Natural Capital Project. The natural capital project natcap is a partnership among 250 groups around the world that has developed a systematic approach to weighing nature s benefits. Professor department of earth system science.
Water funds and water producer programs guandu. Through the climatewise project we improve our understanding of how land use and climate change affect water resources in the northern andes and in the atlantic forest region of brazil. By placing a value on nature in the context of resource allocation natcap is influencing policy finance and management decisions worldwide.
Our ultimate objective is to improve the well being of all people and nature by motivating greater and more targeted natural capital investments.
The natural capital project pioneers science technology and partnerships that enable people and nature to thrive. Professor department of earth system science. The natural capital project holds regular events to train people in its tools and approaches for integrating ecosystem service information into decision making. The natural capital project a 10 year partnership among the university of minnesota stanford university the nature conservancy and the world wildlife fund is at the forefront of developing interdisciplinary science that incorporates the value of natural capital and ecosystem services the benefits nature provides to people into decision making.
