We are a team of professors, students, and other associates from the Yale School of the Environment, joined by international collaborators from academic institutions, government agencies, and NGOs. Together, we recognize biodiversity-friendly land use systems as integral components of the biodiversity goal set forth by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We view biodiversity credits as potential mechanisms for promoting the adoption of such systems, including agroforestry, silvopasture, sustainable forestry, permaculture, and other agroecological practices.
Through our research and fieldwork initiatives, we aim to draw insight into biodiversity measuring, understand the social, cultural, and political dynamics associated with local biodiversity in several regions around the world, and assess the feasibility of biodiversity credits in their current or potential formulation to support biodiversity-friendly land use systems. Our collective efforts seek to bridge the gap between theory and practice, contributing to more sustainable and ecologically sound land management practices globally.
