Contested values in heritage, BIOECON and recent exciting research

In this month's newsletter, April 2023

• Next UKNEE Webinar: Contested values in heritage: A discrete choice modelling study 

  • Brenda Dorpalen, Principle Economist at the Environment Agency and Thomas Colwill, Economic Analyst with Historic England

• BIOECON

  • Dates for paper submissions and the conference announced

• Research and Resources

  • A selection of interesting papers and research released recently

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Next UKNEE Webinar: Contested Values in Heritage

Join us May 17, 12:15 - 13:15

The valuation of cultural ecosystem services still remains elusive. In this presentation, we will discuss what type of cultural values are prioritised by people and what this means in terms of why heritage is important to them. For this, the connection between cultural values and ethical values is explored through the results of a choice modelling study that we have undertaken in Belsay Hall, a heritage site located in the North East of England.

For more information and to register, click here

Brenda Dorpalen is a Principal Economist at the Environment Agency, where she leads the economic work on Net Zero and Sustainability. She is an accomplished economist with expertise in non-market valuation techniques applied to the environment, culture, and heritage, as well as their integration into cost-benefit analyses and economic assessments.

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XXIV Annual BIOECON Conference

Save the date! 31st August - 1st September 2023

The XXIV Annual BIOECON date and submission call for papers was announced. This year's conference will be on  “Biodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals”, held at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The keynote speakers will be Professor Erin Sills (NC State University) and Rashid Sumaila (U. British Columbia).

If interested in the economics of nature, biodiversity, natural capital and the environment, the call for submissions is out now! Deadline Monday 22nd May 2023.

For more information, follow them on Twitter @BIOECON1 and check out this link: https://t.co/XX6OuLC4Od 

Research and Resources

Below is a short list of some recent publications and resources that caught our eye:

• How land use drives CO₂ emissions around the world

• Could AI save the Amazon rainforest?

• A different way to measure the climate impact of food - Introducing The Economist’s banana index 

• Q&A: What does the EU’s new deforestation law mean for climate and biodiversity?

• The Role of Soil Organic Carbon in Fighting Climate Change

• Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO

• Is the environment or economy a bigger priority? A view from the US

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