China


Gretchen Daily, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

Gretchen Daily

Daily, an ecologist whose work ranges from conservation science to environmental policy analysis to public outreach, is one of the founders of the Natural Capital Project and serves as its chief emissary to financial and government leaders. She is working to develop a scientific basis - and political and institutional support - for managing Earth's life-support systems. Daily has published more than 150 scientific and popular articles. Her most recent book is “The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable,” coauthored with journalist Katherine Ellison (2002, Island Press). She serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy (and its Science Council) and the Beijer International Institute for Ecological Economics, and at Stanford she is Director of the Center for Conservation Biology.

Driss Ennaanay, Ph.D.
Lead Hydrologist

Driss Ennaanay

Ennaanay leads the development of different water models for the Natural Capital Project. He brings strong experience in water resources management and has developed hydrologic models using highly parameterized and very comprehensive models in complex ecosystems. He earned a Masters in Agricultural Engineering from the 'Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II' in Morocco and a Ph.D. in Water Resources from the University of Minnesota. He has worked as irrigation engineer in Morocco, and most recently as an environmental consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), watershed districts, and many water agencies around the US on water resources and water quality issues.

Li Shuzhuo, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Population and Development Studies
School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Li Jie, Ph.D.
Institute for Population and Development Studies
School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Liang Yicheng
Institute for Population and Development Studies
School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Ouyang Zhiyun, Ph.D.
Director
Key Lab of Systems Ecology
Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zheng Hua, Ph.D.
Key Lab of Systems Ecology
Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Li Feng, Ph.D.
Key Lab of Systems Ecology
Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wang Yukuan, Ph.D.
Professor
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Fu Bin
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xu Pei
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment
Chinese Academy of Sciences


Chen Min

Chen Min

Chen Min coordinated the Natural Capital Project's efforts in China, developing relationships with key national and local stakeholders, engaging natural resources experts, and working with and supporting the environmental service-related programs of both TNC and WWF. Chen Min worked for 4 years with the European Commission as the Project Manager in charge of European Union's $40 million biodiversity program in China. She also has nearly a decade of experience in China's State Forestry Administration. Chen Min received a Master's degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, in Environmental Management, and has specialized in natural resource management, environmental policy, and sustainable development.