Resource description:
InVEST is a family of tools to assess how distinct scenarios might lead to different ecosystem services and human well-being related outcomes in particular geographic areas. InVEST enables decision-makers to assess the tradeoffs associated with alternative choices and to identify areas where investment in natural capital can enhance human development and conservation in different ecosystems. InVEST models are spatially explicit, using diverse data as information input and producing maps as outputs. InVEST produces results in either biophysical terms (e.g., tons of carbon sequestered) or economic terms (e.g., net present value of that sequestered carbon). Maps, trade-off curves and balance sheets are produced, which can be used for assessing scenarios in an iterative process of stakeholder consultations.
Author/Contact:
ValuES: Methods for integrating ecosystem services into policy, planning, and practice
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Postfach 5180 / P.O. Box 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Deutschland / Germany
T + 49 6196 79-1321, E info@aboutvalues.net
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Partners:
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
- Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nucelar Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany (Funding)
Licence:
- Free, no licence
Development stage:
- Full, working product