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Ecosystem Services

The Ecosystem Services Program focuses on ensuring that the environment can sustain future generations by helping public and private decision makers value the benefits natural ecosystems provide.

Project

National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP)

Expert

Lydia Olander

Our Impact

Nicholas Institute Policy Analysis Meets the COVID-19 Moment

Publications

Assessing the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Electricity Consumption

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability issue cover

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Mitigation and Ecosystem Adaptation along Belt and Road Initiative

Events

Bass Connections Works in Progress Symposium

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Beyond Talking Points: What’s in Store for the New Administration and Congress?

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Virtual Policy Boot Camp: Water and Ecosystem Restoration Policy

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

News

The Hardest Work Lies Ahead as US Re-enters Paris Agreement

February 23, 2021

Reflections: Transition and Growth

February 18, 2021

Memo: How Biden Could Help the Military Address Climate

February 10, 2021

About

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University improves environmental policymaking worldwide through objective, fact-based research to confront the climate crisis, clarify the economics of limiting carbon pollution, harness emerging environmental markets, put the value of nature's benefits on the balance sheet, develop adaptive water management approaches, and identify other strategies to attain community resilience.

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Our People

Lilli Watson

Program Coordinator, Internet of Water

Lilli Watson is the program coordinator for the Internet of Water. Before moving back to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina, Lilli was the project development coordinator for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation's Green Infrastructure Unit. In this position, she worked closely with representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation on citywide green stormwater infrastructure initiatives.