Fourth BioEcon Workshop on the economics of biodiversity conservation - Economi analysis of policies for biodiversity conservation
Venice, 28th-29th August 2003
 

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Friday 29th August

9.00 – 10.30 POLICY PANEL
Issues Concerning Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation
Room 1E
Philip Bagnoli, OECD, Environment Directorate/GSP
Joshua Bishop, IUCN - The World Conservation Union
Stefano Pagiola, World Bank
Philippe Pypaert, UNESCO ROSTE, Italy
10.30 – 11.00 coffee break
11.00 – 13.15 PARALLEL SESSIONS
Parallel Session 10
NRM 2 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICY
Chair: Desmond McNeill, University of Oslo, Norway
 
Room 1E
11.00 – 11.30 On the economics of ecological nuisance
Anders Skonhoft, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
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11.30 - 11.40 Discussant: Desmond McNeill, University of Oslo, Norway
11.40 - 11.45 General discussion
11.45 – 12.30 Wildlife conservation and management in Kenya: towards a co-management approach
John Mburu, Center for Development Research-ZEF, Germany
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12.15 - 12.25 Discussant: Anders Skonhoft, Norwegian 18.25 University of Science and Technology, Norway
12.25 - 12.30 General discussion
12.30 - 13.00 The 'sustainable use' of vicuna in Argentina: local and international interests
Desmond McNeill, University of Oslo, Norway

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13.00 - 13.10 Discussant: John Mburu, Center for Development Research-ZEF, Germany
13.10 - 13.15 General discussion
Parallel Session 11
AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY 1: INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Chair: Gioacchino Pappalardo, University of Catania, Italy

Room 1G
11.00 - 11.30 Rational farmers and Myopic Policies. The Case of Crop Diversity Loss
Salvatore Di Falco, University of York, UK
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11.30 - 11.40 Discussant: Gioacchino Pappalardo, University of Catania, Italy
11.40 - 11.45 General discussion
11.45 - 12.15 Non-coordinated cooperation ­ A framework for the analysis of decision-making processes in international regimes and their impacts on international biodiversity policy
Stefan Jungcurt, Humboldt University, Germany
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12.15 - 12.25 Discussant: Salvatore Di Falco, University of York, UK
12.25 - 12.30 General discussion
12.30 - 13.00 Domestic animal biodiversity conservation in the European Union
Gioacchino Pappalardo, Università di Catania, Italy
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13.00 - 13.10 Discussant: Stefan Jungcurt, Humboldt University, Germany

13.10 - 13.15 General discussion
Parallel Session 12
FISH AND FISHERIES
Chair: Angela Granzotto, University of Venice, Italy
 
Room 5X
11.00 – 11.30 Output substitution in multi-species trawl fisheries: implications for quota setting
Phoebe Koundouri, University College London, UK

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11.30 - 11.40 Discussant: Angela Granzotto, University of Venice, Italy
11.40 - 11.45 General discussion
11.45 - 12.15 Transboundary fisheries management under uncertainty
Marita Laukkanen, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy

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12.15 - 12.25 Discussant: Phoebe Koundouri, University College London, UK
12.25 - 12.30 General discussion
12.30 – 13.00 Biodiversity loss and economic value: preliminary approach to fishing activity in the Venice Lagoon
Angela Granzotto, Università di Venezia, Italy

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13.00 - 13.10 Discussant: Marita Laukkanen, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
13.10 - 13.15 General discussion
13.15 – 14.15 lunch
Parallel Session 13
VALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
Chair: Ingo Braeuer, University of Göttingen, Germany
 
Room 1E
14.15 – 14.45 Reducing acidification: the benefits of increased nature quality - Investigating the possibilities of the Contingent Valuation Method
Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands
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14.45 - 14.55 Discussant: Ingo Braeuer, University of Göttingen, Germany
14.55 - 15.00 General discussion
15.00 - 15.30 A benefit transfer of ecosystem values – recreation in forests
Marianne Zandersen, Hamburg University, Germany

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15.30 - 15.40 Discussant: Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands
15.40 - 15.45 General discussion
15.45 - 16.15 Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams
Ingo Braeuer, University of Göttingen, Germany

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16.15 - 16.25 Discussant: Marianne Zandersen, Hamburg University, Germany
16.25 - 16.30 General discussion
Parallel Session 14
DETERMINANTS OF POLICY ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVENESS
Chair: Romy Greiner, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia

Room 1G
14.15 – 14.45 Determinants of cost-effective management agreements – an Austrian implementation analysis
Marianne Penker, University of Agricultural Sciences, Austria
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14.45 - 14.55 Discussant: Romy Greiner, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia
14.55 - 15.00 General discussion
15.00 – 15.30 Incentive policies for biodiversity conservation and protection in France
Benedicte Rulleau, LAMETA, France

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15.30 - 15.40 Discussant: Marianne Penker, University of Agricultural Sciences, Austria
15.40 - 15.45 General discussion
15.45 - 16.15 Policies aimed at overcoming impediments to the implementation of on-farm conservation activities
Romy Greiner, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia
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16.15 - 16.25 Discussant: Benedicte Rulleau, LAMETA, France
16.25 - 16.30 General discussion
Parallel Session 15
AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITIES 2 - CASE STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL AND CROP GENETIC DIVERSITY
Chair: Devendra Gauchan, University of Birmigham, UK
 
Room 5X
14.15 - 14.45 A metapopulation approach to farmer seed systems: methodology for agricultural biodiversity conservation policy
Eric Van Dusen, University of California Berkeley, USA

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14.45 - 14.55 Discussant: Devendra Gauchan, University of Birmigham, UK
14.55 - 15.00 General discussion
15.00 - 15.30 The microeconomics of household collection of wild coffee in Ethiopia: some policy implications for in-situ conservation of coffee arabica genetic diversity
Degnet Abebaw, ZEF-University of Bonn, Germany

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15.30 - 15.40 Discussant: Eric Van Dusen, University of California Berkeley, USA
15.40 - 15.45 General discussion
15.45 - 16.15

Market-based incentives for conserving diversity on farms: the case of rice landraces in central Tarai, Nepal
Devendra Gauchan, University of Birmigham, UK

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16.15 - 16.25 Discussant: Degnet Abebaw, ZEF-University of Bonn, Germany
16.25 - 16.30 General discussion
16.30 – 17.00 coffee break
Parallel Session 16
MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY
Chair: Artii Juutinen, University of Oulu, Finland
 
Room 1E
17.00 – 17.30 Appraising diversity with an ordinal notion of similarity: an Axiomatic approach
Nicolas Gravel, IDEP-GREQAM, France

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17.30 - 17.40 Discussant: Artii Juutinen, University of Oulu, Finland
17.40 - 17.45 General discussion
17.45 - 18.15 Testing alternative indicators for biodiversity conservation in old-growth boreal forests: ecology and economics
Artii Juutinen, University of Oulu, Finland

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18.15 - 18.25 Discussant: Nicolas Gravel, IDEP-GREQAM, France
18.20 - 18.30 General discussion
Parallel Session 17
RESOURCE VALUES AND MANAGEMENT
Chair: Arto Naskali, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
 
Room 5X
17.00 - 17.45 Conserving crop genetic resources on smallholder farms in Hungary: institutional analysis
Györgyi Bela, Szent István University, Gödöllo, Hungary

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17.00 - 17.30 Discussant: Arto Naskali, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
17.30 - 17.40 General discussion
17.45 - 18.30 The socio-economic value of natural riverbanks in the Netherlands
Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands

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18.15 - 18.25 Discussant: Györgyi Bela, Szent István University, Gödöllo, Hungary
18.25 - 18.30 General discussion
18.30 - 19.00 Governing the commons in private forests: incentive measures and multiscalar ecosystem management
Arto Naskali, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland

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19.00 - 19.10 Discussant: Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands
19.10 - 19.15 General discussion

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