Dec 12, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on Investing in Indigenous Societies Means Investing in Natural Capital
Throughout different stages my life, I’ve had the good fortune to have worked with a number of Indigenous societies – both in Canada and abroad – and these experiences have
Read moreOct 17, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on Reflections on Natural Capital – Why the Past Foretells the Present and Can Change the Future
Technology is not my friend. I am, by my own admission, a “Functional Luddite” and generally prefer old ways to new. But I’m also realistic enough to know that we’ll
Read moreAug 25, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on Investing in Nature – Natural Capital and the Case for Conservation
Four score and several blogs ago, I stated that “I wholeheartedly agree with my more radical ecologist brothers and sisters that we can’t assign an economic value to some things,
Read moreJun 9, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on Socio-cultural Values of Natural Capital – Valuing the invaluable
I left the Socio-cultural values discussion until the end of this valuation mini-series because I find that valuing the ecosystem services associated with them – namely Recreational and Cultural –
Read moreApr 20, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Events / Comments Off on The Natural Capital Lab Presents: Pavan Sukhdev and Alexander Müller
Here at the Natural Capital Lab, all of our discussions at some point require us to concede to the complex and seemingly chaotic dynamics of ecosystems and biodiversity. Despite our
Read moreApr 18, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on The Ecology of Natural Capital – “Eco-logical” choices for valuation
I was watching the news the other morning, and it was being reported that two “priceless” Van Gogh paintings, valued at about $72 million, had been recovered and were finally
Read moreMar 3, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on The rise and fall of the “benefit transfer” approach (and how ecology can save it)
An economist and an ecologist walk into a bar. The economist buys a round of drinks, and asks the ecologist: “So, how do you feel about monetizing nature?” This is
Read moreDec 15, 2016 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on A day in the life – interacting with natural capital at work and play
Vince Deschamps is an ecologist and Registered Professional Planner with over twenty-five years of professional practice, including living and working in protected areas in rural and remote parts of the
Read moreNov 8, 2016 / by Nancy Cruz / In Latest News / Comments Off on Latest News From The Natural Capital Lab – November 2016
Following a competitive application process, we are happy to report that our inaugural cohort of Natural Capital Innovators has been selected. Hailing from a variety of disciplines including business, economics,
Read moreOct 31, 2016 / by Nancy Cruz / In Webinar / Comments Off on Webinar Summary: Introducing the Municipal Natural Asset Initiative
We were happy to have the Municipal Natural Asset Initiative join us to introduce their work on municipal natural accounting for Canadian municipalities. View the full webinar recording here.
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