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Earth Economics
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Earth Economics envisions a future where the wellbeing of people and the natural world are central to all economic decision making.

Better decisions, naturally.
Earth Economics is hiring! We are seeking a Communications Manager (contractor) to help shape our voice and amplify our impacts through storytelling, thought leadership, and creative campaigns. #joinourteam
October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Forests play a crucial role in Earth's ecosystems, but human activity is disrupting that balance.

OpenForest is an open-access database featuring 86 forest datasets that include inventories, aerial, satellite, and ground-based recordings. #forestdata

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April 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A First Street analysis of economic trends has found that up to $1.47T in real estate is at risk from climate change over the next 3 decades. Insurance costs are rising faster than mortgage payments in cities from Florida to northern California.

#climatechangecosts
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cascadia can draw valuable lessons from California wildfires by adopting stricter building codes, creating defensible spaces, and improving community wildfire preparedness. #wildfirerisk
March 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Through its Climate-Smart Cities program, the Trust for Public Land has developed a tool to help plan and implement green infrastructure projects across New Orleans. Decisionmakers can see how health priorities intersect with climate risk and green infrastructure opportunities. #climateplanning
February 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Nearly 80% of Hoboken lies on a flood plain. The new ResilienCity Park transformed an industrial site into a public recreational space that can hold up to 2M gallons of stormwater runoff. This is the city’s third such park, and a fourth is being planned. #greeninfrastructureworks

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January 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The UN's System of Environmental Economic Accounting for Ecosystems offers insight on how natural resources can continue to provide energy, food, and water, store carbon, control floods and serve the public. #ecosystemaccounting

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January 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM