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 Vol. 2, No. 4: April 3, 2006
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by Erik Ness
The environmental footprint of farming is huge; more than half of the continental U.S. is cropped or grazed. And while farming is at the root of many environmental problems, it can also be a powerful conserving force. One of the most intriguing opportunities to encourage this stewardship is the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill. The Ecosystem Marketplace finds out why.
Defenders of Wildlife Pioneers Rough Terrain in the Northern Rockies: Paying for Predator Conservation
by Stephanie Saline
When people and big predators share the land, economic and social costs can complicate species conservation. The Ecosystem Marketplace spotlights a Defenders of Wildlife program that puts the organization's money where its mouth is.
by Jennifer Austin
More and more agencies are expressing interest in the concept of payments for ecosystem services (PES) in rural Africa. The Ecosystem Marketplace finds out whether or not they are on to something.
by Ree Strange Sheck
A new system devised by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) pays cattle farmers to adopt silvopastoral practices that increase the production of both cattle and ecosystem services. The Ecosystem Marketplace takes a look.
by Amanda Hawn
Mitigation bankers and conservation organizations throughout the United States have been speculating about the release of new federal regulation governing the protection of wetlands since 2003. The wait is over: the new Compensatory Mitigation for Loss of Aquatic Resources regulation is here.
by Alice Kenny
Outside of the carbon markets, corporate involvement is still rare in emerging ecosystem-service markets. In the field of mitigation banking, however, this is beginning to change. The Ecosystem Marketplace gets the latest on Chevron's new mitigation bank in the United States.
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OPINION
by Doug Bruggeman
Environmental markets work best when based on quantifiable estimates of ecological services. Markets for endangered species habitat are currently based on a poor surrogate for biodiversity services, namely habitat area. Researchers at Michigan State University have taken a fresh look at the problem, integrating theories in evolutionary ecology with economics. Doug Bruggeman shares the results of his research with the Ecosystem Marketplace.
by Adam Davis
Environmental news in the United States has been challenging in recent months, but Adam Davis—one of the founders of the Ecosystem Marketplace—recommends stepping back for a minute to take stock of the fact that regulatory setbacks will probably be temporary, while hard-won private sector support for conservation (and environmental markets) is here to stay.
PROFILE
by Cameron Walker
Costa Rica has long been considered the world's savviest pioneer when it comes to exploring payments for ecosystem services in the tropics. The Ecosystem Marketplace profiles the man who launched the notion of ecosystem services in the little country leading the way.
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