Abstract: This session features global stories of research and engagement that address the incorporation of natural capital into sustainable development planning.  Short talks will be followed by interactive discussion.

Moderator: Chris Nootenboom, Natural Capital Project, University of Minnesota

Featured speakers include:

• Nilanjan Ghosh, World Wildlife Fund, India
• Heru Komarudin, Center for International Forestry Research
• Leon Baruah, Viridian Logic
• Qing Yang, Beijing Normal University and University of South Florida
• Yu Miao, Tsinghua University 
• Onil Banerjee, Inter-American Development Bank
• Martha Rogers, The Nature Conservancy
• Thomas Polzin, Dow Chemical