Natural Capital Alliance
NatCap Symposium convenes global leaders from 32 countries
With momentum for protecting essential services from nature at an all-time high, experts weigh in on how to increase pace.
The Natural Capital Alliance is a Stanford-based global collaboration between interdisciplinary researchers, professionals, and leaders working to make valuing natural capital easier and more accessible to all.
SCIENCE
Using ecosystem services science, we map, measure, and value nature's benefits to people.
TECHNOLOGY
Through InVEST, we provide decision-makers with information for policy and finance decisions.
GLOBAL NETWORK
Our work is co-developed and implemented by a global network of collaborators in the public and private sectors.
News Releases
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Career Conversations: Tanya Rubí Villalba Chumo’s Lessons from the Amazon
The Administrator of Yasuní National Park in Ecuador shares how conservation and collaboration go hand-in-hand—and how both require daily, committed intentionality. -
Nature is the economy, not the backdrop
The 2026 winners of the Natural Capital Young Leaders Prize share their stories and aspirations for a better future -
The next frontiers for natural capital
Leaders from 32 countries convened at Stanford to unlock ways of meeting surging demand for valuing nature in decisions – and growing that demand exponentially.
The Natural Capital Alliance approach allows global decision-makers to consider nature's diverse benefits.
What is the 3Ps Project?
The Stanford University-based Natural Capital Project, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank worked with 16 pilot countries to co-develop natural capital approaches that directly inform policy and investment decisions for development, climate, and nature-related goals.