The Dasgupta review digested: Key takeaways of the review for the economics of biodiversity, and the road ahead

How do we incentivize the private sector to value nature? Why have we not yet succeeded in introducing a measure of inclusive wealth as an alternative to the GDP? How good are economists at incorporating tipping points into future assessments?

Our guest panelists will bring their expertise and experiences working in academia, policy and practice to dig deeper into some of these questions. Taking the Dasgupta review as inspiration, the trans-disciplinary panel debate aims to spark reflections on how to tackle complex biodiversity challenges, and to discuss the implications of the report’s key takeaways for changing both the policy agenda and the “standard economic thinking”.

Panelists

Arild Vatn, institutional and ecological economist and Professor at the Department of International Environment and Development Studies at Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Clóvis Ricardo Schrappe Borges, Life Institute – vice-president of the board. Executive Director of the Wildlife Research and Environmental Education Society (SPVS), Brazil.

Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, professor at University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), deputy chairman of the Danish Council for Climate Change, and special advisor in the Environmental Economic Council.

Robert Fletcher, environmental anthropologist and associate professor in the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University.

Where and when

Online webinar on 20 May.

Time:
2-4 PM (UTC).
16:00-18:00 CEST (UTC +2) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
11:00-13:00 (UTC -3) in Paraná, Brazil.

Link for participation

You can find the link for participation at ifro.ku.dk

Event hosts

The webinar is hosted by:

• Marie Lautrup, PhD Student
• Mar Moure Peña, PhD Student
• Paula Ugarte Lucas, PhD Student