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The University College London (UCL) and REFGOV in association with
UK-DEFRA, FAO, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC announce the Ninth International
BIOECON conference on Economics and Institutions for Biodiversity
Conservation. The conference will be held at Kings College Cambridge
on 19-21 September 2007. The conference will be of interest to both
researchers and policy makers interested in or working in the management
and conservation of biodiversity.
The conference will have sessions examining institutional frameworks,
the use of social capital and the management of knowledge for biodiversity
conservation, as well as the economic analysis of policies for managing
biodiversity in a context of high uncertainty. Papers are specifically
invited on the themes of:
- Different institutional frameworks for conservation (property
rights, contracts, markets, trust funds, public institutions, etc.)
- Role of informal rules such as social capital, trust and reputation
in biodiversity conservation
- Efficient knowledge management for the sustainable use of biodiversity
- Foundations for providing for global public goods
- Development of international institutions for biodiversity conservation
- Institutions for payments for environmental services (and especially
for international payments) and applied methodologies for valuation
of ecosystem services (marine and terrestrial)
The conference will take place over two days, with sessions consisting
of papers on the above themes. In addition, there will be a policy
forum chaired by DEFRA, FAO, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC, leading a discussion
on the issue of the development of mechanisms for making payments
for environmental services.
Papers may be submitted for presentation within the conference
and will be considered by the programme committee. Electronic copies
(in WORD or PDF format) should be sent to Mare Sarr (m.sarr@ucl.ac.uk)
no later than 30th April 2007. Acceptance of papers will be notified
by email in May 2007. Registrations for the conference are due by
30th June 2007.
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