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This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of Metro Line 1 in Bogota, Colombia, the country's first modern metro system. The assessment evaluates the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the fully electric and automated mass rapid transit (MRT) system, focusing on its ability to reduce congestion and increase employment access for a population exceeding 8 million.

This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Tirana–Durres railway in Albania, evaluating the investment costs against the economic, social, and environmental benefits of rehabilitating the line and connecting it to Rinas International Airport.

This executive summary presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of Metro Line 1 of the Metro de Bogota Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. The analysis compares traditional benefit-cost ratios with a sustainable BCR (S-BCR) that accounts for environmental, social, and economic externalities, concluding that the MRT system provides substantial monetary benefits and societal value over a project period from 2022 to 2058.

This research paper examines the role of economic valuation in improving the understanding and implementation of Watershed Development (WSD) in India. Using a case study of a project in Maharashtra implemented by the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), the paper demonstrates the potential for positive net present value and benefit-cost ratios in WSD, while highlighting significant gaps in data consistency and the under-valuation of non-market co-benefits and climate change adaptation.

This working paper analyzes the economic costs and benefits of securing community forestland rights in Brazil and Guatemala, concluding that such investments are low-cost and high-benefit for local communities, nations, and the global society.