Our Work

The ESBN is building knowledge and capacity in the following areas to support the development of conservation markets in Alberta.

Science

Research and innovation is based on sound science

Market Infrastructure

An integrated system for coordinating and managing market-based instruments to achieve economic and environmental outcomes

Assessment

Learning to map, measure and value ecosystem services

Data and Information Management

A publicly accessible, world-class data and information management system to communicate and share data on Alberta's ecosystem services

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach

Creating a community of shared understanding around conservation markets

Projects

Building capacity in knowledge and personnel to support the development of conservation markets

Resources

Explore our collection of resources to learn more about ecosystem services and biodiversity markets.

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Blog

Natural Capital: The Importance of Putting a Price on Nature

Published on Jan 14th, 2020

For many people it can be difficult to understand the concept of putting a price on nature. In fact, many even considered it wrong to put a dollar value on ...

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Upcoming Events

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Nov
19

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Nov
20

Grassland Conservation Markets Symposium

The goal of the Grassland Conservation Markets Symposium is to establish Canada's first prairie grassland conservation marketplace.

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