… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to … create economic incentives for private forest owners by drawing upon previously untapped sources of publicly derived funding. Project Outcomes Based on these findings, the … for a grant of $50,000 through the Connecticut Long Island Sound Water Program for the development of a stream/riparian health assessment protocol for private lands in northeast …
… Industry? 2796 6778 2798 2745 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Mobilizing Finance for Land … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the UnitedStates and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time … accessing nature and gaining treatment for mental health concerns. The land conservation community has a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time spent in nature has …
… programs to support agricultural producers implementing soil health practices. In other states, such as Illinois, soil health programs are used by state agencies and conservation … environmentalists, regulators, and farmers can all find common ground. Across the country, community groups are calling for the creation of soil health programs in their states. In … staff. Each state has its own policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples …
… in Minnesota Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the UnitedStates, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With … sustainable agriculture. This research attempts to understand the strategies and performance of a subset of farmland investors focused on sustainability. 2257 2512 2195 … (MBA '16, Master of Environmental Management '16) Lucyann Murray (MBA '17, Master of Forestry '17) Todd Cort Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental …
… Development Goals. We hope these results provide insights into collaboration models and how business schools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for …
… private sector can employ to reduce carbon emissions. While policy tools and guidance exist for carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of …
… Aggarwal, Kate Logan, Namrita Kapur Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock … holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 …
… This report explores this so-called chicken-and-egg dilemma and provides recommendations for growing the EV market and increasing investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on New York, which falls in the middle of the 50 states in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best way for policymakers to facilitate the growth of the …