Our Work

The ESBN is building knowledge and capacity in the following areas to support the development of ecosystem services and biodiversity 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 ecosystem services and biodiversity markets

Projects

Building capacity in knowledge and personnel to support the development of ecosystem services and biodiversity markets

Resources

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

Explore our resources

Blog

Introducing the Grassland Conservation Market Symposium

Published on Jun 26th, 2019

Grassland Conservation Markets Over the last Century, the native prairie grassland ecosystem of Alberta’s South Saskatchewan Region has been transformed by agriculture and land development. Conservation markets are an effective ...

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