Thought Leadership

At the September 21^st meeting of California’s State Land Use Planning Work Group, Glen Delaney and Carson Risner presented our work on wildfire home hardening. Investing in home hardening statewide will increase wildfire resilience and return $1.70 for every dollar invested.

Across the country, state governments are faced with the increasing frequency and intensity of disasters and the compounding scarcity of resources to plan for and lessen their impacts. With these unprecedented challenges likely to grow, state leaders are turning to one another to share best practices and lessons learned to increase resilience.

Earth Economics has published Developing a Valuation Framework for Rangeland Conservation Investments and Ecosystem Services, summarizing our work expanding rangeland ecosystem service valuation framework to incorporate more-detailed data and conservation practices, and applying the framework to a broader geographic scope.

A New Jersey nonprofit planted five “microforests” to tackle environmental problems in Elizabeth, N.J. Scientists say they’re making a big difference.

Webinar Led by Angela Fletcher and Carson Risner of Earth Economics to South Alabama Land Trust

Webinar Led by Glen Delaney and Carson Risner of Earth Economics for the Network for Engineering with Nature.