Globally, governments and the financial system are increasingly recognizing the risks and opportunities that must be managed due to the interconnectedness of dynamic climate forces, biodiversity, and economies.

This Earth Day high level panel brings together global leaders in natural capital science and approaches from academia, government, and finance. The panelists will discuss two main topics:

Part I: successful implementation of natural capital approaches and advances

Part II: Mainstreaming implementation of natural capital approaches: Leading edge challenges and opportunities

This high level panel is intended to set the stage for natural capital conversations at Stockholm+50, aiming to spur actions that tackle inequalities and create sustainable prosperity.

Moderators:
Steve Polasky, University of Minnesota and the Natural Capital Project
Steve Polasky is one of the leaders of the Natural Capital Project’s environmental service mapping and valuation effort.

Emily McKenzie, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
Emily McKenzie (she/her) is the Technical Director at the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). ​​

Panelists:
Gretchen Daily, Stanford University Natural Capital Project
Gretchen C. Daily (she/her) is co-founder and Faculty Director of the Stanford Natural Capital Project. Daily is the Bing Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, the Director of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford, and a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

Mary Ruckelshaus, Stanford University Natural Capital Project
Mary Ruckelshaus (she/her) oversees all work of the Natural Capital Project partnership including strategy, coordination, fundraising, communications, and hiring.

Ouyang Zhiyun, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Ouyang (he/him) is Professor and director of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include ecosystem assessment, ecosystem services, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation.

Greg Watson, Inter-American Development Bank
Greg Watson is a Principal Specialist for the Natural Capital Lab Program, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Division at the Inter-American Development Bank, funded with $44M from the governments of France and the United Kingdom.

Qingfeng Zhang, Asian Development Bank: ​​As the Chief of Rural Development & Food Security Thematic Group
Mr. Zhang provides leadership to the formulation and implementation of the Bank’s strategy and knowledge in agriculture, natural resources and food, oversees the operationalization of the Bank’s vision on agriculture, natural resources and food in regional and country programs.

Serafín Martínez Jaramillo, Banco de Mexico
Serafin leads the Environmental and Social Risks Analysis and Policy unit at Banco de México.

This panel is a collaboration between the Natural Capital Project, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. It is a part of the initiative "Economy and Finance for a Just Future on a Thriving Planet" convened by the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University in support of Stockholm+50.

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Read the recent Joint Statement on Nature, People, and Planet by nine multilateral development banks: [ Ссылка ]

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