Sara Mason

Report · December 11, 2023 This comprehensive resource, created in collaboration with the US Department of the Interior, is a first-of-its-kind reference for implementing nature-based solutions (NBS). Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natu ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Expanding Finance for Nature-Based Solutions to Achieve Climate, Environment, and Community Goals: An Introduction for Green Banks and Community Lenders

Report · November 14, 2023 Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges, simultaneously benefiting people and nature. There has been unprecedented recent government investment in nature-based soluti ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Financing Nature-Based Solutions via the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Report · November 14, 2023 For the past decade, state and local green banks have successfully accelerated private investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and environmental infrastructure projects in their specific geographies. While green banks have historically focused p ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Initial Assessment of Gender Considerations in Plastics Policy

Report · August 31, 2023 Globally, women are disproportionately burdened and impacted by the harmful effects of plastic across the life cycle of products. These burdens vary across cultural, socioeconomic, and political contexts, and based on how women engage with plastic, but bro ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Assessing the Effects of Management Activities on Biodiversity and Carbon Storage on Public and Private Lands and Waters in the United States

Report · April 13, 2023 Natural and working lands (NWLs) provide many benefits to people, including storing greenhouse gases (GHGs), supporting biodiversity, and generating other ecosystem services. Management of NWLs can influence their condition and function and therefore the b ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Developing Key Performance Indicators for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Planning

Report · August 17, 2022 This document from the Resilience Roadmap project recommends a common approach to developing key performance indicators (KPIs) for climate change adaptation and resilience planning, drawing upon current science and tools referenced throughout. The work is ... Open Access Link to item Cite

A Menu of State Actions to Promote Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage

Report · May 27, 2022 Across the U.S., states are developing policies and programs to help promote forest-based natural climate solutions. This effort is bolstered by a growth in forest carbon programs that aim to make entry into the voluntary carbon offset market accessible to ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Tracking the Benefits of Natural & Working Lands in the United States: Dataset Evaluation and Readiness Assessment

Report · March 16, 2022 Natural and working lands (NWL) in the United States provide many benefits, including food, climate mitigation, recreational opportunities, jobs, and many more. There is currently no coordinated approach in the United States to track how provision of these ... Open Access Link to item Cite

GEMS Phase II Report: Coastal Restoration

Report · July 16, 2021 Billions of dollars will be spent on large-scale restoration of Gulf ecosystems over the coming decades, but there is currently no shared platform to guide assessment and reporting of restoration progress and effectiveness for the broad set of environmenta ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Offset Potential for Cultured Milk Protein

Report · March 18, 2021 Cultured milk proteins are proteins manufactured in a lab through fermentation rather than from traditional animal farming methods. These proteins are identical to those found in milk (casein and whey), but are created using bacteria or fungi instead of an ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Evidence Library for Oyster Reef Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico

Report · April 28, 2020 Billions of dollars will be spent on large-scale restoration of Gulf ecosystems over the coming decades, but there is no shared platform to guide assessment and reporting of restoration progress and effectiveness for the broad set of environmental, social, ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Compensatory Mitigation on Federal Lands

Report · February 6, 2020 As compensatory wetland and stream mitigation expands, particularly in the western United States, the availability and prominence of federal lands will become increasingly relevant in affecting the execution of mitigation. Moreover, as land management agen ... Open Access Link to item Cite

GEMS Phase I Report: Oyster Reef Restoration

Report · February 3, 2020 Billions of dollars will be spent on large-scale restoration of Gulf ecosystems over the coming decades, but there is no shared platform to guide assessment and reporting of restoration progress and effectiveness for the broad set of environmental, social, ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Bigger Change Faster

Report · September 2019 Today’s greatest sustainable development challenges can only be solved if we work together more effectively across the global development, health, and environmental communities. This report, co-authored by the Bridge Collaborative and UNDP, highlights thre ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Workshop Guide: Using Facilitation Techniques to Integrate Ecosystem Services into Coastal Management Decisions

Report · February 18, 2019 Estuarine systems are areas of immense ecological importance and provide numerous social, economic, and environmental benefits. The strong link between healthy habitats and these benefits requires incorporating the concerns of both nature and people into c ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Building Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models

Report · September 5, 2018 Funders and developers of infrastructure projects and businesses and managers overseeing critical natural resources are becoming increasingly aware of and interested in ecosystem services. Although methods for incorporating ecosystem services into decision ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Ecosystem Services Conceptual Model Application: Bureau of Land Management Solar Energy Development

Report · September 5, 2018 Interest in using ecosystem services to integrate considerations of people and the environment continues to grow in federal agencies. One method that can help agencies incorporate ecosystem services into decision making is the use of ecosystem services con ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Ecosystem Services Conceptual Model Application: NOAA and NERRS Salt Marsh Habitat Restoration

Ecosystem Services Conceptual Model Application: Testing General Model Adaptability

Report · September 5, 2018 This case study, a companion to Ecosystem Services Conceptual Model Application: NOAA and NERRS Salt Marsh Habitat Restoration summarizes initial efforts to apply a general salt marsh ecosystem services conceptual model to specific sites. The case study pr ... Open Access Link to item Cite