… Ecosystem Services". Featured presenter Katherine Hamilton '06 M.E.M , Managing Director at Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace, will provide a primer on Ecosystem Services before … healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast, yet traditionally difficult to quantify in financial terms. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, … the public benefits provided by landowners that responsibly manage their land. Currently, conservationists and investors alike are moving into this space in hopes of achieving a …
… How the USDA Facilitates and Participates in Conservation Incentives Robert Bonnie, Senior Advisor for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture Featured speaker Robert … and environmental integrity of agriculture. He will review the risks and opportunities for public lands in ecosystem services transactions. The Yale Center for Business and the …
… most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas business group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including its Indonesian subsidiary PT SMART. The company … oil companies. On one hand some were resistant to letting plantations set aside land forconservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other …
… are benefitting from ecosystem services transactions. He will review major trends in conservation investments on agricultural lands, and suggest solutions to key challenges … adoption of ecosystem services best practice on US productive landscapes. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is pleased to announce the second year of Nature’s … 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 …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is pleased to continue Nature's Returns: Investing … service valuation and investment. In 2014 the program will include mini-series on Domestic Forest Finance, International Ecosystem Services Projects, Universities and Payments for … Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Bridging the Gap: Securing High Conservation Value Forests for Future Generations … Bridging the Gap: Securing High …
… Will corporate sustainability play a larger role for businesses seeking to emerge and grow in the post-COVID economy? After the experience of … shortages, and loss of ecosystem services, should become mainstream concerns for corporate financial planning, and the value of human capital, equality, and community development become more central to financial success. Governments, which suddenly have a heavier hand on the “tiller of the …
… Officer at Commonfund. She is also an Advisory Board Member, CBEY and Lecturer in Forest and Ecosystem Finance at Yale. Seating is limited, so please register to reserve … and lead portfolio manager for $10 billion in client assets. She began her career as a financial analyst at SKB & Associates in San Francisco, responsible for the electric … and lead portfolio manager for $10 billion in client assets. She began her career as a financial analyst at SKB & Associates in San Francisco, responsible for the electric …
… and the approaches that TNC and other NGO's are taking in the realm of Ecosystem Service before taking questions from the audience. The Center for Business and the Environment at Yale … healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast, yet traditionally difficult to quantify in financial terms. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, … the public benefits provided by landowners that responsibly manage their land. Currently, conservationists and investors alike are moving into this space in hopes of achieving a …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented a dramatic advance in their decades-long efforts to protect the Indonesian rainforest from further destruction. One year later the …
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