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Past Speakers

October 23, 2007
Are Trees Necessary for a Healthy Human Habitat?

Frances E. Kuo, Ph.D.
Director, Landscape & Human Health Laboratory, University of Illinois

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September 18, 2007
Bundling Ecosystem Services: Lessons from an industrial forest landowner

Dan Spethmann, Ph.D.
Manager, Investment Programs, New Forests

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August 14, 2007
In Pursuit of Credit Trading: How do we count forest carbon?

Sandra Brown, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer, Ecosystem Services Unit, Winrock International

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June 19, 2007
Mapping the Value of Nature

Taylor Ricketts, Ph.D.
Director, Conservation Science Program, World Wildlife Fund

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May 22, 2007
Ecosystem Services Markets: The Texas response

Tom Boggus
Associate Agency Director, Texas Forest Service

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July 18, 2006
 Valuing the Priceless: Markets for ecosystem services

Robert Bonnie
Co-Director of the Land, Water, and Wildlife Program Environmental Defense

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June 6, 2006
Aggregate Measures of Ecosystem Services: can we take the pulse of nature?

Laura A. Meyerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island

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Ecosystem Services: research directions and next steps

Anthony Janetos, Ph.D. Vice President and Robin O'Malley, Project Director, The Heinz Center

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May 10, 2006
Wetlands Restoration and the Emerging Carbon Market

Dick Kempka
Director, Ducks Unlimited (DU) Carbon

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April 18, 2006
Project-based GHG Emission Credits: a market vision and potential roles for forestry and agriculture

Michael Ashford
Deputy Director, The Climate Trust

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March 21, 2006
Ecosystem Services: The need for standardized environmental accounting units

James Boyd, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Director, Energy and Natural Resources
Resources for the Future

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January 17, 2006
Ecosystem Services and Investment Opportunities:
The science behind socially responsible investing

Bruce M. Kahn, Ph.D.
Citigroup Global Markets

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December 13, 2005
Market Tax Credits for Forestland Conservation

William Ginn
Director, Forest Conservation Program, The Nature Conservancy
Read about Ginn’s new book: Investing in Nature

November 17, 2005
The Environmental Services Payment Program:
A successful story of sustainable development implementation in Costa Rica

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica

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June 21, 2005
Emerging Markets for Ecosystem Services

Sara Scherr, Ph.D.
Director of Ecosystem Services, Forest Trends
Director, Ecoagriculture Partners

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