Gretchen Daily

An ecologist by training, Daily’s research spans a wide range of topics including biodiversity conservation, agriculture, and livelihoods; the production and value of ecosystem services for human health and well-being; and policy and finance mechanisms for integrating conservation and human development. Her coauthored books include The Stork and the Plow: The Equity Solution to the Human Dilemma (1995), Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems (1997), The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable (2002), The Power of Trees (2012) and, together with other NatCap co-founders, Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services (2011). Daily serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy and the Stockholm Resilience Centre.