Natural Capital is the sum of the stock of natural assets that yields a flow of resources and benefits essential for human survival and economic activity, provided by the ecosystem. Natural capital is commonly divided into (1) renewable resources (agricultural crops, vegetation, wild life) and (2) non-renewable resources (fossil fuels and mineral deposits).
Natural Capital includes:
- Sustainable, thriving local communities.
- Rich, fully-functioning ecosystems, including air, water, soil, flora and fauna.
- Charismatic carbon credits from greenhouse gas emissions removal through improved forest management practices.
- Ecosystem co-benefits, which include biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, derive directly from maintaining natural capital.
Natural capital projects are focused on the preservation of the vibrant biodiversity of an ecosystem.
For information about Natural Capital Investment opportunities, please download our Great Bear Rainforest Project Natural Capital brochure. You can also view Natural Capital reference material on the Great Bear Rainforest.
For detailed project information documents (PID) for the Great Bear project as well as our other Natural Capital projects that we are currently developing in in Canada, Mexico, South America and in Oceania please contact us.