ADVISORY: WRI Experts to Speak at Annual Conference on Ecosystem Services in Ft Lauderdale

Experts from the World Resources Institute will be joining leaders from business, government, and environment communities at the annual ACES and Ecosystems Markets 2012 Summit. The summit will take place from December 10 – 14 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

The goal of the summit is advance ecosystem services science and practice in conservation, restoration, resource management, and development decisions. It is being organized by the University of Florida and sponsored by the U.S. EPA, U.S. Forest Service, American Forest Foundation, World Resources Institute, and others.

WRI experts will discuss ecosystems-for-water programs, coastal ecosystem evaluations in the Caribbean, and processes for incorporating ecosystem services into public and private decision making.

Ecosystem goods and services – like freshwater, fiber, food, flood control, water purification and waste treatment – provide important benefits to business and society. Improving how ecosystem services are incorporated into decision making impacts ecosystems and the quantity, quality and profitability of the benefits they provide.

Full Agenda: http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aces/glance.html

WRI Experts available for interviews:

Craig Hanson, Director, People and Ecosystems Program

Janet Ranganathan, Vice President, Science and Research

Lauretta Burke, Senior Associate, Coral Reefs Initiative

Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives and Markets

For more information, please contact:
James Anderson, Press Officer, World Resources Institute, janderson@wri.org, (202) 729-7608