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| we value the earth |
| Welcome to the Ecosystem Valuation Toolkit, the world's first comprehensive
collection of online tools and resources for planners, watershed managers, forest owners, natural resource agencies, scholars and businesses to research and communicate the value of nature's capital assets. |
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Nature provides a wide array of market and non-market benefits to society, ranging from recreational and
scenic qualities, to extractive uses. Indeed, our economy is integrally dependent on natural resources for
everything we produce and consume - even the very air we breathe.
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| tools & resources |
The Ecosystem Valuation Toolkit offers:
The Repository: The world's largest database of published valuation data and literature from natural and social sciences.
Researcher's Library: A research community platform to upload new valuation research, review, transcribe, comment, validate and rank the utility of published and unpublished ecosystem services studies.
SERVES: A self-service tool to conduct ecosystem service valuation and natural capital appraisal.
Resource Library: Best practices, communication, and policy implementation materials and guidance.
Referral Service: (Coming Soon!) Matchmaking services to locate ecosystem service valuation experts for your geographic region, subject area or, for researchers, the perfect case study for your needs.
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