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Ecology

The value of nature – case of Colombia’s Sinú Basin

This articles describes the key findings of the 2024 Natural Capital Assessment of Colombian’s Sinú River Basin, conducted by the National Planning Department in collaboration with the Natural Capital Project…
Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services

Natural Capital Natural capital refers to the global reserves of natural resources, which are fundamentally linked to ecosystem services. When evaluating the natural wealth of a specific area as assets…
iNaturalist & eBird: citizens tracking nature globally

iNaturalist and eBird are smartphone apps intended to engage the regular citizen in reporting biodiversity observations. As an analogy, both apps are like Pokémon GO — yet collecting real-life creatures.…
ESIA: Impact Assessment for Ecological Receptors

Deer crossing a road in Utah, United States. Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where a company plans to build a highway that will pass through a forested area. The primary…
ISO 14001 vs. Operational Environmental Management Plans

In environmental practice, especially in industries such as construction, mining, infrastructure, and oil and gas, practitioners often find themselves working with both ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and Operational Environmental…