ECOSYSTEM MARKET SERVICES: A NEW FRONTIER FOR FARMER

FINANCIAL RESILIENCEDEBBIE REED, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MARKET CONSORTIUM

…advance ecosystem service markets

that incentivize farmers & ranchers to

improve soil health systems that

benefit society

ESMC MISSION

2

Ecosystem Services Markets Conceived & Designed…

…for Agriculture

…to Overcome Past Market Challenges

…for IMPACT

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4

Point Source v

Non-point

Biological Systems

Stacked Assets

Market Demand

MARKET DESIGN

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Systems, not Practices

Eligibility Redefined

Harmonized National Market

MARKET DESIGN

2022 Launch

Supply & Demand

Science-based, Standards-

based, Outcomes-

based

Technology

Pressure Test with Supply

Chain Collaborators

DUE DILIGENCE

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Tatanka

Resources

COLLABORATION & CONNECTIVITY:ESMC MEMBERS

AN ESSENTIAL BARRIER TO BRIDGE

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True valuation of ecosystem

services is needed. Society can

no longer treat the

environment as a market

externality with no costs or

benefits.