I have noticed that since we restarted our EcoAsset Weblog in May of this year that the amount of meaningful new information on environmental finance seems very thin in comparison to 2008-2009. (Note to self…we also could just have our head in the sand) It struck me over the weekend that we are much less [...]
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Our Environmental Finance Information Meter is Struggling
Posted in Business, Carbon Markets, Community-based Markets on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wealth Creation
Posted in Community-based Markets, Finance, Food, U.S. Economy on May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My wife and I ended up in a very interesting conversation this morning at breakfast with the Executive Director of Amos House, a local (Providence, RI) food kitchen. They have become a diverse engine for economic development in the South Providence community -doing various education services, woodworking training, starting a lovely little restaurant (our breakfast [...]
Measuring Up: Synchronizing Biodiversity Measurement Systems for Markets and Other Incentive Programs
Posted in Community-based Markets, Ecosystem Service Tools on May 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Report by the Willamette Partnership I’ve not yet read this…more comments at a later date.
Pricing
Posted in Community-based Markets, Finance on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting New Yorker article on pricing in our Internet era. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell?currentPage=all It opens the discussion for the economy of new ecosystem service credits….credits represent environmental ‘stuff’…and our society has a scarcity of the environmental ‘stuff’ we need to restore Earth’s atmosphere. What is the best model to reap the greatest ’social willingness’ to participate in credit markets?
Sustainable Livelihood
Posted in Carbon Markets, Community-based Markets, Ecosystem Service Tools on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many times over the past few years I’ve referred to our land use and environmental work in terms of their improvements to health and livelihood of communities. We have never methodically developed indicators or measures of “healthy, sustainable livelihood”…but think it is critically important. Attached is a white paper that begins to take the issues [...]
Wildlands and Woodlands
Posted in Community-based Markets, Forest on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 2005, a number of forest professionals in Massachusetts develop a statewide (and eventually regional-wide) vision for forest protection and management. It is interesting in 1) it’s analysis of forest issues at the urban, suburban, and rural levels, and 2) it’s approach of innovative partnerships and economic mechanisms. http://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org/index.html
Now that’s a wildlife market…
Posted in Community-based Markets on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning on NPR there was a report on today’s field bird (grouse, quail, partridge…) hunting day in England. Evidently a LOT of hunters go to these reserves on August 12th each year….the example being a group of 20 might well go out and kill 300 birds. The fee structure is around $200 each bird, [...]
Bobolinks and Community Markets
Posted in Community-based Markets on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A little over two years ago, the University of Rhode Island and EAM began a project to experiment with a community-based market supporting bobolink habitat preservation on farm fields in southern Rhode Island. Our goals were both farmland conservation and economic analysis to determine more precisely willingness-to-pay for farm management practices that improve wildlife habitat. Initial [...]
