Conference Themes

ACES and Ecosystem Markets 2012 will offer discussion on a variety of topics affecting Ecosystem Services.  The overarching theme of this meeting is Ecosystem Services: Linking Science, Practice, and Decision Making.  Following are more specific themes that conference sessions and contributed presentations will be based upon.

Conference Themes Include:

• Spatial Analysis:  Ecosystem Service Production, Flows, and Benefits
• Institutions, Markets, and Legal Frameworks
• Measurement and Valuation
• Tools for Decision Makers
• The Role of  Federal, State and Local Agencies
• The Role of the Private Sector (Corporations, Financial Institutions, Agricultural and Forestry Sectors)
• The Role of NGO’s
• Ecosystem Services and Policy Analysis
• International Comparisons