‘High Integrity’: what’s needed for scientifically credible nature markets, and how can we achieve it? Nature markets are exploding in popularity as governments and industry turn to new mechanisms to reduce biodiversity loss. Yet their success hinges on their scientific credibility in terms of delivering the environmental outcomes that are promised, in other words, that the markets have ‘High Integrity’. Join us at this month’s EFLN where we will discuss what high integrity means and share lessons from existing nature markets. We’ll tackle the question from two perspectives, Sophus zu Ermgassen will share five overarching principles learnt from research on nature market outcomes across the world, and Julia McCarthy will consider how these can be translated into on-the-ground policy and practice based on nearly 20 years experience working in U.S. freshwater stream markets. This will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Hannah Wauchope.Speakers:Sophus zu Ermgassen, University of OxfordHannah Wauchope, University of EdinburghJulia McCarthy, University of EdinburghThis event is jointly organised by the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes (CSFL) and the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital (SFNC). Sign up here Oct 07 2026 16.00 - 17.15 ‘High Integrity’: what’s needed for scientifically credible nature markets, and how can we achieve it? Edinburgh Forests and Landscapes Network Conference Room, ECCI ECCI This article was published on Wednesday 8 November 2023
‘High Integrity’: what’s needed for scientifically credible nature markets, and how can we achieve it? Nature markets are exploding in popularity as governments and industry turn to new mechanisms to reduce biodiversity loss. Yet their success hinges on their scientific credibility in terms of delivering the environmental outcomes that are promised, in other words, that the markets have ‘High Integrity’. Join us at this month’s EFLN where we will discuss what high integrity means and share lessons from existing nature markets. We’ll tackle the question from two perspectives, Sophus zu Ermgassen will share five overarching principles learnt from research on nature market outcomes across the world, and Julia McCarthy will consider how these can be translated into on-the-ground policy and practice based on nearly 20 years experience working in U.S. freshwater stream markets. This will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Hannah Wauchope.Speakers:Sophus zu Ermgassen, University of OxfordHannah Wauchope, University of EdinburghJulia McCarthy, University of EdinburghThis event is jointly organised by the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes (CSFL) and the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital (SFNC). Sign up here Oct 07 2026 16.00 - 17.15 ‘High Integrity’: what’s needed for scientifically credible nature markets, and how can we achieve it? Edinburgh Forests and Landscapes Network Conference Room, ECCI ECCI This article was published on Wednesday 8 November 2023
Oct 07 2026 16.00 - 17.15 ‘High Integrity’: what’s needed for scientifically credible nature markets, and how can we achieve it? Edinburgh Forests and Landscapes Network
