Earth Economics, located in Tacoma, Washington, uses economic tools and principles to justify the value of equitable communities, healthy ecosystems and sustainable economies. With projects in North, Central and South America as well as Asia, the organization’s analyses and asset mapping provides the public and private sector with information to advance economic and environmental decision-making and policies.
Ecosystem valuation quantifies the value of goods, services and natural capital in a region. A study of the Matanunska-Susinta Basin in Alaska, for example, documented the abundant fishing, hunting, flood control and recreation assets of the 24,300-square-mile region. Scenario mapping catalogs services such as freshwater provisioning, local beneficiaries and damage expected from natural events such as hurricanes or floods. A project on the restoration of the Mississippi Delta estimated $62 billion in benefits from hurricane buffering and water supply, habitat and fisheries support for the region.
Earth Economics staff also consults with paper mills, electronic recycling and other industries to build capacity for cleaner processes and technologies, and identifies innovative financing mechanisms to help communities gain support for critical natural infrastructure and conservation work.
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