With nature headlining in the UN climate negotiations, the nature and climate communities are finally coming together. However, nature conservation and restoration are not only solutions to climate change. Minna Hartikainen reflects on the recent nature-based solutions dialogues and discusses how we can work with nature to
Governments hold the key to recovery from the current crisis but are we ready for a radical change towards a more sustainable economy? Minna Hartikainen discusses Notes from Lockdown and Economy in the Time of Corona. Posted on 27 May 2020 London's Victoria Park under
If we want to move from conceptual thinking to practical implementation of the natural capital approach, we need to share knowledge and experiences of successful work. A new book by the Natural Capital Project, Green Growth That Works, discusses natural capital policy and finance mechanisms
A new report from the Natural Capital Initiative celebrates 10 years of collaborations in the effort to rethink how society values the natural world. In 2009 the American ecologist and evolutionary biologist Guy McPherson said: “If you think the economy is more important than the
The UK government is introducing conservation covenants in the upcoming Environment Bill. Minna Hartikainen from the Natural Capital Initiative delves deeper into the promise and pitfalls of voluntary conservation. David Bower, an influential conservationist with the Sierra Club, said about the conservation movement that “our
If you missed a workshop or panel discussion during the summit, you can read the session summaries and revisit some of the presentations here. Day 1 - Parallel sessions Artificial Intelligence for improving natural capital management and decision support Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and
