Webinar Dairy Sustainability Alliance - Ecosystem Services Markets | Newtrient Blog

Posted 03/04/2019 by Jamie Vander Molen

Have you noticed more people are talking about Ecosystem Services Markets (ESMs) lately? Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a memo that reiterates strong support for market-based solutions, or Ecosystem Services Markets, to improve water quality in the U.S.This represents yet another step in the right direction for dairy and agriculture to pursue collaborative, market-based solutions and achieve reduced greenhouse gases, improved water quality and soil health at a much lower cost to all.

On February 27, 2019, the Dairy Sustainability Alliance® hosted a webinar with Newtrient. The webinar topic was Ecosystem Services Markets (ESMs) and answered the following questions:

- What are Ecosystem Services Markets?
- How can dairy benefit from market-based approaches?
- Which states are already pursuing Ecosystem Services Markets?
- What projects are underway to pursue Ecosystem Services Markets?
- How can we make Ecosystem Services Markets a reality? And when?
- What is your role in advancing Ecosystem Services Markets?

Full webinar recording available here.

View the February 27, 2019 Dairy Sustainability Alliance® webinar presentation.

You can also view this short video about how dairy can benefit from market-driven solutions.