Natural Capital Project

??Happy #WorldWaterDay! Today we want to highlight our work with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the People, Planet, Prosperity (3Ps) Project in the Philippines ???? and Sri Lanka ???? ?????? The Santo Tomas Watershed project in Zambales increased government capacity to assess and value nature’s benefits to people – specifically those related to water – as part of their watershed management planning. This included conducting a natural capital assessment using NatCap’s InVEST software suite. Specifically, the Nutrient Delivery Ratio, Sediment Delivery Ratio, and Seasonal Water Yield models were employed to map and measure water-related ecosystem services in the watershed. The project demonstrated to national and international decision-makers the importance of natural capital approaches for prioritizing investments in ecosystems. ?????? In the Mahaweli watershed in Sri Lanka, the project aimed to enhance watershed investment programs through natural capital approaches, supporting both water and energy security and sustainable livelihoods. The study set out to demonstrate how upstream land use in the Mahaweli Watershed can reduce soil loss and resulting sedimentation in downstream reservoirs, dams, and irrigation canals. The team also engaged local partners from government, academic institutions, and multilateral development banks (MDB) in training and capacity development, laying the groundwork for long-term mainstreaming of natural capital approaches in the country. Check out the project pages or register for this upcoming webinar to learn more about this important water-related work: https://lnkd.in/gx6D9TNv #PeoplePlanet

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In March, NatCap and local partners co-hosted a workshop in the Cook Islands to incorporate nature into development decisions. Participants from government and civil society discussed how the island nation’s natural capital – its lands, waters, and variety of life – can be valued in planning and financing to address local needs and increased tourism. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Happy National Agriculture Day! One exciting form of urban agriculture is food forests, which provide food for community members, carbon storage, and green space. Learn more about food forests in San Antonio: bit.ly/3FuCCYP #NationalAgDay #UrbanAgriculture

NEW LAUNCH | NatCap’s Data Hub is here ?? Our new platform makes accessing and using natural capital data easier than ever ???? Join Data Manager and Scientist Emily Pavia and Software Architect James Douglass as they highlight exciting features for users like you. Learn about the data hub's key features: stanford.io/3FBRaWI Access the data hub directly: https://lnkd.in/guNZrp_y

Big news! NatCap’s Data Hub is here ?? Our new platform makes accessing and using natural capital data from around the globe easier than ever. Check out our development vlog to see how it came to life! ???? Watch the development vlog: stanford.io/3FBRaWI Access the data hub here: https://lnkd.in/grCpgW68

Happy Pi Day from all of us here at NatCap ???? Pi is fundamental for engineers, though for software engineer Doug Denu, Python might be more salient ??? Celebrate #PiDay by reading up on Doug’s journey in coding for natural capital here: https://lnkd.in/gWW2GA72

#DidYouKnow Nairobi's 5 million residents rely on the Tana River for their water supply? Yet, land degradation threatens its water quality. NatCap's analysis for investing in watershed services helped develop the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund, which finances upstream water conservation initiatives like watershed restoration and reforestation to improve water quality: bit.ly/3XG1hzP The Nature Conservancy

What do we need to measure essential capacity building for sustainability in a world facing complex and intertwined crises? The Building Capacity for Sustainable Development virtual seminar series at Harvard Kennedy School explores this critical question by bringing experts together to address major problems facing the planet. In a recent session, NatCap Executive Director Mary Ruckelshaus shared insights from her extensive work helping governments worldwide develop sustainability measurement and decision-making tools. Watch the seminar here: bit.ly/4biQRMh

NatCap Chief Strategy Officer & Lead Scientist Anne Guerry helped launch the India Mangrove Coalition, a multi-faceted collaboration with the Godrej Family Foundation, WWF-India, WRI-India, Stanford, Conservation International, and several local NGOs. In Mumbai & Chennai, they conducted a training to empower the local team to use natural capital approaches and tools.