… that people are healthier in greener places. Contact with nature has been tied to reduced incidence of mortality and of a range of mental and physical diseases. Through this channel, greenspace also has an economic benefit – that of reducing healthcare expenditures. Kathryn Boyle (Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente) will … health outcomes and costs, and will discuss the return on investment (in terms of reduced health care spending) expected from various investments in urban forestry. Their …
… Conservation Incentives Robert Bonnie, Senior Advisor for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture Featured speaker Robert Bonnie will discuss how the USDA is using incentives to improve the … gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and …
… California’s Cap and Trade Experiment Featured speaker Sean Donovan , Air Pollution Specialist at California Air Resources Board, will … a leader in designing legislation which utilizes market mechanisms to achieve emission reduction and conservation goals. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is … gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and …
… a globally recognized leader in sustainable design and development. He has written and lectured extensively on design as the first signal of human intention. He co-authored Cradle to … on the Circular Economy. He presented the concepts of Circular Carbon Economy at the energy and climate opening workshops for the G20 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March … on the Circular Economy. He presented the concepts of Circular Carbon Economy at the energy and climate opening workshops for the G20 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March …
… 5 Yale Startups – Hugo & Hoby, Walden Hill, Tuckerman & Co., Kitchen Table Kits, and Solar Youth). Each of these amazing startups uses every part of a tree – from the nuts, sap, … & Hoby: Locally crafted, sustainable furniture and home furnishings. Asarasi: Tree filtered sparkling water from sugar maple trees in New England. Walden Hill: Using acorns from … maple trees. Tuckerman & Co. Sustainable dress shirts made locally from organic cotton. Solar Youth: A non-profit organization providing urban environmental education opportunities …
… using federal resources, particularly due to new resources allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. These new funding sources complement … change and talk about what it is like to work for the federal government. Come away inspired and with new information about opportunities in the federal government for both funding … on climate resilience efforts? What is happening or changing as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law? How is Justice40 influencing this work? …
… by state agencies and conservation districts to achieve goals such as nutrient pollution reduction. Soil health is an inherently cooperative goal, in which environmentalists, … Agriculture Lab Conservation Finance Network Related Reports Agrivoltaics: Producing SolarEnergy While Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for …
… Featuring Jimmy Daukas, Acting VP of Programs, American Farmland Trust Featured speaker Jimmy Daukas will discuss how and where American farmers are benefitting from … gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants …
… The Business Case for Protecting US Wetlands Featured speaker George Kelly , Founder of the Environmental Banc and Exchange (EBX), will … gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants …
… of the three-part webinar series, "Nature's Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services". Featured presenter Katherine Hamilton '06 M.E.M , Managing Director at Forest Trends' Ecosystem … vast, yet traditionally difficult to quantify in financial terms. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants …