Home » Tools CatalogueESVD Foundation for Sustainable Development The Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) contains almost 10.000 datapoints on monetary values and is thereby the largest open-access database with standardized monetary values for all ecosystem services and all ecosystems globally. The data in the ESVD comes from over 30 years of peer-reviewed academic research and official reports on the monetary valuation of ecosystem services. It can be used to support better informed decision making, ensuring that the value of nature is taken into account. Read more at Ecosystem Services Valuation Database | Foundation for Sustainable Development |Environmental Research (esvd.info) Visit Tool Explore this tool's alignment to sectors, biomes and LEAP Please note: visualisations are updated daily View as text LEAP Phases covered Locate the interface with naturePrioritisation according to the integrity and importance of relevant ecosystemsIdentification of priority nature-risk locations by sector, business unit or value chainEvaluate priority dependencies and impactsIdentification of relevant environmental assets and ecosystem services by priority locationImpact analysisAssess material risks and opportunitiesRisk and opportunity identificationAcknowledgement of current nature-related risk management effortsAdditional risk mitigation and risk and opportunity managementRisk and opportunity materiality assessment Sector(s) Infrastructure, Energy Utilities & Real EstateUtilitiesElectric Utilities & Power GeneratorsCoal/Fuel/Gas PowerNuclear PowerWind PowerSolar PowerHydro PowerGas Utilities & DistributorsWater Utilities & ServicesInfrastructureEngineering & Construction ServicesReal EstateHomebuildersWaste ManagementWaste ManagementRenewable & Alternative Energy DevelopmentAlternative EnergyBiofuelsFuel Cells & Industrial BatteriesSolar Technology & Project DevelopersWind Technology & Project DevelopersForestry & PaperForestry ManagementPulp & Paper ProductsConsulting, Business, & Environmental ServicesHospitality & RecreationHotels & LodgingLeisure FacilitiesConsumer ServicesEducationFinancial institutions, service providers and Investment managersCapital MarketsAsset Management & Custody ActivitiesInvestment Banking & BrokerageCorporate & Retail BankingCommercial BanksInsuranceInsuranceEnergy Extractives, Mining & Minerals ProcessingCoalCoal OperationsConstruction MaterialsConstruction MaterialsMetals & MiningIron & Steel ProducersMetals & MiningOil & GasOil & Gas - MidstreamOil & Gas - Refining & MarketingOil & Gas - ServicesOil & Gas - Exploration & ProductionTechnology, Communications & ITTechnologyElectronic Manufacturing Services & Original Design ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductorsSemiconductorsResource Transformation & Industrial ProcessesChemicalsChemicalsIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseContainers & PackagingElectrical & Electronic EquipmentRT-EEIndustrial Machinery & GoodsAgriculture, Food & BeveragesBeverageAlcoholic BeveragesNon-Alcoholic BeveragesFood & Beverage RetailFood Retailers & DistributorsTobaccoTobaccoMeat ProductsFisheriesAquacultureLivestockFoodAgricultural ProductsMeat & Poultry & DairyProcessed FoodsHealth Care & Medical technologyBiotechnology & PharmaceuticalsBiotechnology & PharmaceuticalsMedical TechnologyMedical Equipment & SuppliesConsumer GoodsConsumer Goods RetailMultiline and Specialty Retailers & DistributorsApparel & TextilesApparel, Accessories & FootwearConsumer Discretionary ProductsAppliance ManufacturingBuilding Products & FurnishingsHousehold & Personal ProductsToys & Sporting GoodsTransportationAutomobilesAuto Parts Biome(s) OceanMarine shelvesOpen ocean watersArtificial marine systemsShoreline systemsSubterranean tidalMaritime vegetationArtificial shorelinesBrackish tidal systemsSubterranean cave and rock systemsCoastal inlets and lagoonsFreshwaterVegetated wetlandsRivers and streamsArtificial wetlandsSubterranean freshwatersArtificial subterranean freshwatersLandSavannas and grasslandsDeserts and semi-desertsIntensive land-use systemsArtificial subterranean spacesTropical-subtropical forestsTemperate-boreal forests and woodlandsShrublands and shrubby woodlands View as interactive sunburst graph Are you the tool owner and looking to make a correction or add additional information to this tool? Submit an update