Nature Network brings together natural science research and economics into government and business sector decision-making.

Canada’s Wealth of Natural Capital: Rouge National Park

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This report estimates the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the existing Rouge Park, proposed Rouge National Park and its three major surrounding watersheds in the Greater Toronto Area. Using valuation techniques from the field of natural capital economics, the report provides estimates of the economic values of the area’s natural, agricultural and cultural assets.

Webinars on Ecosystem Services hosted by Yale University

For anyone who is interested in webinars on ecosystem services, The Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) at Yale University hosts Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. The series focuses on the importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment, and discusses ecosystem services projects, the people involved in the profession and desirable skills, and the obstacles and opportunities for ecosystem services.

For updates on future webinars, you can also sign up for their email list. Webinars from the 2011-2012 series are also available for free on iTunes.

Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services

Summary of results from the ONES 2012 Workshop is now available

Thank you to all 50 attendees and presenters who attended the ONES 2012 Workshop Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services in Ontario.  Highlights from the presentations and discussions are now available.

Click here to  read highlights from the presentations and discussions.

This event was held in Alliston Ontario in conjunction with the 2012 Latornell Conservation Symposium.