Jim Salzman is a professor of environmental law with joint appointments at the Bren School and UCLA Law School. His broad-ranging scholarship has addressed topics spanning drinking water, policy design and payment for ecosystem services. He wrote the first law scholarship on payments for ecosystem services and has worked with governments, international organizations and NGOs to design and implement payment systems around the globe. Salzman has also been deeply involved in the debate around permitting reform, and he has published a number of books about sustainability and how ownership shapes our everyday experiences.