9th Annual BIOECON Conference on
"Economics and Institutions for Biodiversity Conservation"
Kings College Cambridge
19-21 September 2007
Hosted by
the Department of Economics, University of College London
and the EU project REFGOV
In Association with
UK-DEFRA, FAO, IUCN, and UNEP-WCMC
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.
The conference will open with a reception at Kings College Cambridge
on the early evening of 19th September. Conference sessions will
commence on the morning of the 20th of September and conclude on
the afternoon of the 21st of September. Accommodation for all participants
will be organised within Kings College, with a conference banquet
at the Kings College Great Hall on the evening of the 20th of September.
Lunches and refreshments will also be provided.
The hosts will cover all conference costs (except travel) for paper
presenters and discussants. There will be a £400 registration
fee for all other participants that will include two nights lodging
at Kings College, the banquet, lunches and refreshments. There is
a £100 registration fee for day-participants (that includes
lunches and refreshments but not lodging and the conference banquet).
Registration details are provided in the following form.
Registration form
Final Programme
Programme & Papers
Book of Abstracts
Participant list
Logistical information
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