What is your vision of how ESA can help inform public decision-making?

People rely on oceans and lands to provide us with a diversity of benefits—food, fuel, inspiration, etc.—yet often times these values are ignored in public decision-making. Clearly articulating these benefits can facilitate honest and transparent decision-making that fosters positive outcomes for human wellbeing and biodiversity. I will discuss some innovative ways in which ecologists, planners and stakeholders are using ecological models, scenarios and narratives about nature’s benefits to inform natural resource decisions around the world.