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The conference to be held 7-11 August, 2008 in the United Nations conference facilities, Nairobi, Kenya, will highlight the vision, methods and policy adjustments needed for ecological economics principles to be applied to the design and management of environmentally and socially sustainable development processes. The conference seeks to build capacity in this area in developing countries in the face of increasing global change and interdependence.
Over 40 scientists and practitioners from a broad range of fields in institutions on five continents are organizing thematic symposia and pre-conference workshops.
Invited keynote speakers are to include Nobel prizewinners Wangari Maathai and Joseph Stiglitz.
Among major themes to be addressed are:
- Agroecological alternatives
- Behavioral economics, policy and institutions
- Climate change and alternative development paths
- Coevolution of production and consumption
- Ecological economics challenges and policies for Africa
- Ecological footprint analysis
- Environmental health, bioethics and innovation
- Environmental valuation and modeling
- Equity, well-being and ecosystem services
- Industrial ecology and sustainable use of resources
- Macroeconomic issues and the environment
- Management of coastal and marine environments
- Participatory and deliberative processes
- Restoration of natural capital
- Sustainable trade regimes
- Transboundary conservation
Through ISEE 2008 in Nairobi, ISEE seeks to engage young scientists in developing countries, to further transdisciplinary dialog toward sustainability.
The Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Award for an outstanding young scientist will be granted for the first time at the upcoming conference in Nairobi.