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

Opportunities for Payments for Ecosystem Services in Alberta’s Agricultural Sector

Published on Feb 13th, 2019

Over the course of our latest webinar series we’ve looked at examples of effective ecosystem services markets that have been implemented at both the National and International level. In our ...

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Upcoming Events

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Nov
14

WEBINAR:What makes markets for ES and green infrastructure work?

This presentation will outline a four-step approach to the ex ante assessment of green infrastructure for the provision of services, ...

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