In today's episode we meet with Rajiv Ramchandra, Regional Sustainability Lead with WaterSMART, a Haven Company. Rajiv gives great examples about the importance of valuing co-benefits in the watershed management and water stewardship space. We also highlight the importance of stakeholder engagement in telling the story of co-benefits evaluation.

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Rajiv recommends reading this article, it shed light on the misconceptions of ecosystem service valuation.

Connect with Rajiv via LinkedIn and check out WaterSMART, a Hazen Company on the web.

We are thrilled to start this podcast on benefits valuation. In the pilot episode, Ed Pinero, President of EcoMetrics, and Taylor Marshall, Executive Director of Restore the Earth Foundation and Project Advisor to EcoMetrics, begin our conversation by defining benefits, why it is important to value them, and how this valuation can make the business case for nature-based solutions in any industry.

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EcoMetrics LLC Website

Restore the Earth Foundation Website