IUCN-Rio Tinto: Natural Capital Project The IUCN-Rio Tinto
Natural Capital Project attempts to identify and quantify
biodiversity and ecosystem services values in key regions where
Rio Tinto operates, in order to incorporate the value of
ecosystem services into decision-making. - Ecosystem valuation
as part of a water management strategy in the Pilbara region,
Western Australia. 2010-2011. Co- financed with RTIO. Project to
assess and value the ecosystem impacts of dewatering in the
mining industry. The aim is to develop a replicable analytical
framework and decision support tool for RT to use throughout its
dewatering operation globally. Scoping report drafted in 2011
(not in public domain). Phase 2 research currently underway,
including choice modelling survey to estimate biodiversity
benefits of rehabilitation of native bush. - Assessing the value
of biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by tropical
forests in Madagascar – a desk study aiming to value in a TEV
framework the benefits of conservation