Forests Ontario’s Annual Conference will be held this year in Alliston, Ontario at the Nottawasaga Inn and Convention Centre on Friday, February 9th, 2018. The Annual Conference is Ontario’s largest forestry conference bringing together more than 300 attendees from Conservation Authorities, municipalities, environmental non-governmental organizations, provincial governments, as well as landowners, educators and students. The […]

The Canadian Society for Ecological Economics conference usually features content about natural capital and ecosystem services that’s relevant to Ontario. I will post more information here when the program becomes available.

A draft program is not yet out, but the theme is: “ecological, policy and organisational succession, and continuing contributions to knowledge. Let us explore where we have been, how that has informed who we are today, and where we are headed.”

This is an exciting opportunity to meet with three global leaders in the field of environmental economics and true cost accounting while they are in Toronto. The objectives of the workshop are to: Introduce researchers, businesses and government in Canada to TEEB-AgriFood and to the potential benefits of doing full-cost accounting studies using the valuation […]

The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation is hosting a full day workshop on natural capital valuation methods and management in partnership with the Natural Capital Lab and Ontario Network for Ecosystem Services. The workshop will be relevant to municipalities, conservation authorities and other stakeholders interested in learning about recent advances in natural capital valuation and […]

Grey to Green: Quantifying Green Infrastructure Performance This conference is the leading forum for designers, policy makers, manufacturers, growers, landscapers, and other green infrastructure professionals to discuss the benefits of the important green infrastructure industry, and how to grow it even further. This interdisciplinary conference explores the latest science on green infrastructure performance, economic valuation […]

Comprehensive wealth (or inclusive wealth) is about measuring what matters in the long run. It focuses on the role of people, the environment, and the economy in creating and sustaining well-being. It goes beyond merely measuring gross domestic product (GDP) and addresses issues that GDP cannot capture on its own. Made up of five components: […]

This conference brings together forestry and natural resource professionals, government staff, private landowners and the general public. Draft Agenda

Learn more about innovative Canadian municipalities that are incorporating natural capital into core financial, asset management and infrastructure decision-making. We will introduce the Municipal Natural Asset Initiative (MNAI), a platform for leading municipalities to experiment and innovate with natural capital through a series of pilot projects aimed at refining and replicating the Town of Gibsons’ […]

For the past two years, the Natural Capital Coalition has worked with over 200 organizations spanning business, conservation, research, finance and policy to develop the Natural Capital Protocol. The Protocol helps businesses to identify, measure and value their impacts and dependencies on natural capital. Developing this capacity will better position businesses to respond to emerging […]