Natural Capital Alliance
Bhutan adopts 'Gross Ecosystem Product'
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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Bhutan becomes first country to adopt ‘gross ecosystem product’ at national level
Sep 23, 2026At event co-hosted by Stanford’s Natural Capital Alliance during New York Climate Week, Bhutan’s Prime Minister announces its GEP as part of its sustainable economic development strategy. -
Nature as critical infrastructure for sustainable mining
Sep 17, 2026Two Stanford-based groups convened a panel on natural capital, water security, and mining at UN conference and launched a policymaker summary of their report on Mongolia. -
Career Conversations: Tanya Rubí Villalba Chumo’s Lessons from the Amazon
Aug 17, 2026The Administrator of Yasuní National Park in Ecuador shares how conservation and collaboration go hand-in-hand—and how both require daily, committed intentionality.
What is Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP)?
Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) is a statistic that summarizes the value of nature’s contributions to economic activity. It measures the monetary value of ecosystem services produced within a given area in an accounting period (typically one year). NatCap Alliance core members have been co-developing its scientific foundations and methodology since the early 2010s.