Benefits to ecosystems, communities, and business

Land use projects such as woodland establishment, wetland restoration, and forest conservation help develop and maintain healthy ecosystems, which in turn provide a range of services that have value to global and local communities including:

• Carbon storage and sequestration
• Biodiversity maintenance
• Watershed protection
• Erosion control
• Climate stabilisation

Many land use projects that aim to benefit ecosystem services have government backing, but the private sector must also respond to the demands of environmentally aware consumers and shareholders. Businesses therefore have the opportunity to address the twin aims of enhancing ecosystems, and benefiting communities, while maintaining or improving their economic standing. Emerging markets for ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, provide a solution, but before developing or investing in land use projects it is important to be sure that they will deliver what is promised.

Ecometrica solutions

We help projects to generate credible ecosystem benefits in an efficient, and cost-effective manner. We achieve this by providing technical input to project development, implementation and assessment, and developing local capacity to carry out land use projects that enhance or maintain ecosystem services.

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