Our Balancing Act – The real value of ecosystems
A book revealing the economic and ecologic value of the planet’s forests and other ecosystems.
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The Forest Enterprise
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Our videos
This video presents an tree planting project in Ecuador in order to ensure the water supply to the city of Ibarra and the sequestration of carbon.
This video shows an interview with the chairman of an Indian community in the Ecuadorean Amazon. The discussion concentrates on the importance of forest conservation and the funds needed to do so. Payments for Ecosystem Services can be a provider of those funds.
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Publications
COSTANZA, R., et al. (1997). The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature, Vol. 387, pp. 253-260. Available from: http://www.uvm.edu/giee/publications/Nature_Paper.pdf
Inspiration
Watch this short film from We Are All One, it shares an Indigenous Native American Prophecy that links all of life and the future of our planet.
