Mike Nemeth, Sr. Manager, Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability for Nutrien, has seen the impact of nature at work. He wisely notes that all companies rely on nature or interact with nature in some way. Understanding how a company interacts with nature and values the benefits from projects is a crucial component for success. Join us as Mike shares some practical and experiential examples of co-benefit valuation in the agriculture supply chain.

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Mike mentions a pilot project that really highlights the valuation of co-benefits and nature-based solutions within agriculture. Find out more about the Lake Winnipeg Project HERE. 

Join us as Richard Blundell, CEO of eVolito, shares the importance of measuring changes in biodiversity with nature-based solutions. Understanding how to best capture this information can help make the business case for valuing biodiversity, and help turn the impact of a nature-based solution to actionable steps, rooted in evidence. 

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You can learn more about eVolito on their website, or from their LinkedIN page. 

Connect directly with Richard HERE. 

In today's episode, the EcoMetrics Podcast is thrilled to host Rajiv Ramchandra, the Director of Sustainability/Regional Sustainability Lead with WaterSMART | A Hazen Company. Rajiv shares about the importance of valuing co-benefits in the watershed management and water stewardship space. We also highlight the importance of stakeholder engagement in telling the story of co-benefits evaluation. 

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Rajiv recommends reading the article, "Misconceptions about the valuation of ecosystem services" which explores the misconceptions of ecosystem service valuation.

Connect with Rajiv via LinkedIn and check out WaterSMART | A Hazen Company and Hazen and Sawyer on the web.

We are thrilled to start this podcast on benefits valuation. In the pilot episode, Ed Pinero, President of EcoMetrics, and Taylor Marshall, Executive Director of Restore the Earth Foundation and Project Advisor to EcoMetrics, begin our conversation by defining benefits, why it is important to value them, and how this valuation can make the business case for nature-based solutions in any industry. 

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EcoMetrics LLC Website 

Restore the Earth Foundation Website