Investing in Conservation: Market-Based Approaches
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Carrie Sanneman, Ecosystem Services Project Manager with The Willamette Partnership and Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives & Markets World Resources Institute, discuss how emerging incentive programs for ecosystem services provide a mechanism to restore resilient ecological systems by building connections between people who manage land and water and those who can invest in environmental improvement. “Investing in Conservation: Markets Based Approaches” covers current efforts and collaborations between both organizations, including examples of regulatory and pre-compliance markets, investment in drinking water supply, and applications to spur corporate investment in healthy ecosystems.
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