1.2 Ecological Economics and Ecosystem Services By the middle of the 1980s, a number of economists and ecologists, expressing doubts about the ability of standard economic analyses (in terms of ...

Despite calls by various international agencies, considerable work is still required to understand and incorporate the importance of earth’s ecosystems for informing public policies. Savannas comprise ...

and how to best conserve species and services given uncertainty and climate variability. To do so, I use statistical and mathematical modeling approaches and combine tools from ecology, decision ...

What powers life? In most ecosystems, sunlight is absorbed and converted into usable forms of energy via photosynthesis. These usable forms of energy are carbon-based. A primary example of this ...

Digital platforms and artificial intelligence can enhance the agility, flexibility and resilience of business-to-business ...

Healthy ecosystems are essential for human well being, as they provide invaluable functions and services including ... human health and even socio-economic development, as recognized by the ...

Research at the Department of Economics and Management aims to result in policy and business-relevant contributions, and teachings in change makers for sustainable futures. Our work focuses on issues ...

This means that the focus of area classification is on the ecological importance and relevance for ecosystem services rather than on the type of land use ... not only the terrestrial territory but ...

These lands are critical to people and nature, given the intrinsic value of these ecosystems, and their benefits and services, including their environmental, climate, ecological, social, economic ...