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By Shan, Apr 30
How to handle the trade-offs linked to wetland protection and restoration
Some types of wetlands are viewed negatively by the general public. For example, swamps, marshes and bogs, are often seen as insalubrious places, which favour the spread of diseases such as malaria. Furthermore, even though the protection and restoration of …
By Pavan Sukhdev, Jun 1
Out of Africa The “Gaborone Declaration” and its Implications for Rio+20
Pavan Sukhdev – pavansukhdev.com Gaborone, Botswana – Saturday 26th May Which environmental economist said: “we need to take stock and attach value to our natural resources and ecosystems such that we may include their value in planning and decision making …
By Georgina Langdale, Dec 15
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 …
By Georgina Langdale, Dec 14
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 …
By Georgina Langdale, Dec 6
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 …
By Georgina Langdale, Dec 1
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
By Georgina Langdale, Dec 1
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 …
By Georgina Langdale, Nov 22
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 …
By Georgina Langdale, Nov 2
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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