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NATURAL CAPITAL ADVISORY & COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS

NatureYield

Optimise your yield from nature-based projects with reliable assessments of ecosystem services and commercial returns, backed by extensive knowledge of modelling, costing and market demand.

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Baselining

 We evaluate the potential of your land to provide enhanced services through NbS by mapping out terrestrial habitats, soils, and hydrological features of your estate, overlaying your pragmatic knowledge of where you could envisage land use change.

KEY DATA ANALYSIS

  • RPA Field Boundary & Land-Use Mapping (via SBI)

  • LiDAR Flow Pathway & Natural Accumulation Modeling

  • Constraints & Business Priorities (spatial overlay)

  • Soilscapes & High-level Hydrology Assessments

Market opportunities

An ecological uplift only generates value when aligned with verified buyer demand. We have 10 years experience researching what the market wants to buy from nature, and what they are prepared to pay. We identify the areas with the highest potential to get a return relative to cost, and how you can design to manage risks.

MARKET TARGETING

  • BNG Demand Trajectories

  • Nutrient Markets

  • Water Company Investment Drivers

  • Voluntary Corporate Buyers of Carbon, Water Stewardship, Biodiversity and Pollution credits

  • Additionality & Stacking Compliance Checks

NbS Options and Performance

We can help you create high-level designs for a portfolio of NbS then model its performance against a range of nature outcomes using the latest accredited standards and methods widely recognised by regualtors.

METRICS & STANDARDS

  • Statutory Biodiversity Metric Calculations

  • NE Standards for nutrient mitigation solutions

  • FARMSCOPER pollution modelling

  • Peatland Code & Woodland Carbon Code 

  • ​Hydrology modelling, including water storage potential and peak glow inpacts for flood risk

Commercials

We convert technical ecological models into bankable, multi-decade commercial business plans. Our financial models give you realistic scenarios for cash flows, credit revenues against capital expenditure, long-term stewardship costs, and ELM/SFI subsidy transitions. The result is a clear, risk-adjusted strategy.

FINANACIALS & RISK ANALSYSIS

  • Optimising links to Defra grant schemes

  • Long-Term CAPEX, OPEX & Income Scenraio  Modelling with NPV analyses

  • Assessment of Conservation Covenant options, Heads of Terms

  • Advice on Organisational Models to minimise risks and tax liabilities

NbS MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Unlock Bankable Revenue from Nature-based Solutions

Partner with David Baxter Environmental Ltd to baseline your natural assets, explore NbS options, model  returns, and build a bankable commercial strategy.

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