Projects & Reports
A selection of collaborative projects with the NatCap Insights Team
Mapping Benefits of Natural Climate Solutions
Natural Capital Insights produced a national-scale assessment of the most cost-effective places to invest in a suite of climate solutions in agricultural landscapes across the continental United States. NCI’s work highlights specific places where these solutions have the greatest benefit in terms of reducing erosion, supporting native pollinators, and reducing the negative impacts of nutrient pollution in waterways. The results provide policymakers with an actionable roadmap for investment.
Balancing biodiversity with food & energy production
Natural Capital Insights is quantifying the environmental benefits of deploying solar technologies in agricultural landscapes, and identifying opportunities to align the costs and benefits solar could provide to farmers, energy developers, governments, and communities.
Finding win-win climate adaptation solutions to land degradation in Uzbekistan
Researchers with Natural Capital Insights developed a national-scale analysis for Uzbekistan that highlights areas with significant potential for nature-based climate adaptation. The study also weighed the costs of ongoing land degradation against the potential costs and benefits of investing in climate-smart technologies.
Insights on equity in urban planning with NASA
Researchers with Natural Capital Insights developed a groundbreaking tool that translates complex landscape, climate, and socioeconomic data from cities into actionable metrics. This interactive online tool empowers urban planners, policymakers, and community leaders to design more sustainable and livable spaces.