๐ Nature offers us so many things at no cost that these benefits โ called โecosystem servicesโ โ are not always fully reflected in the benefit-cost analysis.
๐ธ@TEEB4ME
''We must measure what we value, not just value what is simple to measure.''
In collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, OIRA is publishing a draft of the first-ever US government guideline on the inclusion of ecosystem services in benefit-cost analysis.
Once drafted, these guidelines will promote and enhance regulatory analysis and public investment.
๐ Find out more here: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upโฆ
๐ Cities are living environments that are constantly changing, shifting, and growing over time and can be characterized by heavy resource depletion, high emissions and high population densities.
What is #ClimateSmartAgriculture (CSA)?
CSA is an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green & #climateresilient practices - to store #carbon & improve resilience & soil health.
Examples:
ยท vertical farming
ยท cover crops
ยท prescribed grazing
How to map the potential benefits of #NatureBasedSolutions and identify investment opportunities in cities and along coastlines anywhere in the worldโ๐
The NBSOS methodology is a product of @WorldBank Global Program on Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience (GPNBS) at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (@GFDRR)
#NatureBasedSolutions