14 Dec 2015
Three articles 1. The NOW Show on Natural Capital … OK its 5 years old but this is a really amusing take on Natural Capital … and Dieter Helm who returns as chair of the NCC Click Here 2. The Natural Capital protocol is now open for consultation – Natural Capital Coalition Natural Capital Coalition […]
13 Oct 2015
Thanks to Steve Smith (AECOM) for sending the details of this report through. ‘Under the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK Government is required to publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every five years. The first assessment was published in 2012 and the next is due in 2017 (CCRA2). This supporting research presents the results […]
08 Oct 2015
Natural Capital – Defra Responds Natural Capital Coalition: ‘On 22 September, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for the UK released its official response to the Natural Capital Committee’s third State of Natural Capital Report. The Natural Capital Coalition was pleased to hear of their support for a 25 year plan and […]
01 Mar 2015
Two useful reports: The economic case for investment in natural capital. This covers a wide variety of water and marine issues https://nebula.wsimg.com/8755553ec25d9cd0dc9407fa5e4aa408?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 The economic case for investment in Natural Capital – marine appendix – fish and shellfisheries. This is a particularly useful economic assessment of the fisheries and shellfisheries sector https://nebula.wsimg.com/2fd9d1a8a42128eb4c8f7cd3f8c8c2c8?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
03 Feb 2015
ABPmer: ‘The Natural Capital Committee published its third State of Natural Capital report on 27 January 2015. It recommends that Government, working closely with the private sector and NGOs should develop a comprehensive strategy to protect and improve natural capital. The report, prepared by eftec, presents a series of potential environmental investments that offer good economic […]
18 Nov 2014
By Kevin Westerling@KevinOnWater Water Online ‘They say necessity is the mother of invention. Perhaps that’s why water and wastewater innovation is thriving — the needs have overwhelmed the status quo. Growing populations demand increasing levels of water supply and treatment, but infrastructure funding and renewal often lags behind, creating a funding gap in the hundreds […]
29 Aug 2014
Sept 24th; Chris Vivian: With regard to the ‘Monetizing Nature’ item, you might be interested in these additional reports/comments from the Heinrich Boll foundation on the same subject – see: https://www.boell.de/en/2014/01/21/valuing-natural-capital-or-devaluing-nature https://www.boell.de/en/2014/05/09/new-economy-nature https://www.boell.de/en/2014/04/11/value-nature Sept 2nd This is an interesting article which provides an overview of the current tensions on monetising nature. Barbara Unmüßig August […]
01 Jul 2014
Ernst & Young France and ICF GHK are currently undertaking a study for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to identify a potential pipeline of projects for funding by the Natural Capital Financing Facility (NCFF) and are inviting applications from anyone with a potential interest in the facility. The NCFF will be a new EU financial […]
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