Experts discuss how to invest in nature, Great Lakes

A two-hour broadcast under the panel discussion tab of this viewer from Great Lakes Now  explores how the natural resources of the Great Lakes basin sustain our way of life.

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Two panels of experts discuss how businesses and municipalities are investing in nature, and how those investments not only preserve lifestyle but can actually make their business more competitive.

Panel 1: Ecosystem services: Nature’s benefits to people, economies and quality of life, Moderated by Katie Kahl

  • Jon Fosgitt, Forest Management Specialist, Compass Land Consultants
  • Steve Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological & Environmental Economics, University of Minnesota
  • Heather Stirratt, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator for NOAA’s National Ocean Service at NOAA Coastal Services Center (MN).
  • Amanda Weinstein, Economics Department, University of Akron

Panel 2: How should we invest to protect our future? Public and private examples of natural investments, Moderated by Patrick Doran

  • Jon Allan, Director, Office of the Great Lakes
  • Skiles Boyd, Vice President, Environmental Affairs DTE Energy; Board of Council of Great Lakes Industries
  • Kent Gilges, Managing Director, Conservation Forestry
  • Kevin Schafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

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