Water: Archive
Stream Exposé
June 24, 2011 Comment
Earlier this Spring, the Raleigh News & Observer ran a 3-day series called "Washed Away" highly critical of the state's NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (or NC EEP) in-lieu fee projects for stream restoration and nitrogen reduction.
BEF's Water Restoration Certificates On Stage at TEDxRainier
December 20, 2010 Comment
Water Restoration Certificates are helping keep water in critically dewatered streams in the west.
On Tap at the 2010 ACES Conference
December 7, 2010 Comment
The 2010 ACES meeting focuses on landscapes, measurement, drivers of change and institutions.
State of Watershed Payments: An Emerging Marketplace
August 18, 2010 Comment
New addition to a series of reports, produced by the Ecosystem Marketplace, that quantify the investments in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Payments for Watershed Services (PWS) around the world.
Momentous Week for the Chesapeake Bay
May 16, 2010 Comment
This past week marked a number of noteworthy events that will affect the future of the Chesapeake Bay.
Video Tour of RIBITS Wetland Bank Information Site
May 14, 2010 1 Comment
For anyone interested in US wetland mitigation banking, the embedded video below is a tour of the US Army Corps of Engineers 'RIBITS' bank information tool.
The Wall Street Green Trading Summit 9: living la vida loca(l)
March 19, 2010 2 Comments
From the inauguration of the Kyoto Protocol to the explosion of carbon offsets to "climategate" - clearly the, ah, climate for environmental finance has undergone interminable change over the last decade. Nevertheless, carbon professionals continue to convene for spring conference season, starting with the Wall Street Green Trading Summit (WSGTS), March 23 - 24 in New York City and then Point Carbon's Navigating the American Carbon World, April 14 - 16.
Transparency, Rules, Carrots and Sticks are the Building Blocks Environmental Commodities Need to Multiply
March 16, 2010 2 Comments
Speakers and panelists at the launch presentation of the recently released report, State of Biodiversity Markets: Offset and Compensation Programs Worldwide, all converged on the idea that there is a common thread among carbon, water and biodiversity markets. The thread...
From Mangroves to Blue Carbon-Harnessing New Investment in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
February 10, 2010 Comment
This latest Katoomba Meeting XVI, in Palo Alto, California is focused on "Building a Blueprint to Harness New Investment for the Protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services."
Paying Poseidon: the Video Blog
February 9, 2010 Comment
Katoomba XVI is now underway in Palo Alto, California, and social entrepreneur Ben Metz is videoblogging from the event. You can follow panel discussions here, and you can keep track of Ben's video blog on this site.
New Global Water Disclosure Project: A Call to Action to the Corporate Sector
November 19, 2009 Comment
Water quality markets: a slippery slope towards carbon trading?
September 4, 2009 Comment
Article Summary: Protecting Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the World's Watersheds
August 24, 2009 Comment
Wetland banking market wet, but not liquid
August 11, 2009 2 Comments
Bonneville dives into water
June 23, 2009 1 Comment