8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Grand Ballroom 1
Workshop on Methods for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Decision Making: From Benefit Relevant Indicators to Monetary Values This workshop explores ecosystem service quantification and valuation methods contained in the Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook using participant exercises to enhance the discussion.
Monday, December 5
7-8:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom 1 ACES Pollinator Mixer and Roundtable A mixer to advance science-based conservation to support better metrics and business models to promote investments in pollinators.
Tuesday, December 6 1-2:45 p.m., Grand Ballroom 3 Session: Building Consistency into Ecosystem Services Assessments and Decision Making This session features a series of presentations on how consistency in the implementation of ecosystem services can be improved in decision making.
Tuesday, December 6 7-8 p.m., Daytona Room (third floor) Launch Event for the Bridge Collaborative: Connecting the Health, Development and Environment Communities for Positive Global Change At this event, members of the Secretariat will share details on a new initiative--the Bridge Collaborative--that brings health, development, and environment communities together to effectively achieve the world's Sustainable Development Goals. Complimentary cocktails and light appetizers will be provided.
Wednesday, December 7 1:15-3 p.m., Grand Ballroom 6 Session: Evidence Chains to Take Ecosystem Services from Popular Concept to Widespread Impact This session will discuss ideas for a standard method for defining causual chains that will allow the creation of an integrated socio-ecological base for conservation, natural resource management and development.
Wednesday, December 7 5:30-6:45 p.m., Grand Ballroom 2 Town Hall on What's Next for Ecosystem Services in Decision Making: Priorities and Pathways This town hall will provide perspective on the current landscape and near term priorities for ecosystem services from decision maker and practitioner communities.
Thursday, December 8 4:55-5:15 p.m., River Terrace 2 Talk: Using Ecosystem Services to Inform Conservation Decisions at a Landscape Scale This talk focuses on an approach to identify effective landowner engagement strategies to promote and sustain ecosystem services.
Friday, December 9 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m., Grand Ballroom 4 Closing Plenary Session |