EMERGING MARKETS
In the spirit of innovation we will create an investment model that compensates private landowners for the range of benefits — like clean air and water — that originate in their forests
Priority
Create greater visibility for the role that healthy forests have on water quality and availability. We connect forest landowners with potential investors or buyers (e.g. municipalities or corporate interests) to create an ecosystem services market for water. We facilitate connections, convene dialogues, and are advancing the science to demonstrate the viability of a water market.
Results
Created the podcast series How the River Flows
ten episodes including over twenty different interviewees
Published a report by the Dovetail Partners that outlined the ecosystem services market structures that work best for southern forest landowners and water users and providers.
Working with N.C. State University, we are developing predictive models to quantify forest benefits for water quality & quantity. These models will be available as a web-based tool to support users in deciding the value of a water market.
Meet the Team
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Andres Villegas
PRESIDENT & CEO
GEORGIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
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Devin Orr
NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION SPECIALIST
SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
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Holly Welch
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER
SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION
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John Mulcahy
VICE-PRESIDENT OF STEWARDSHIP
GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLC
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Kathy Hawes
COORDINATOR
SOUTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP FOR FORESTS AND WATER
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Kevin McIntyre
EDUCATION COORDINATOR
THE JONES CENTER AT ICHAUWAY
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Laurel Barnhill
CHIEF OF STAFF, SOUTHEAST REGION
U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
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Leo Viana
VP OF CONSERVATION COLLABORATION
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE
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Leslie Boby
COORDINATOR
SOUTHERN REGIONAL EXTENSION FORESTRY
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Lindsay White
SENIOR LAND PROTECTION SPECIALIST, WORKING FOREST FUND
THE CONSERVATION FUND
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Nick DiLuzio
VICE PRESIDENT
GEORGIA FORESTRY FOUNDATION
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Peter Caldwell
RESEARCH HYDROLOGIST
USDA FOREST SERVICE - SOUTHERN RESEARCH STATION
