Natural Capital
Natural Capital
ADLnature have wide ranging experience in effective natural capital management that considers the ecological, social, and economic aspects of your resources.
Natural Capital (Environmental Management)
ADLnature believe that Natural capital management is the strategic and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems to ensure their ongoing health, resilience, and ability to provide valuable services to both the environment and human society. Natural capital encompasses a wide range of elements, including biodiversity, ecosystems, air, water, soil, minerals, and other resources that contribute to the well-being of individuals, communities, and economies.
Who Benefits from Natural Capital?
The primary beneficiaries of effective natural capital management are Landowners, Tenants (Crofters & Farming), Estate owners and Community partnerships
ADLnature believe strongly that appropriate environmental management planning benefits ecosystems, communities, and economies by:
· Fostering sustainable long term land management practices.
· Promoting healthy ecosystems through improved protection measures, supported biodiversity conservation, and habitat restoration at scale.
· Ensuring communities experience improved air and water quality, reduced pollution, and enhanced resilience to climate change.
· Seeing that wider goals can support local and often national economies, which then benefit through sustainable resource use, job creation in environmental sectors, and reduced environmental degradation costs.
· Ensuring that planning is balanced, while safeguarding the environment for current and future generations
· Helping to promote socio-economic well-being.
What are the benefits from Natural Capital?
Since 2005, ADLnature have provided environmental management planning across the Highlands and Islands. This has strengthened local biodiversity by supporting the farming and crofting sector to put conservation management front and centre in their business models. A key byproduct of more efficient landscape level management is clean air and water which also helps to contribute to the health of ecosystems. This in turn ensures that these sustainable practices foster genetic diversity, resilience to climate change, and disease prevention. Additionally, environmental management enables scientific research opportunities, ecotourism, and educational initiatives – all of which help to safeguard natural heritage, while promoting the well-being of both plant and animal life.
How does it work?
Since 2005, ADLnature have provided environmental management planning across the Highlands and Islands. This has strengthened local biodiversity by supporting the farming and crofting sector to put conservation management front and centre in their business models.
A key byproduct of more efficient landscape level management is clean air and water which also helps to contribute to the health of ecosystems. This in turn ensures that these sustainable practices foster genetic diversity, resilience to climate change, and disease prevention.
Additionally, environmental management enables scientific research opportunities, ecotourism, and educational initiatives – all of which help to safeguard natural heritage, while promoting the well-being of both plant and animal life.
