Ferdinando Villa, Ikerbasque Professor and ARIES lead investigator at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), had an interview with OpenCage cofounder Ed Freyfogle as part of the Geomob Podcast.
In this episode, Ferdinando and Ed speak about ARIES and the recently launched ARIES for SEEA Explorer to support countries as they apply the new international standard for natural capital accounting, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting.
Then the conversation ranges more deeply, reflecting on building models and systems for environmental understanding in a world of where data sets are continually evolving, to finally turn to the role that members of the geospatial community can play in encouraging a sustainable future.
Listen to the full episode to grasp more about Ferdinando’s vision towards contributing to policy-making where nature counts.