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Come join us at the Environmental Markets Conference >> April 29 - May 2 in Pittsburgh, PA!! This industry-leading event provides a critical collaboration space by connecting decision makers across industry and government regarding water, biodiversity and carbon markets. Jody and George serve on the event steering committee and will moderate panels there; Anna Clare and Karen are panel presenters. Jody is also offering a limited-entry workshop for landowners, managers, and decision-makers of private and publicly owned natural resources on land asset management and monetization strategies. #environmentalmarkets #sustainability #naturebasedsolutions

Have you heard about our multi-award-winning Tiny First program but still don’t quite understand who we are or what we do? Check out this 3-minute video expertly put together by Guy Dixon. #rapidregeneration #naturebasedsolutionstoclimatechange #lakemactinyforests

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Norfolk Landscapes Conference, to share some of the key practical steps for taking ownership of your natural capital. Key takeaways: 1️⃣ Data is everything – Without accurate records, we're holding ourselves back. Poor record-keeping on farms is a major barrier to realising the full value of your natural assets. 2️⃣ Be proactive – It's vital to have a clear plan for managing your natural capital, rather than reacting to external pressures. 3️⃣ Adhere to standards – When assessing your natural capital, it's crucial to follow established frameworks. This ensures that your results are credible, accepted by external funders, and can unlock new income streams. Thanks to everyone who attended and to Norfolk FWAG for organising a brilliant event– it was a fantastic day full of valuable discussions. I'm looking forward to continuing the conversation around the importance of proper natural capital management. 🌱 #NaturalCapital #NorfolkLandscapes #Sustainability #FarmManagement #DataDriven #EnvironmentalStewardship

A new alternative to better use some Colorado water rights developed by Rebecca Jewett of Palmer Land Conservancy.

The Key to Success in Conservation Finance How do you truly make an impact in conservation finance? 🌱💼 Charlotte Kaiser emphasizes the importance of understanding the real challenges of execution in impact investing. She advises getting close to the action to see first-hand what it takes to deliver genuine environmental and financial returns. 🎧 Tune in to listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eU3N55G9 #ImpactInvesting #ESG #SRI360 #SustainableForestry #SustainableTimberland #TimberlandInvestment

I'm excited to share this article that I wrote for The Water Report US about my work creating a new water sharing framework. In today’s water-scarce American West, traditional “willing buyer, willing seller” water transactions lead to too many unintended winners and losers. What’s missing is a framework that puts on equal footing benefits and impacts to agriculture, cities, and the environment. These three pillars can create a path towards real win-win-win solutions. Palmer Land Conservancy's Bessemer Farmland Conservation Project charts an instructive course for communities throughout the West, providing lessons in resilience, conservation, and growth. https://lnkd.in/gvW8y5_n Thanks Shaina Shay for providing this opportunity!

The Key to Success in Conservation Finance How do you truly make an impact in conservation finance? 🌱💼 Charlotte Kaiser emphasizes the importance of understanding the real challenges of execution in impact investing. She advises getting close to the action to see first-hand what it takes to deliver genuine environmental and financial returns. 🎧 Tune in to listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/enrC9mtH #ImpactInvesting #ESG #SRI360 #SustainableForestry #SustainableTimberland #TimberlandInvestment

In the UK, there are more opportunities than ever for land managers and farmers to make an income off their land while restoring the natural environment. By dedicating a portion of their land that isn’t necessarily suitable for food production to nature restoration projects like tree planting instead, landowners can generate and sell “ecosystem services.” In a new research report from Revere: Investing in Natural Capital, the team explores how ecosystem service payments can be “stacked” in a way that makes them profitable for land owners, while maintaining their environmental integrity. Read more: https://ow.ly/vW0O50SYk2O #Nature | #EnvironmentalServices | #NatureRestoration

"The dark art of noticing" - David M. Watson "when you tune in to nature there's so much to be learned". I noticed there was fox fur on the fence. So I put a lure there three weeks ago to see when the fox would come and what it would do. Friday night. I am a noticer. I'm watching the evolving short-terming and fixed contract delivery of Landcare and other government funded natural resource management/conservation programs with increasing alarm. My alarm is also raised by the simultaneous change of government attitude towards the community on natural resource management and conservation. The de-funding of long-term, noticing relationships with people and place and nature. Community knowledge cut out. In the past decade there has been a noticeable shift to blow in blow out roles that have no time and no budget to get to know people in a community, to run a long game of noticing to build greater, stronger conservation outcomes. This Government-led national de-funding of conservation activities and noticing and relationships with people in places, means we are losing connection to the nuanced story nature has to tell us about what it needs. From us. Over time. We are losing the story of nature in context of land use because careers as long-term, experienced, conservation minded, positive parts of place are not being created, rewarded, and resourced. When conservation has no capacity to notice over time because it is forced to be in a short-term, "now" goal kicking external deliverables agency (where the story is pre-set by humans not by place), Government cannot say Government investment is protecting, enhancing, and conserving.

Pollination was delighted to join the Blue Marine Foundation, The Crown Estate, The Crown Estate Scotland, Finance Earth and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation at the launch of the Roadmap for Developing High-Integrity Marine Natural Capital Markets at the House of Commons this week. The roadmap provides the opportunity for the UK to set the standard for excellence globally for high-integrity marine natural capital markets in order to protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems, and ensure investor confidence. Pollination Executive Director Annick G. Paradis commented: "This roadmap responds to the importance and urgency of developing high-integrity marine natural capital markets in the UK and globally, and presents a pathway with actions for implementation to 2030. As only 1% of global climate finance is spent on the ocean, robust markets are needed to increase capital flow to support global climate and nature goals."   She continues, "Across the UK, those markets can build more resilient supply chains, bolster food security and create jobs in the UK’s coastal communities. To realise this vision, diverse stakeholders will need to collaborate to boost investor confidence by demonstrating projects on the ground work in practice. This will require a sustained effort, but done right, it will help to deliver scale for marine natural capital markets in the UK and abroad. Pollination is delighted to work with a fantastic set of partners in supporting this endeavour." Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eztHk6Hz Read more: https://lnkd.in/eckNfmk8 George Eustice Torsten Thiele #marinenaturalcapital