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title: InVEST | ||
message: >- | ||
If you use this software, please cite it using the | ||
metadata from this file. | ||
type: software | ||
authors: | ||
- name: Natural Capital Project | ||
address: 327 Campus Drive | ||
city: 'Stanford, CA' | ||
country: US | ||
post-code: '94305' | ||
email: [email protected] | ||
website: 'https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu' | ||
repository-code: 'https://github.com/natcap/invest' | ||
url: 'https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/software/invest' | ||
abstract: >- | ||
InVEST® is a suite of free, open-source software models | ||
used to map and value the goods and services from nature | ||
that sustain and fulfill human life. If properly managed, | ||
ecosystems yield a flow of services that are vital to | ||
humanity, including the production of goods (e.g., food), | ||
life-support processes (e.g., water purification), and | ||
life-fulfilling conditions (e.g., beauty, opportunities | ||
for recreation), and the conservation of options (e.g., | ||
genetic diversity for future use). Despite its | ||
importance, this natural capital is poorly understood, | ||
scarcely monitored, and, in many cases, undergoing rapid | ||
degradation and depletion. | ||
Governments, non-profits, international lending | ||
institutions, and corporations all manage natural | ||
resources for multiple uses and inevitably must evaluate | ||
tradeoffs among them. The multi-service, modular design of | ||
InVEST provides an effective tool for balancing the | ||
environmental and economic goals of these diverse | ||
entities. | ||
InVEST enables decision makers to assess quantified | ||
tradeoffs associated with alternative management choices | ||
and to identify areas where investment in natural capital | ||
can enhance human development and conservation. The | ||
toolset includes distinct ecosystem service models | ||
designed for terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and coastal | ||
ecosystems, as well as a number of “helper tools” to | ||
assist with locating and processing input data and with | ||
understanding and visualizing outputs. | ||
license: Apache-2.0 |