Vinay Bale / Field Notes https://vinay.urvara.life/writing.html Essays and notes on operations, natural capital, market infrastructure, and Urvara. en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 The Hidden Subtraction https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/hidden-subtraction.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/hidden-subtraction.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 The climate curve is already net of nature's work. What happens if the subtraction weakens? Nature and Its Wealth We Choose to Ignore https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/nature-and-its-wealth.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/nature-and-its-wealth.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 A companion note to Deccan Herald's article on natural capital. Who Owns The Beach, Really? https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/who-owns-the-beach.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/who-owns-the-beach.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 A natural capital essay about coastal property, risk, and the sea. When Repair Pays More Than Care https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/when-repair-pays.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/when-repair-pays.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 An essay on the broken-window fallacy of nature and why markets should pay before systems break. A Scale Worth Taking Seriously https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/tompkins-to-urvara.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/tompkins-to-urvara.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 How the Tompkins Conservation story inspires Urvara's ambition to conserve and restore 16 million acres in India by 2050. Where Sixteen Million Acres Could Come From https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/sixteen-million-acres.html https://vinay.urvara.life/essays/sixteen-million-acres.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 A working data note on Urvara's 16 million acre ambition, the 330 million acre search space, and why 5 percent matters.