Where We Work
The Natural Capital Project is focusing its initial work on four main sites:
- Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, Africa
- Upper Yangtze River Basin, China
- Sierra Nevada Region, California, USA
- Hawaiian Islands, USA
These sites were selected based on the following criteria:
- Significant Biodiversity. Richness, uniqueness, and/or representation.
- Critical Ecosystem Services. Clearly identified ecosystem services that are central to human well-being.
- High Threat level. Potential high rates of change, especially degradation.
- High Leverage Potential. Potential to influence important and imminent policy decisions and expand lessons regionally, nationally, or beyond.
- Stakeholder Will. Decision-makers with ability and interest to implement service protection systems
- Capacity. Scientific and management capacity, leadership and convening power, present in one or more of the partners
- Learning. Opportunities high for rapid advancement across all Natural Capital Project efforts.