Ecosystem Services

First introduced as a concept by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in 2001, the term ecosystem services, also defined as the benefits provided by nature, has evolved in the marketplace as the term of choice for conservation-minded investment in sustainable natural resource practices.

Sustainable Solutions believes in the ecosystem marketplace and the short and long-term economic benefits of investing in natural systems. New, emerging markets for ecosystem services call for investment strategies that are socially and economically sustainable, that account for regulatory compliance while also thinking outside the complex regulatory box. Ecosystem markets are a brave new world, but our approach is straightforward, and we’ve proven it works:

1. Assess the ecosystem and determine which conservation actions generate which marketable credits
2. Identify the buyers and sellers of those credits
3. Act as facilitator of the exchange when called for
4. Ensure a profitable exchange that minimizes risk, maximizes return
5. Enable the registering and tracking of credits in a sustainable and transparent accounting system