The EcoMetrics Podcast

Terry Watt joins the EcoMetrics Podcast this month to talk about the importance of co-benefits valuation and credits markets, specifically in the land use planning and conservation space. She highlights the importance of collaboration between stakeholders to use the tools and resources available for best practices and attacking the "pressing challenges of our time." Located in California, Terry also highlights examples within the state to showcase this importance of co-benefit valuation. ...

Joni Carswell joins the EcoMetrics Podcast as our first guest of 2026, and we couldn't think of a better kickoff to the year. Joni is the CEO and President of Texan by Nature, a nonprofit in Texas that has the big and very relevant vision of catalyzing collaborative conservation. Texan by Nature connects business and investment with nature based solutions, helping their partners make the business case for nature based solutions by showing the return on conservation. Using evidence based and d...

Mike Nemeth, Sr. Manager, Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability for Nutrien, has seen the impact of nature at work. He wisely notes that all companies rely on nature or interact with nature in some way. Understanding how a company interacts with nature and values the benefits from projects is a crucial component for success. Join us as Mike shares some practical and experiential examples of co-benefit valuation in the agriculture supply chain. RESOURCES: Mike mentions a pilot projec...

Join us as Richard Blundell, CEO of eVolito, shares the importance of measuring changes in biodiversity with nature-based solutions. Understanding how to best capture this information can help make the business case for valuing biodiversity, and help turn the impact of a nature-based solution to actionable steps, rooted in evidence. RESOURCES: You can learn more about eVolito on their website, or from their LinkedIN page. Connect directly with Richard HERE.

In today's episode, the EcoMetrics Podcast is thrilled to host Rajiv Ramchandra, the Director of Sustainability/Regional Lead with WaterSMART, a Haven Company. Rajiv shares about the importance of valuing co-benefits in the watershed management and water stewardship space. We also highlight the importance of stakeholder engagement in telling the story of co-benefits evaluation. RESOURCES: Rajiv recommends reading this article, it discusses the misconceptions of ecosystem service v...

We are thrilled to start this podcast on benefits valuation. In the pilot episode, Ed Pinero, President of EcoMetrics, and Taylor Marshall, Executive Director of Restore the Earth Foundation and Project Advisor to EcoMetrics, begin our conversation by defining benefits, why it is important to value them, and how this valuation can make the business case for nature-based solutions in any industry. RESOURCES: EcoMetrics LLC Website Restore the Earth Foundation Website