What action is needed to ensure that fisheries remain viable, agriculture meets the needs of the world’s hungry and ecosystem loss does not threaten Earth’s ability to feed its population?
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Panel Moderator and Chair:
William Masters, [Bio] Visiting Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Panelists:
Simeon Ehui, [Bio] Senior Sector Economist, The World Bank
Robert E. Evenson, [Bio] Professor of Economics, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
Claire Kremen, [Bio] Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Bonnie McCay, [Bio] Professor of Human Ecology, Rutgers University
Robert L. Paarlberg, [Bio] Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College
Ellen K. Pikitch, [Bio] Executive Director, Pew Institute for Ocean Science
Prabhu Pingali, [Bio] Director, Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Sara Scherr, [Bio] Director, Ecoagriculture Partners, Forest Trends