Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

2022 A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) Conference

Date
Monday, December 12, 2022 to Thursday, December 15
Location
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA

About

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Experts from Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability will present some of their latest work on natural capital accounting, natural and working lands, nature-based solutions and more during the 2022 A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) conference.

Conference attendees can also learn more about the National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP), an initiative of the Nicholas Institute. A table set up throughout the conference will feature information on recent NESP webinars, publications, and resources.

About ACES and the Conference

ACES represents a dynamic and growing international assembly of professionals involved with ecosystem services, including scientists, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers from government, academia, NGOs, and the private sector who are interested in natural systems and their relationship with human well-being.

ACES provides an open forum to share experiences, methods, and tools for assessing and incorporating ecosystem services into public and private decisions. The focus of this conference is to link state-of-the-art science, practice, and decision making by bringing together the ecosystem services community and decision makers from around the United States and the globe. Participants include those with interests in resource management, restoration, institutions, policy, government, business, conservation, and urban and non-urban development. 

Agenda

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Nicholas Institute researchers will participate in the following sessions at the conference. (Detailed agenda [PDF])

Tuesday, December 13

Session 1: Technical Advances in Natural Capital Accounting in the United States
10:15 a.m.–12 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons A & B
Moderator: Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program 

Presentation: Updating Regional Ecosystem Accounts for the US Southeast (Part of Session 1)
11:20–11:40 a.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons A & B
Speaker: Katie Warnell, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program

Presentation: Tracking Benefits of Natural and Working Lands Over Time (Part of Session 9)
4:35–4:50 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons A & B
Speaker: Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program

Wednesday, December 14

Panel Discussion (Session 19): How Do We Make Benefit-Cost Analysis Work for Nature-Based Solutions?
10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons F, G, & H
Moderator: Lydia Olander, director of the Nicholas Institute's Ecosystem Services Program

Presentation: Sea Level Rise Drives Habitat and Carbon Loss in the US Mid-Atlantic Coastal Zone (Part of Session 22)
2:45–3:05 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E
Speaker: Katie Warnell, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program

Presentation: Geospatial Applications in Land Conservation Connectivity (Part of Session 23)
3:25–3:45 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons F, G, & H
Speaker: Katie Warnell, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program

Thursday, December 15

Presentation: Measuring the Impacts of Coastal Restoration on People: How Much is Changing, and for Whom? (Part of Session 29)
11:30–11:50 a.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons A & B
Speaker: Sara Mason, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program

Presentation: Participation in Programs to Deliver Natural Infrastructure as a Watershed Service: A Review (Part of Session 29)
12:10–12:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Salons A & B
Speaker: Tibor Vegh, Senior Policy Associate, Ocean and Coastal Policy Program