Lunchtime Talk at Infopoint: To TEEB or not to TEEB

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How can a government weigh up the economic benefits of implementing policies to protect the environment, such as establishing a protected area? Or the costs of losing ecosystem services due by activities designed to promote economic development, such as granting mining or logging concessions, or extending livestock production?

This conference organised at the External Cooperation Infopoint on 17 June 2016 will present findings and examples from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study (see website), and preliminary results from five ongoing TEEB country studies (Ecuador, Liberia, Tanzania, Bhutan and Philippines).

Introduction

• Véronique Lorenzo Head of Unit, DEVCO C2 – Environment, ecosystems, biodiversity and wildlife

Presentation

• Catherine Paul Environmental economist and independent expert in environment and development

• Salman Hussain TEEB Coordinator, UNEP TEEB Office, Geneva

See: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint

Registration now open.

Conference language: English. Q&A: English and French

The conference will be webstreamed and available to watch live and after the event. See Infopoint webpage above for details.