The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics

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The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics is one of the world's leading institutions in the field of environmental and resource economic research. It was founded in 1977 and is subject to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . Its headquarters are in Stockholm . The chairman is Karine Nyborg , Carl Folke is the director .

history

The Beijer Institute was founded in 1977 under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1991 there was a reorganization, as a result of which the research focus was placed on ecological economics . The result of the first research program after the reorganization was the volume Biodiversity Loss: Economic and Ecological Issues with contributions by Martin Weitzman , Charles Perrings , CS Holling , Robert Costanza , Edward Barbier and others. a.

The basic funding of the institute is donated by the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation .

Research profile

The main task of the Beijer Institute is to promote research and cooperation between various scientific actors with the aim of researching the relationships between ecological systems and social and economic development.

The collaborations should include representatives from economics and ecology as well as other related disciplines. They should concern both research and teaching, on a national and international level. For this purpose, the institute organizes international research projects, workshops and conferences, courses on the topic of sustainability and communicates research results to the public.

Research programs

  • Aquaculture and sustainable fish production ( Aquaculture and Sustainable Seafood Production )
  • Global dynamics and resilience ( Global Dynamics and Resilience )
  • Complex systems ( Complex Systems )
  • Urban socio-ecological systems ( Urban social Ecological system )
  • Network " behavioral economics and nature" ( Behavioral Economics and Nature Network )

Selected fellows

deceased

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Board of Directors . Beijer Institute website. Retrieved October 16, 2015.