The 2018 Natural Capital Project Symposium was held at Stanford University from March 19th to 22nd. The Natural Capital Project was initiated by Stanford University, the World Wide Fund for Nature, and the Nature Conservancy. It aims to integrate of value nature provides to society into all major decisions. The symposium officially invited and announced the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences as a project partner. The conference attracted 363 government officials, NGO members, entrepreneurs, experts and scholars from 33 countries. The two major themes of symposium are livable cities and sustainable development. The symposium included 9 keynotes and 3 parallel tracks. The parallel tracks were summarized into six aspects: livable cities, sustainable development, freshwater and watershed management, coastal resilience, investment standards, model training and exploration. The symposium also featured workshops, and poster presentations. The symposium promoted the scientific development and practical application of ecosystem services, integrated natural capital into the scientific decision-making system, promoted the integration of science and decision-making and promoted sustainable development on a global scale.