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नवीन राष्ट्रीय जल धोरणामध्ये स्पष्ट करण्यात आलेला नवीन �

The new water governance paradigm articulated in the new national water policy is ” delineated by a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder approac

पायाभूत सुविधांच्या योजनांची जबाबदारीने अंमलबजावणी कर�

By implementing infrastructural plans in a responsible manner, India can prove that it is possible to balance road connectivity with forest preservati

पारंपारिक अर्थशास्त्रात नैसर्गिक भांडवलाचे अवमूल्यन क�

Undervaluing natural capital in conventional economics causes unsustainable resource use and environmental harm, thus threatening economic sustainabil

The paradigm that conservation is the anti-thesis to development needs to change; conservation is central to development in the Global South

The recognition of Community Conserved Areas will enable a process-oriented approach towards achieving the targets under the Global Biodiversity Frame

Global North and South have different ambitions, but LiFE helps draw a common thread somewhere between the two without asking them to compromise on th

The financial products conceptualised so far are not yet catering to the needs of the poor affected by climate change, especially at the critical inte

This problem has been continuing for quite some time and is highly prevalent in the existing literature on valuation of ecosystem services — in gene

The state of the Indian economy is intricately intertwined with the rest of the world.

It is important to differentiate between physical capital as produced means of production in contrast to natural capital which is naturally endowed. The latter facilitates a host of ecosystem services[i] that flow through human processes, both societal and economic. Unlike physical capital, natural capital cannot be substituted easily. Therefore, this stock of natural capital processing into the flow of ecosystem functions need to be valued and

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), recognised for its cost-effective and co-beneficial advantages, is seeing a global uptake. However, the number and scale of EbA projects remain limited compared to the opportunities offered by India’s diverse ecosystems and indigenous practices. While lack of funding is a direct cause, the small scale of existing EbA projects also fails to attract funding. Breaking this cycle requires addressing other mechanism

The Indo-Pacific, which holds most of the world’s mangroves, faces serious risks from natural disasters, including those related to the long-term sustainability of coastal communities and valuable ecosystems. Mangroves uphold biodiversity, support ecosystem functionality, and sustain local livelihoods; however, financing their conservation is proving to be a massive challenge. This report examines the ecosystem services provided by mangroves, i

As India's water availability declines, a holistic approach to water pricing will be needed to avoid conflicts

This paper argues in favour of integrating valuation of ecosystem services in development policy planning in India. The paper presents three cases where monetary values of ecosystem services have been estimated to illustrate the significance of the exercise: the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) in Uttarakhand, the Kunigal Wetlands in Karnataka, and the Indian Sundarbans Delta (ISD) in West Bengal. The first two cases highlight the ecosystem-livelihoods

Land use on floodplains needs better regulation so that rivers have space to flood and contribute ecosystem services

Grasslands that provide a variety of ecosystem services for humans—including carbon storage, which is important to mitigating climate change—are among the world’s most threatened habitats. In India, grassy ecosystems are not accorded any legal protection. Vast acres of these grasslands are converted for revenue-generating use, altering their ecological dynamics and threatening the livelihoods and cultures of pastoral and agrarian communitie

This report explores the role of water credits to incentivise conservation, optimise allocation, and integrate sustainability into corporate and agricultural water use. Modelled after carbon credits, water credits incentivise stakeholders—including agriculture, industry, services, and households—to offset consumption by investing in water conservation and efficiency measures. The study examines economic and ecological valuation models and pri

This paper highlights the importance of water valuation and pricing for sustainable and efficient water allocation and management in India. An efficient water-pricing mechanism could be a tool to address the impending crisis of water scarcity, which necessitates a robust, objective, and holistic valuation technique. Every unit of water consumed for economic purposes has an ecological footprint, and this opportunity cost or externality factor need

जंगलापासून मिळणाऱ्या फायद्याचे संपूर्ण मूल्यांकन करताना एकूण बायोमासचा विचार करणे आवश्यक असून, एकूणच नैसर्गिक भांडवलाच्या मूल्यांकनात सुधार करणे गरजेचे आहे.

भारतातील पाण्याचे स्रोत संपुष्टात येत असतांना संघर्ष टाळण्यासाठी पाण्याच्या दरांबाबत समग्र दृष्टीकोन आवश्यक आहे.