The research project ‘TEEB Aruba’ (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) aims to derive insight in the strong link between Economy and Nature on Aruba. Aruba has set a goal to move towards sustainable economic … Read more
Despite the valuable contribution and importance of the natural capital of TCI for tourism, TCI resources to protect nature are scarce. In this project, the application of an analytical framework for sustainable finance demonstrates the … Read more
To address the effects of environmental degradation of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana, Wolfs Company and IVM were commissioned by IUCN NL and A Rocha Ghana to conduct a socioeconomic assessment of the … Read more
The analysis of social media data has an enormous potential to reveal spatial behaviour of tourists and residents. It also allows us to assess the magnitude of the tourism activity in specific natural areas. A … Read more
BiodivERsA is the network programming and funding research on biodiversity and ecosystem services across European countries and territories and is part of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. BiodivERsA invited Wolfs Company … Read more
Under the auspices of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Wolfs Company organized the workshop “From Ecosystem Services Valuation to Action – Informing Decision Making in the Caribbean” … Read more
The workshop focussed on raising awareness about the mutual interdependency of nature and the economy on Curaçao and how to initiate a socioeconomic valuation study as a tool to mainstream nature management within all social, … Read more
Healthy ecosystems are essential for the health and productivity of many businesses. Aquaculture is one of these businesses. However, the impacts and dependencies of this productive sector on the ecosystems where aquaculture companies operate have … Read more
Aruba’s government is committed to working towards sustainable development. Social welfare, economic responsibility and ecological resilience are all key to the realization of this goal. In order to make sound decisions about the management of … Read more
In this master thesis research project, Annelies Sewell (intern at Wolfs Company), applies the Eco2Fin tool to the Bonaire National Marine Park in order to identify financing mechanisms to increase the financial sustainability of this … Read more