The Ecosystem Promise van Meindert Brouwer is een internationaal, Engelstalig boek voor het algemene publiek over betalen voor diensten die de natuur levert. Het gaat over nieuwe wegen in natuurbehoud en natuurherstel die bijdragen aan welzijn van mensen. Wetenschappers, natuurbeschermers, ondernemers en lokale mensen uit alle continenten geven hun visie. Uit het voorwoord: The Ecosystem Promise explains the ecosystem services that Nature has in store, such as food, water, medicinal plants, climate regulation, water purification, flood protection, pollination of crops and plant-disease control by insects. And its beauty which inspires and calms us when we are anxious. It shows the way to a green economy. It shows how nature conservation and restoration contribute to water supply, food security, poverty alleviation, political stability and new jobs. It shows that making use of the services of nature in a responsible way is often much cheaper than building installations and maintaining these. This applies to water purification and to flood protection, to mention only two examples. One of the causes of the massive destruction of Nature is the absence of a price-tag on nature and most of the services it provides. If there is no price, it doesn’t count in the economy. Assigning