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This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) analysis comparing a conventional mass tourism scenario against a sustainable tourism pathway for Geopark Teskei in Kyrgyzstan over a 25-year period.

A SAVi assessment of the SUNCASA project in Johannesburg's Jukskei River catchment finds that nature-based solutions—including riparian restoration of 469 hectares and planting 46,000 trees—will generate USD 8.6 million in net benefits over 25 years. The highest return comes from improved water quality, which is expected to save USD 3.7 million in health costs.

This report uses the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool to evaluate the 'One School, 5 Hectares of Forest' initiative in Côte d'Ivoire, specifically focusing on a 5-hectare project at the Collège moderne de Bougousso. The assessment compares Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) against grey infrastructure and business-as-usual scenarios, finding that reforestation provides superior cost-effectiveness and diverse socio-economic benefits.

This report by the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre evaluates the economic and environmental benefits of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) within the Integrated Natural Resources Management Programme (INReMP) in Kenya, focusing on water scarcity and sustainable agriculture.

The Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre, in collaboration with UNEP and local stakeholders, conducted a cost-benefit analysis of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) and hybrid scenarios across 12,000 hectares in four districts of Ghana to mitigate extreme weather impacts under three climate scenarios (SSP1, SSP3, and SSP5).

The Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) Global Resource Centre conducted a cost-benefit analysis of ecosystem-based adaptation in Costa Rica's Reventazón River basin to stabilize hydrology and secure water and energy supplies.

This report presents an integrated cost-benefit analysis by the NBI Global Resource Centre on the use of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) to combat land degradation and desertification in Burkina Faso, highlighting significant economic returns and socioeconomic benefits.

This report provides an economic valuation of the Parques del Río Norte expansion project in Medellín, Colombia, which aims to restore urban green space to mitigate the effects of climate change and rapid urbanization.

This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of an assisted natural regeneration (ANR) project covering 2,868 hectares in Sodo Woreda, Ethiopia, demonstrating that land restoration provides direct economic benefits to farmers and climate services.

This report details a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of a tree-planting initiative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, concluding that nature-based infrastructure (NBI) provides greater societal value and climate resilience than grey infrastructure alternatives.

This document presents results from Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessments of nature-based solutions. In the Netherlands, the Hondsbossche Dunes project was found to offer greater net benefits than a conventional sheet pile wall. Additionally, the text mentions that sustainable tourism in Geopark Teskei outperforms mass tourism and references a resilience assessment in the Dechatu River Catchment in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.