The Smart Prosperity Research Network funds policy-relevant research on nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation challenges, and in support of biodiversity objectives.
The research highlighted on this page stems from academic research projects selected by an independent Research Network Steering Committee and funded by the Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN) and the Greening Growth Partnership.
Click on the titles below to access working papers, blogs, and analyses from Smart Prosperity Research Network-funded projects completed since 2018. Scroll down to find recent research on other topics.
Conservation finance and economics
- Avoiding Leakage from Nature-Based Offsets by Design
- A new tool for scaling investment in nature-based solutions - the “made in Canada” conservation impact bond
- Scaling conservation finance in Canada: The need for collaborative action to deliver for nature and the economy
- Wetland conservation economics - moving beyond rhetoric
Natural infrastructure
- Climate Proofing Canada - The case for scaling up nature investments for climate adaptation
- Green is the new grey: Natural infrastructure provides big value with multiple climate, environmental and social benefits
- How Natural Infrastructure Can Help Stimulate a Green Recovery
Behavioural economics
- Economic Feasibility of a Wetland Certification Program in the Canadian Prairies
- Newfoundland moose and forestry - a collaboration between economists and ecologists
- Using Non-monetary Incentives for Wildlife Disease Management: A Case Study in Alberta
- (Don’t) get off my land--Involving private landowners in species at risk conservation
- Environmental Stewardship Initiatives in the Canadian Agricultural Sector under Growing Forward 1 and 2
Biodiversity
- Canada’s Role in the Global Biodiversity Challenge
- We Need to Invest in Biodiversity – for Nature, Society, and the Economy
- The Benefits of Protecting 30% of the Land and Sea By 2030
- Arctic Fisheries - The Last Wild Roundup
- Q&A with SPI’s Dr. Kai Chan, Lead Co-Author of Landmark U.N. Biodiversity Report
- Cooperative and integrated solutions for plastic pollution in the World Ocean
- The Blue Economy and The Need for Open IP
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