Integrating Natural Capital into Decisions
Date and time
Location
Resources for the Future
1616 P Street Northwest First Floor Auditorium Washington, DC 20036Description
The Nature Conservancy and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, in cooperation with their Natural Capital Project partners, the World Wildlife Fund and the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, are pleased to invite you to a public event on Integrating Natural Capital into Decisions. The event will feature leading academics and practitioners in the field of ecosystem services -- including authors from a Special Feature of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on "Nature as Capital" -- as well as experts from the public and non-profit sectors, addressing core sustainability challenges of the 21st century.
Opening remarks
Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director for Public Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Panel
Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, United States Department of Agriculture
Tom Dillon, Senior Vice President for Forests and Freshwater, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Michele Lemay, Natural Resources Lead Specialist, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Program, Inter-American Development Bank
Mary Ruckelshaus, Managing Director, Natural Capital Project; Consulting Professor, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
MODERATOR Steve Polasky, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics and Institute on the Environment; Natural Capital Project
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The Natural Capital Project (NatCap) aims to integrate the values of nature into all major decisions affecting the environment and human well-being. Our ultimate objective is to improve the state of biodiversity and human well-being by motivating greater and more cost-effective investments in both.
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is working toward a future in which societies meet people’s needs for water, food, health and other vital services while protecting and nurturing the planet. As Stanford University's hub of interdisciplinary environment and sustainability research, the Stanford Woods Institute is the go-to place for Stanford faculty, researchers and students to collaborate on environmental research. The Stanford Woods Institute is pursuing breakthrough solutions that link knowledge to action and solve the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.
This free event is open to anyone with a Stanford SUNet ID. An SUNet ID card is required to gain admission to the event.