Market-based conservation incentives workshop

The American Forests Foundation's Center for Conservation Solutions is hosting a workshop in Ellicott City, MD, on September 10th and 11th, 2008, intended to start an ongoing dialogue focused on how family forest owners can capitalize on the ecological and economic benefits of ecosystem services markets. "Market-based approaches, such as payments for biodiversity offsets and watershed services, provide effective incentives to turn private forests into even greater assets, encouraging sustainable forestry, and combating fragmentation and land use change. However, there are few positive examples of functioning markets that involve family forest owners." Read more about the event here: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=618417