A Handbook for Understanding Natural Capital - Earth Economics

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International Society for
Ecological Economics
(ISEE)
International Society for
Ecological Economics
(ISEE)
ISEE is a not-for-profit, membergoverned
organization dedicated
to advancing understanding of the
relationships among ecological, social,
and economic systems for the mutual
well-being of nature and people.
http://www.isecoeco.org/
Mainstreaming
Ecosystem Services
Initiative
Marine Ecosystem
Services Project (MESP)
Multi-scale Integrated
Models of Ecosystem
Services (MIMES)
The Economics of
Ecosystems and
Biodiversity (TEEB)
United States Society
for Ecological Economics
(USSEE)
Valuing Nature Network
(VNN)
World Resources Institute
Duke University
AFORDable Futures
The Economics of
Ecosystems and
Biodiversity (TEEB)
United States Society
for Ecological Economics
(USSEE)
Valuing Nature Network
WRI works toward a world in which
governments and businesses value and
invest in ecosystems—forests, wetlands,
coral reefs, etc.—in order to secure
economic growth and people’s wellbeing.
Strategy is two-fold: 1. Provide
decision-makers with information and
assessment tools that link ecosystem
health with the attainment of economic
and social goals; and 2. Develop new
markets, economic incentives, and
public policies that restore and sustain
ecosystems.
The MESP mission is to help society
identify and sustainably manage the
globe’s ocean and coastal ecosystems
for the benefit of people and society
by understanding the value of these
ecosystems and the services they
produce.
MIMES is a multi-scale, integrated
set of models that assess the value of
ecosystem services. MIMES provides
economic arguments for land use
managers to approach conservation
of ecosystems as a form of economic
development. The model facilitates
quantitative measures of ecosystem
service effects on human well-being.
The Economics of Ecosystems and
Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative
focused on drawing attention to the
economic benefits of biodiversity. Its
objective is to highlight the growing
cost of biodiversity loss and ecosystem
degradation.
The United States Society for Ecological
Economics (USSEE) provides a venue for
intellectual exchange and collaboration
on issues related to the theory, policy,
and implementation of sustainable
development.
The Valuing Nature Network brings
together natural scientists and
economists, alongside decision-makers
in business and policy, who have an
interest in valuing nature.
http://www.wri.org/project/
mainstreaming-ecosystemservices
http://mesp2.env.duke.edu/
http://www.afordablefutures.
com/services/mimes
http://www.teebweb.org/
http://www.ussee.org/
http://www.valuing-nature.net
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