Ecosystem Service Valuation & Environmental Economics
Market and non-market valuation that puts a defensible number on the benefits nature provides — and on what it costs when those benefits are lost.
Decisions get made on the numbers that are in front of them. When the value of clean water, flood attenuation, habitat or working landscapes is missing from the analysis, it is implicitly valued at zero.
Our economists specialise in natural capital, ecosystem services, non-market valuation and cost-benefit analysis. We build the evidence that lets regulators, program designers and landowners weigh environmental outcomes against financial ones on the same page.
Capabilities
What this includes
Non-market valuation
Contingent valuation, choice experiments, willingness-to-accept and willingness-to-pay studies designed and executed to academic standards.
Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
Full economic appraisal of management, restoration and policy options, including life-cycle costing of alternatives.
Natural capital accounting
Asset and service accounts that follow recognised natural capital accounting practice and stand up to audit.
Program and incentive design
Payment levels, term structures and uptake analysis for conservation easements, stewardship programs and agri-environmental incentives.
Policy and regulatory assessment
Assessment of how non-market values can be incorporated into regulatory review, approval and reporting processes.
Agent-based and complex systems modelling
Modelling tools that capture the dynamics between social and ecological systems where static analysis falls short.
Ryan Trenholm
Senior Economist
Ryan is an environmental economist whose work spans non-market valuation, cost-benefit analysis and the economics of land and water management.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Survey instrument design, administration and econometric analysis
- Benefit transfer and primary valuation studies
- Cost-benefit and scenario comparison reporting
- Natural capital accounts and service value estimates
- Program payment schedules and uptake forecasts
- Expert evidence and technical review
“Green Analytics delivers seamlessly with exceptional project management in both economic analysis and program delivery.”
Related work
Ecosystem Service Valuation in practice
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation
A survey-based valuation study establishing what ranchers would need to be paid to place native grassland under conservation easement.
Alberta Utilities Commission
An assessment of the potential for incorporating non-market values into the Commission's review and approval processes.
Credit Valley Conservation
A modelling framework and interactive tool that lets decision makers explore the business case for alternative natural asset management actions.
Let’s talk about your natural assets
A natural asset management plan will help ensure your natural assets continue to deliver the services your community depends on. Green Analytics can help.