Mississippi's wetlands are among the state's most valuable natural assets, generate at least $4.3 billion in benefits every year, and supporting clean water, reducing flood risk, sustaining agriculture and seafood industries, and providing habitat for wildlife. Approximately 3.2 million acres may be at risk following changes to federal wetland protections.

As Washington State considers new conservation protections in the Lower Elwha Watershed, our analysis helps illuminate the ecological, cultural, recreational, and economic value of these remarkable lands.

Mitigation banking is a market-based conservation tool that restores, enhances, and permanently protects streams and wetlands—and we quantified the benefits they bring.

We analyzed the economic impacts of the Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration Initiative for the Nature Conservancy in California. This $18M investment delivers measurable returns: every $1 generates $1.87 in economic activity, supports an average of 107 jobs each year, and drives $32.7M in economic activity over 3 years.

Urban communities are turning underused spaces into biodiverse forests—and we’re helping quantify the benefits they bring.

Geographically isolated wetlands are often overlooked because they sit outside river channels—yet in Tennessee's Duck River watershed, they play a critical role in sustaining water quality, reducing flood risk, and supporting the state’s outdoor economy.

Earth Economics found that 30 million acres across 35 states in the contiguous United States generate $24 billion in benefits every year.

Every $1 invested in restoring Ohio's wetlands returns $8 in value to the public in the form of clean water, flood protection, recreation benefits, and more. That's all due to H2Ohio, a state program focused on reducing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie through wetland restoration.

With support from the Ingrid Rasch Legacy Fund, we evaluated the economic, social, and environmental benefits and costs of LCFEG river restoration. This analysis illustrates the many benefits of such projects, and provides evidence to inform future investments.

As the largest concentration of unbroken national forest in Indiana, this region provides immense environmental, economic, and recreational value. Protecting the 55,000 acres of natural ecosystems of the expanded Deam and National Recreation Area would safeguard at least $235M in public benefits every year—amounting to $5.4B over 30 years.

In Washington, DC, Earth Economics, DC Green Bank, and Green Compass are collaborating to strengthen the green infrastructure landscape, by quantifying the full value of nature-based solutions. Seven Green Compass projects generated an estimated $1.3M in annual community benefits, the equivalent of $7.80 in value for every dollar invested.

Peatlands are unique and vulnerable ecosystems that capture and sequester massive amounts of carbon, storing more carbon than all tropical forests despite covering just a small share of global land area. With support from the Laird Norton Family Foundation, we undertook a literature review of peatland benefits and valuation studies to identify additional unique benefits and determine whether peatlands are valued separately from wetlands.