The New Economy of Nature
The New Economy of Nature
Gretchen C. Daily & Katherine Ellison
Hardcover: 260 pages, Island Press/ Shearwater Books (2002), $17.50
The New Economy of Nature
Gretchen C. Daily and
Katherine Ellison
260 pages (Island Press/Shearwater
Books, 2002)
Stanford ecologist Gretchen Daily and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison describe a new approach to environmental conservation that takes market realities into account, rather than relying upon philanthropy and altruism. Through engaging examples from New York City’s investment in conservation of wetlands and streamside habitat in the Catskills to orange juice companies footing the bill for ecological protection in Costa Rica, you’ll meet entrepreneurs who are overcoming the challenges of making conservation profitable. Whether it’s in pollination, waste processing, carbon sequestration, or water filtration, entrepreneurs are finding ways to market nature’s services while providing people with incentives to conserve intact ecosystems. Although the efforts described have not all been successful, the book demonstrates how pioneering entrepreneurs are finding opportunities to make money while helping communities preserve the environment.
A group of conservationists, former bankers, and management consultants have imported ideas from Wall Street to create a new way to protect large ecosystems.
An intrepid filmmaker has collected footage from every country in the world, filmed on the same day, to underscore our commonalities.
US Federal subsidies encourage waste and incentivize unsustainable business practices.
Getting companies to reduce their use of plastic is the focus of the Plastic Disclosure Project.
A Philadelphia study connects green spaces to neighborhood safety.
Exploring open spaces, parks, gardens, and trails as tools for social impact.
A social change leader's greatest challenge is disinterest.
New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.
