Thought Leadership

For over a dozen years, Earth Economics has played a unique role in helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) better account for the value of nature in disaster mitigation. Our work has shaped national policy and tools and helped communities secure FEMA funding for nature‑based resilience projects.

Earth Economics presented on Floodplain Ecosystem Services and Valuation as part of the Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance webinar series. Glen Delaney and Erin Mackey will focus on essential benefits, such as clean water, flood protection, and recreation, with case studies of projects linked to floodplain restoration.

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