The Ecosystem Marketplace - the world's premier online source of information on environmental markets - announced its sponsorship of Ecological Assets in Business, a multi-industry workshop held March 13 and 14 in Palo Alto, California. EPRI Solutions, an affiliate of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), organized the first annual forum to bring together land management professionals to share strategies for managing eco-assets on corporate property.

"We are proud to sponsor Ecological Assets in Business," announced Ricardo Bayon, Director of the Ecosystem Marketplace. "There is a tremendous opportunity for corporations to reduce risks and even make money by managing their properties for maximum environmental benefit. This workshop gives professionals across many industries the chance to share lessons learned and gain important information that will help them realize these benefits."

The eco-assets workshop is designed to help businesses learn how to make money by supporting healthy natural resources on corporate lands, improve business performance and reduce permitting time and expense and reduce liabilities under the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. Workshop sessions offered case studies of both successes and failures by companies that have established eco assets. Ecosystem Marketplace Director, Ricardo Bayon presented on 'The International Picture of Eco Assets."

Established in 2004, the Ecosystem Marketplace provides the first transparent source of information on emerging environmental markets (markets for carbon, water quality, water quantity, and biodiversity) including comprehensive news, regulatory information, market analysis and price tracking for users throughout the world. The Ecosystem Marketplace harvests the knowledge and ingenuity of over 150 worldwide business and environmental experts and can be found at www.ecosystemsmarketplace.com The Ecosystem Marketplace is an initiative of Forest Trends, www.forest-trends.org

EPRI Solutions is an affiliate of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), providing a complete portfolio of engineering services, business consulting, and information products to clients in North America and around the world. To learn more about EPRI's Eco-Assets Strategic Service, visit www.eprisolutions.com

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