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Center for Natural Capital Board Member Chandler Van Voorhis will speak at the November TEDx in Charlottesville. Chandler is a Principal with GreenTrees and an expert on market-based conservation. Board Member Roger Voisinet is serving on the Steering Committee for this event.
The Ahyayha Project is testing the addition of a Nitrogen and Phosphorus reduction registry to its environmental crowdfunding platform. Ahyayha will list the quantity of nitrogen and phosphorus reduction used and remaining on projects as they are funded. A protocol has also been developed to provide limited verification of certificates. Certificates are available to any [...]
Center for Natural Capital - Virginia Biomass Solutions Fall Conference Agenda
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
Target Audience: NC, VA, MD, WV Biomass end users (facility managers, school superintendents, economic development officers and local elected officials) and biomass and bioenergy feedstock, technology and service providers
7:30 - 8:00 Registration and Refreshments
8:00 - 8:30 Opening [...]
The Center for Natural Capital + Partners was selected yesterday by the Virginia Department of Forestry to manage a new statewide initiative - the Virginia Community Wood Energy Program (VCWEP). The Center will manage the program for the Virginia Department of Forestry, in partnership with Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech [...]
Conserv helped prepare and present a plan to the Virginia State Water Commission for alternative architectural platforms for sub-watershed based ecosystem services management. Learn more ››
F2F is a three year initiative to study financial linkages between water-supply-related environmental services and urban water consumers using these services in the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir Watershed. Learn more ››