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William G. Coleman

In the 1970s and 80s, William G. Coleman, founder of Earth Assets Group, worked to secure operating permits for hydro, coal- and oil-fired power stations and related high-voltage transmission lines in the U.S. southeast region. He supported then-governor Bill Clinton as a member of his State Policy Advisory Committee on the Environment. He worked with regional conservation groups and legislators to secure protection of freshwater wetlands, forest conservation and passage of the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 -- signed into law by President Reagan.

Since the mid-1980s, he has been active in environmental research, development and applications as well as creation of eco-asset business services supporting lucrative and ecologically sound land and property management. His work in ecological asset valuation has encompassed all aspects of the sector, including environmental permitting and facilities management, ecological science and economics, environmental policy, new business development and strategic management. In 1998, in cooperation with Defenders of Wildlife, Resources for the Future, the Smithsonian Institution and The Nature Conservancy, he organized and chaired an international conference on policy incentives for the protection of nature.

Over the years he has given numerous presentations on the ideas and implications of ecological asset value in the global economy -- most recently at Stanford University and to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He has also served as an advisor to U.S. federal and state agencies regarding the usefulness and mechanics of policies supporting incentive-based restoration of ecosystem service. In addition, he has developed and implemented training programs designed to prepare businesses, landowners and agencies for the revolution in land management practices heralded by the pending ecological economy.

Having been active from the beginning in the field of multi-media ecological asset management, Coleman formed the Earth Assets Group (EAG). He sees EAG as serving to broadcast the importance of cooperative, integrated eco-asset management strategies worldwide. His ambitious goal is to facilitate, for the first time in one location, access to timely, comprehensive ecosystem science, incentive-based environmental policies, and eco-friendly business services across the globe.

To read more on William G. Coleman's program and project management history, click here.

To read more about the work he has helped support, see the documents below:

EPRI Roadmap (2002)
Eco-Asset Management: Banking on Nature's Fortune

The Economist (2002)
Restoration Drama

EPRI Journal (2002)
Eco-Solutions Plays Key Role in Landmark Conservation Deal

EPRI Journal (2002)
Market Based Strategies for Mined Lands

Fortune Magazine (2002)
Swapping Swampland

Washington Post (2002)
Land and Eco-Assets for Sale

Allegheny Energy (2001)
Allegheny Energy's Land Energy Plan Wins Industry Award For Excellence

EPRI Service Opportunity (2001)
Eco-Solutions: Earning Profits By Investing in Nature

EPRI Service Brief (2001)
Ecological Asset Appraisals: Leveraging Land Sales Value

EPRI Service Brief (2001)
Ecological Asset Bank & Trade: Long Term Investment Value

New America Foundation (2000)
Making Money on Environmental Derivatives
(also available at this link)

Conference Summary Statement (1998)
Managing for Biodiversity: Incentives for the Protection of Nature