Special session - Does Nature Have a Price?
Monday 11th October 2010 from 19h00 to 21h00
Salle 2 / Grand Amphithéâtre
Session for general audience
Supported by the Ministry of Research and Higher education
And in partnership with Le Monde
Financial capital or human capital are the foundation of all economic equations. Natural capital has never been really taken into account. However, biodiversity has a cost and a value also. Therefore, who pays and who benefits from it? What are the economics of ecosystem protection? Isn't the battle for biodiversity only an issue of power and money?
- See the International Union for Conservation of Nature website
- Reed The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Business study