This paper has been prepared for the upcoming High-level Forum on Ecosystem Management and Green Economy1 (18 November 2011, Beijing, China) with the overall aim of contributing to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 (Rio+20). With cutting-edge scientific findings and supporting evidence from policy makers and practitioners, the authors assessed a range of issues centred on how improved ecosystem management could support the greening of economies. 

作者：

• Jian Liu, Director, UNEP-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) 
• Jingzhu Zhao, Professor, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences 
• Pak Sum Low, Senior Scientist, UNEP-IEMP
• Denise Loga, Research Associate, UNEP-IEMP
• Ahmed Khan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Liang Wu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Yu Ma, Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Chao Fu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Guoqin Wang, Assistant to the Director, UNEP-IEMP
• Belarmain Fandohan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Ayub Oduor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNEP-IEMP
• Jialin He, Ph.D Candidate, UNEP-IEMP