Our work / Six connected workstreams
Build the conditions
for nature to endure.
We connect evidence, institutions and finance to turn ecosystem dependency into practical stewardship.
Discuss an engagement ↗Capabilities aligned to the mission
From a better account
to a funded commitment.
01 / Understand
Natural Capital Intelligence
Establish the ecological and economic baseline. Map ecosystem extent, condition, services and maintenance needs using transparent, spatially grounded methods.
Outputs: SEEA-aligned account prototypes, ecosystem service assessments, catchment baselines and decision dashboards.
02 / Attribute
Beneficiary Assessment
Identify who benefits from nature and how dependency translates into exposure and a reasonable stewardship contribution.
Outputs: beneficiary maps, dependency assessments, payment methodologies and contribution scenarios.
03 / Organise
Catchment Institutions
Design enduring governance that connects local stewardship with the wider beneficiaries of catchment services.
Outputs: CAT design, governance options, stewardship compacts and institutional implementation plans.
04 / Mobilise
Stewardship Finance
Develop ways to fund maintenance over multiple years, connecting beneficiary commitments, partnership funds and suitable financing.
Outputs: funding architecture, payment schedules, financing options and proposed stewardship instrument design.
05 / Verify
Measurement & Assurance
Design systems that connect money spent, work delivered and ecological change, with clear boundaries between estimates and observations.
Outputs: indicators, reporting frameworks, attribution controls and assurance readiness.
06 / Enable
Policy & Market Development
Explore the standards, incentives and public policy settings that can make shared stewardship a normal part of economic life.
Outputs: policy briefs, funding standard proposals, adoption pathways and institutional engagement.
How we engage
Start with a clear decision.
Scope the question
Agree the catchment, beneficiary group or institutional decision, the evidence available and the intended use of the work.
Develop the practical pathway
Build the analysis and institutional options with the people who will use them. Make assumptions, uncertainty and specialist requirements explicit.
Prepare for implementation
Define responsibilities, budgets, milestones and reporting. Bring in scientific, legal, accounting and financial expertise where required.
Our intellectual foundations
Repricing nature.
Regrounding value.
Repricing Nature makes ecological dependency visible in economic decisions. Regrounding Value asks how institutions, finance and monetary systems can better reflect the living systems they depend on.
These foundations inform our applied work. Gaia Vista concentrates them into a practical New Zealand stewardship mission, while our wider research continues on Substack.
Read the evidence and ideas →What would a stewardship pathway look like for your organisation?
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