Author Archives: Georgina Langdale

By Georgina Langdale, Dec 15

Georgina Langdale

Pavan Sukhdev’s TED Talk now online

Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 15 Dec 11

By Georgina Langdale, Dec 14

Georgina Langdale

The development challenge of ecological scarcity

Edward Barbier is the John S Bugas Professor of Economics at the University of Wyoming, and serves on the Advisory Board of TEEB. His recent books are Scarcity and Frontiers: How Economies Have Developed Through Natural Resource Exploitation and Capitalizing …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 14 Dec 11

By Georgina Langdale, Dec 6

Georgina Langdale

TEEB Advisory Board member appointed Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative

TEEB Advisory Board member, Sustainability leader and Worldconnector Herman Mulder has been appointed Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s Board of Directors. Herman Mulder is a member of the board of the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) of the …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 6 Dec 11

By Georgina Langdale, Dec 1

Georgina Langdale

TEEB course page at Yale University

Yale have launched their TEEB@Yale webpage. For lecture videos and course information go to: http://environment.yale.edu/TEEB

General / Georgina Langdale, 1 Dec 11

By Georgina Langdale, Dec 1

Georgina Langdale

Aldersgate Group adds voice to call for protection of biodiversity

The Aldersgate Group (AG) has published a report on business and biodiversity, making the case for incorporating the value of nature into decision making in order to safeguard long-term economic growth. The report conservatively estimates that the failure to address …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 1 Dec 11

By Georgina Langdale, Nov 22

Georgina Langdale

TEEB course held at Yale – video highlights

Yale University and TEEB teamed up to create a course on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. The course is designed to train students in the foundations of valuation of ecosystem services, dynamic interactions of people and ecosystems and their …

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Advice & Guidance / Community Gains / Current Account / General / Natural Capital / Georgina Langdale, 22 Nov 11

By Georgina Langdale, Nov 2

Georgina Langdale

TEEB Conference 2012, Extended Call for Papers and additional topics

It is a pleasure to announce the TEEB Conference 2012, Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: Challenges for Science and Implementation, taking place in Leipzig, Germany, March 19-22, 2012. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a major international initiative …

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Advice & Guidance / Agriculture / Cities / Community Gains / Ecosystem Services / Forests / General / National Assets / Natural Capital / Oceans / Personal Benefits / Protected Areas / Georgina Langdale, 2 Nov 11

By Georgina Langdale, Nov 1

Georgina Langdale

Second Global Business of Biodiversity symposium takes place in London 28 November

Second Global Business of Biodiversity symposium takes place in London on 28 November 2011 London – The Global Business of Biodiversity symposium, GBOB – GBOF 2011 is now open for registration. The combined format of these symposia, GBOB and Global …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 1 Nov 11

By Georgina Langdale, Oct 26

Georgina Langdale

Ed Norton on sustainable tourism and the power of TEEB

Edward Norton, Actor, Environmentalist and UN Ambassador for Biodiversity talked to Mark Lynas, Author and Climate Change Advisor to President Nasheed of the Maldives, at the 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium. Ed is working on some great sustainability projects and is …

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General / Georgina Langdale, 26 Oct 11