Ecosystem Markets Conference
The American Forest Foundation and the World Resources Institute are
delighted to present the 4th annual national Ecosystem Markets
Conference,
Ecosystem Markets: Making Them Work, June 29 - July 1, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Registration is now open!
Using markets to protect and restore ecosystems – and the many services they provide is gradually becoming a reality.
But
what are the critical elements for success, what progress has been
made, what still needs to be done, and what are the remaining
challenges?
Conference attendees - experts, innovators, and hands-on users of these evolving market models - will gather to learn about recent progress, what can be done now, how these markets will affect family forests and other property owners, and how state and regional efforts can merge into a common model. Past conferences have enabled development and improvement of ecosystem market projects as a direct result of information gathered and relationships strengthened among participants and organizations.
A field tour of operational ecosystem service credit generation projects will follow the two-day conference. This is a networking opportunity for hands-on project developers and managers, landowners, policymakers, and academics.