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UNESCO: Water security and the sustainable development goals (Resource)
digitallibrary.un.org/record/3807832?ln=en
We will introduce a conceptualization of water security that appreciates its complexity, and present some efforts to secure water development for the future at different scales, with more focus on water and agriculture, water and health, and rural development to … Learn More
www.wri.org/publication/natural-infrastructure
This publication offers comprehensive guidance on the economics, science, partnerships, and finance mechanisms underlying successful efforts to secure the water-related functions of networks of forests and other ecosystems. Learn More
Developers: World Resources Institute
Asian Development Bank: Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities (Resource)
www.cbd.int/financial/doc/adb-naturebasedsolutions2016.pdf
This publication highlights the results of a successful partnership between the Asian Development Bank and the International Centre for Environmental Management with co-financing from the Nordic Development Fund. This was implemented through technical assistance to promote climate resilience in cities … Learn More
Developers: Asian Development Bank
Clean Water Act Section 404 (Resource)
www.epa.gov/cwa-404/permit-program-under-cwa-section-404
This statute establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. Section 404 requires a permit before dredged or fill material may be discharged into waters of the United … Learn More
cpicfinance.com/blueprints/green-infrastructure-for-watershe...
CPIC’s Green Infrastructure for Watershed Management Working Group develops financial structure blueprints for projects and companies that involve or restore green infrastructure. The Group's goal is to develop financial vehicles to attract private capital to projects and companies that contribute … Learn More
Developers: WWF
Conservation International and BHP: Biodiversity Impacts and Benefits Framework (Resource)
www.conservation.org/docs/default-source/publication-pdfs/ci...
A multi-step framework that considers site-specific biological complexity and aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the biodiversity-focused activities undertaken by BHP, both “inside the fence” as a part of mitigating its operational activities, and “outside the fence” as a part … Learn More
Developers: BHP, Conservation International
Conservation International: Landscape Assessment Framework (Resource)
www.conservation.org/projects/landscape-assessment-framework
A structure for measuring, monitoring and communicating the sustainability of a landscape to guide local activities, inform policy and advise investments. The Landscape Assessment Framework is not a system for monitoring and evaluation of project outcomes, but rather of indicators … Learn More
Developers: Conservation International
Dow and The Nature Conservancy: Ecosystem Services Identification & Inventory Tool (Resource)
This tool helps Dow and the wider business community identify and incorporate the value of nature into business decision making. The objective is to rapidly and cost-effectively advance or promote the valuation of ecosystem services across a large corporation such … Learn More
Developers: Dow Chemical Company
EPRI: United States National Opinion Survey on Stacking Environmental Credits (Resource)
www.epri.com/research/products/000000000001024803
This report summarizes and analyzes the responses of a national survey entitled "Evaluation of Credit Stacking" that was developed jointly by EPRI, the World Resources Institute, Stetson University College of Law and the University of Kentucky. The purpose of the … Learn More
Developers: World Resources Institute
Freshwater Health Index (Resource)
www.freshwaterhealthindex.org/sites/default/files/FHI_FS_Tem...
The index measures the overall health of a watershed by making clear connections between the ecosystem and the benefits it provides to people. It allows resource managers, engineers, policy makers and other stakeholders to evaluate scenarios, understand tradeoffs, prioritize interventions … Learn More
Developers: Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
