Natural Capital Accounting of Soil

Sustainable soil management is critical to mitigating climate change and improving water quality in freshwater and coastal ecosystems. This project aims to generate the first natural capital valuation of soil and lay the foundations for soil accounting. In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the team intends to leverage tax assessment data, parcel-level farm practices, and soil properties to develop a prototype of soil monetary accounting. This analysis will be done with the Upper Mississippi River Foodscape project, a coalition of public, private, and civil society partners working to increase incentives for farmers to adopt farming practices that restore natural capital.