Natural Capital Initiative

Its vision is to grow a collaborative network that ensures sound natural capital science informs public policy and business decisions.

[3] It was launched in April 2009 at a three-day symposium held in London, entitled Valuing our Life Support Systems.

[7] Since 2009, the NCI has organised two more Valuing our Life Support Systems summits in 2014 and 2019 to push forward the shared natural capital agenda.

The Natural Capital Initiative events and publications have influenced UK policy directions and research agendas in many ways.

[10][11] The report from the Valuing our Life Support Systems 2014 was launched in June 2015 in a parliamentary event, chaired by Barry Gardiner MP.

Natural Capital provides us with essential functions and ecosystem services .The NCI supports the UK government and policy-makers in putting natural capital at the heart of economic decision-making.