Publications

Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms Around The World is a practical guide offering proven techniques for planning and achieving nature-based solutions. Edited by leading experts from the Natural Capital Project, the book is designed to be a toolbox of tried-and-true policy and finance mechanisms for implementing inclusive green growth around the world.

The book is available on the Island Press website, Amazon and through local bookstores.

 

The recently published article “Soil quality indicators – From soil functions to ecosystem services” shows how a soil quality index based on ecosystem services (ES) and soil functions was developed by coupling 10 soil functions with 16 ES. This ES-based soil quality index emphasizes the multi-functionality of soils and illustrates an effective trade-off assessment together with considerations of various stakeholder interests.

In this recent publication Rudolf de Groot, Associate Professor, Environmental Systems Analysis (ESA-WUR) and Chair Ecosystem Services Partnership, and Simon Moolenaar (PhD) Head of Science & Education at Commonland lay out the case for business-driven landscape restoration and introduce the “Guidelines for Integrated Assessment to value and capture the benefits of landscape restoration, nature conservation and sustainable ecosystem management”.

The Guidelines are a practical methodology developed to analyze, quantify, and where possible, monetize the benefits of large-scale landscape restoration. [Read more…] about Building the investment case for business-driven landscape restoration