NCI workshops in April 2020 In April 2020 we organised two online meetings to discuss the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity with the HM Treasury's review team. Economy within biosphere (Dasgupta Review) The meetings brought together over 20 leading experts from natural, social
A time to remember and to act The Natural Capital Initiative is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Valuing our Life Support Systems 2019 summit in May. Laura Bellingan from the Royal Society of Biology reflects on 10 years of natural capital dialogue and explains why more
In our recent workshop, friends of nature and buildings came together to discuss natural capital in the built environment. We discussed drivers, barriers and solutions to implementing the natural capital approach as well as initiatives to embed the natural capital approach in the built environment
Ece Ozdemiroglu, founding member of the UKNEE and NCI Steering Group member, addresses attendees at the event To uphold the proud tradition of evidence based policy in the UK is a challenge. And we will be stronger if we provide policy options, not
Dr Jonathan Carruthers, Science Policy Officer at the Royal Society of Biology, describes a recent meeting NCI organised in collaboration with the UK Network of Environmental Economists (UKNEE). Joan Walley, Chair of the Aldersgate Group, welcomed attendees at Charles Darwin House last Tuesday
This week the Natural Capital Initiative convened a meeting that brought together scientists, economists and a range of people who use the natural capital data that they produce - from NGOs to big business - to discuss the availability of natural capital data, and how
Last week, NCI and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) jointly hosted ‘Beyond concepts: Natural capital tools for the UK construction industry’ – a meeting that brought together construction professionals with scientists and others to discuss the application of natural capital principles in
