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The economic case for nature
Fantastic places for wildlife can also be fantastic places for people.
Economics is primarily concerned with human wellbeing and is therefore best placed to make arguments for the environment on this basis.
Funding nature conservation is a sound investment. It not only benefits birds and wildlife, but local economies, our health and education.
It also ensures the provision of invaluable goods and services making a vital contribution to sustainable communities.
Our work in this area focuses on local employment, ecosystem services, health and education, and the global benefits of nature. More information on each of these topics is available from the links on the left of this page.
The publication Naturally, at your service, outlines how nature benefits society and provides a template for how it can be incorporated in decision making.
The Wellbeing through wildlife publications show that by fulfilling our moral duty to conserve wildlife we also improve the quality of people's lives.
Nature conservation is a vital element of any sustainable community project and can deliver environmental, social and economic objectives together, rather than treating the objectives as trade-offs.
All three reports can be downloaded using from the links on the right.