Workshop for Economists and Ecologists: Forging interdisciplinary links to inform public policy
A case study in sustainable agriculture
Charles Darwin House, London, 8th May 2012
NCI is pleased to announce a workshop on 8th May 2012 to encourage greater interdisciplinary working and knowledge exchange between economists and ecologists, with the goal of informing public policy. The chosen case study theme is sustainable agriculture.
The event will involve a total of around 40 ecologists and economists, all of whom will be recognised experts in their particular fields of research, policy advice or the practical application of knowledge. The workshop will be chaired by Peter Costigan (Defra), speakers are Professor Ian Bateman (CSERGE, University of East Anglia) and Professor William Sutherland (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge). Confirmed panellists are Professor Tim Benton (University of Leeds), Dr Salvatore Di Falco (London School of Economics), Professor Charles Godfray (University of Oxford) and Dr Paul Morling (Royal Society for Protection of Birds).
If you would like to participate, please register your interest by sending a summary of up to 150 words of how you would benefit from attending the event, as well as your position in any organisation you are affiliated with, and send to secretariat@naturalcapitalinitiative.org.uk by 28th March 2012.
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This workshop follows-on from a key message of the Valuing our Life Support Systems Symposium, that economic and environmental considerations should not be separated.