How can we assess the value of food, energy, clean water, and other resources we depend on? A group with field offices around the U.S., including at the University of Washington, is working to figure that out. The Natural Capital Project wants to integrate the socioeconomic, cultural, and spiritual values of nature into all major decisions affecting the environment and human well-being. UW-based Anne Guerry, chief strategy officer and lead scientist, is the lead author of a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that shows the impact of factoring nature into decisions. The journal’s special edition includes examples from all over the world, ranging from the public health benefits of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon to how some coastal habitats in Belize protect people from sea-level rise and storms.
Read more at UW Today »Group at UW shows how to account for nature’s benefits in decision-making
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