Mar 6, 2018 / by David Hughes / In Latest News
TNS Canada is today announcing the culmination of its Natural Capital Lab (NCL) – a project launched in 2015 to catalyze and galvanize work on issues related to natural capital.
Mar 6, 2018 / by administrator / In Vince Deschamps
It’s been my pleasure to be a part of the Natural Capital Lab’s (NCL) Innovation cohort. As a natural capital practitioner, it’s been a very worthwhile endeavour, and having the
Dec 12, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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
Oct 17, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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
Aug 25, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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,
Jun 9, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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 –
Apr 20, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Events
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
Apr 18, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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
Mar 3, 2017 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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
Dec 15, 2016 / by Nancy Cruz / In Socio eco-cultural, Vince Deschamps
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