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Increased dengue transmission following highway paving in the Peruvian Amazon. (2026). Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01879-8
Landscape efficiency frontiers for biodiversity, climate mitigation, and net economic value. (2026). Science, 392(6802), 1069–1074. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea90
A tool for the estimation of the magnitudes and monetary values of ESS losses and returns on investment to combat degradation of agricultural resources. (2026). Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 30, 101181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101181
Exploring the disaster risk reduction and energy resilience benefits of coastal ecosystems and protected areas in Puerto Rico. (2026). Ecosystem Services, 79, 101847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2026.101847
Factsheet for IFIs and financial institutions. (2026). Natural Capital Alliance. https://purl.stanford.edu/wk448rk2308
GUIDANCE NOTE: Implementing a Natural Capital Assessment. (2026). Natural Capital Alliance. https://purl.stanford.edu/wd591jb5939
Reversing the great degradation of nature by reducing factors related to cropland expansion.. (2026). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(21), e2506601123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2506601123
Aportes de los enfoques de capital natural a la implementación de políticas públicas en Chile: caso de estudio. (2026). Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo . http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013966
Aportes de los enfoques de capital natural a la implementación de políticas públicas en Chile: informe final. (2026). Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo . http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013964
Contributions of Natural Capital Approaches to the Implementation of Public Policies in Chile: Case Study. (2026). Inter-American Development Bank Group. https://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013966
Contributions of Natural Capital Approaches to the Implementation of Public Policies in Chile: Final Report. (2026). IDB Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013964
Impact of campus visual natural landscape structure on adolescents’ emotions. (2026). Ecological Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2026.02.004
Monitoreo del progreso hacia un futuro próspero y sostenible: Estudio de caso de Belice. (2026). IDB Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013746
Monitoreo del progreso hacia un futuro próspero y sostenible: Informe final de Belice. (2026). IDB Publications. https://doi.org/10.18235/0013713
State versus private ownership: Local government preferences in wind power permitting in China. (2026). Energy Research & Social Science, 133, 104597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104597
The economic impact of Sargassum: Evidence from the Mexican coast . (2026). Ecological Economics, 241, 108877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108877
IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: Summary for Policymakers. (2026). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15369060
Reconciling tradeoffs among hydropower, decarbonization, and freshwater biodiversity through carbon offsets. (2026). Nature Portfolio. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8662997/v1
Natural Capital Alliance Fact Sheet 2026. (2026). Natural Capital Alliance. https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj25256/files/media/file/fact-sheet_natcap_2026.pdf
Country-specific progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals: Past, present, and prospects. (2025). PNAS, 122(52), e2524299122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2524299122