Knowledge Hub

This is Natural Capital 2018

The Natural Capital Coalition launched its report ‘This is Natural Capital 2018’ in November 2018. This is its second review of progress within the natural capital movement.

We Value Nature

We Value Nature is a three year campaign launched in November 2018 that will help to make valuing nature the new normal for businesses across Europe.

Working with the Natural Capital Coalition and supported by the European Commission, We Value Nature will collaborate with businesses, networks, platforms and other interested stakeholders to mainstream approaches such as Natural Capital Assessment, Natural Capital Accounting, Nature Based Solutions, Green Infrastructure and related ecosystem-based approaches.

The partner organisations are: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW); World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); and Oppla.

25 Year Environment Plan – Local Delivery Project

A series of four webinars, run as part of the 25 Year Environment Plan Local Delivery Project, and commissioned by Defra, are available on the Ecosystems Knowledge Network website:

How to do it: a natural capital workbook

This practical guide from the Natural Capital Committee is aimed at anyone who wants to use natural capital approaches in making decisions about the natural environment. It is intended to support decision makers, including planners, communities and landowners, but has particular relevance for place based decisions.

Working with natural processes to avoid flood risk

Advice and case studies from the Environment Agency.

Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan

‘A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment’, sets out what Government will do to improve the environment, within a generation.

The Natural Capital Protocol

The Protocol, launched in 2016, helps businesses to understand their relationships with natural resources, and how these resources form the foundation of thriving societies and prosperous economic activities. Developed in a unique collaborative effort between 38 organisations with input from hundreds more during piloting and consultation, the Protocol provides a standardised framework for businesses to identify, measure and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital.

The Natural Capital Protocol is a decision making framework that enables organisations to identify, measure and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital.