Imagine if nature had a balance sheet that told you exactly how much value a forest or wetland provides to your business. This work creates a guidebook and set of tools to measure that value and track the health of nature. It helps leaders make choices that protect the environment while keeping their operations sustainable.
Companies struggle to quantify the financial and operational risks of biodiversity loss. They lack standardized methods to integrate the value of nature into their corporate decision-making and accounting.
A Compendium of Guidance, state-of-the-art models for ecosystem assessment, and 15 real-world demonstration cases for evidence-based decision making.
If you are a farming enterprise dealing with soil degradation and loss of pollinators — this project developed a Compendium of Guidance that helps you quantify ecosystem services to ensure a sustainable supply of natural resources.
If you are a consultancy dealing with climate-related asset risks — this project developed state-of-the-art models that link ecosystem condition to service delivery, allowing for more accurate risk pricing.
If you are a utility company dealing with water purification costs — this project developed 15 Demonstration Projects that show how to use natural capital data to make cheaper, nature-based infrastructure decisions.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost for the tools is mentioned; the project is funded by an EU contribution of EUR 12,213,773.
The project uses 15 Demonstration Projects to test decision-making in private and public sectors, suggesting a move toward scalable application across 32 countries.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of licensing terms or patent filings for the developed models and guidance.
It supports compliance and alignment with the EU Biodiversity Strategies 2020 and 2030, as well as IPBES and CBD goals.
Integration is achieved through a Compendium of Guidance and the establishment of Communities of Practice to enable change in member states.
The consortium is highly diverse and geared toward practical application, featuring 51 partners across 32 countries. With an industry ratio of 22% (11 companies, all SMEs), the project balances deep academic research from 16 universities and 16 research institutes with real-world business testing. This structure ensures that the resulting tools are not just theoretical but are vetted by small and medium enterprises across the EU.
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