… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and … spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing nature …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, … them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy … Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar … Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to …
… A number of studies have illustrated that people are healthier in greener places. Contact with nature has been tied to reduced incidence of … Through this channel, greenspace also has an economic benefit – that of reducing healthcare expenditures. Kathryn Boyle (Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente) will discuss Kaiser Permanente’s efforts to improve community health outcomes by investing in access to nature . Dr. Stephen Van Den Eeden (Division of …
… The Willamette Partnership and Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives & Markets World Resources Institute. Increasing pressure on natural systems reduces their … and those who can invest in environmental improvement. These incentive programs range from markets, to payment structures, to an array of other options. The Willamette Partnership and … investment in drinking water supply, and applications to spur corporate investment in healthy ecosystems. 2012-11-27 11.54 Nature's Returns Investing in Conservation Market-Based …
… how her organization, The Pacific Forest Trust, is currently exploring ecosystem services markets and payments as a tool to promote forest conservation in the West. She will review how private forest landowners are currently engaging in these markets, and project current and future challenges to attracting more investments in … ecosystem service valuation and investment. The benefits that human populations gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, …
… Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services . Allison White (Research Scientist, EcoHealth Alliance) and Dr. Yasha Feferholtz (Economist, EcoHealth Alliance) will discuss the One Health model that connects human, ecosystem, and wildlife health. The program will include a …
… Join us as we welcome Joel Tickner, Associate Professor of Environmental Health at UMass Lowell as he discusses the role of supply chain networks in shifting the … brands, retailers, start-ups, and other organizations is working to shift both markets and innovation policy towards safer chemistry. Over the past eleven years, the GC3 … brands, retailers, start-ups, and other organizations is working to shift both markets and innovation policy towards safer chemistry. Over the past eleven years, the GC3 …
… from the field on current and prospective investment strategies aimed at growing the health and resilience of forests – an especially relevant topic today. Leigh will kick off … strategies in other contexts, and more generally, what the future of financing forest health may look like. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Building Forest Health and Resilience through Investment: Current and Future Strategies … Building Forest …
… research on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for … research on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for … research on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for …
… Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Markets Please join us for a special edition of the webinar series, “Nature’s Returns: … and responsible investment in the field of sustainable forestry and environmental markets. The company executes three timberland and environmental markets investment strategies in the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Please note …