| SUM2024 HOT TOPIC: Biodiversity and Circular Economy by Prof. Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, University of Padova, Italy The loss of biodiversity is one of the most dramatic consequences of climate change and human impact. For several years, the importance of biodiversity for our planet has been underestimated, especially for its economic relevance on our extractive economies. Biodiversity provides several ecosystem services essential for human life such as food, materials, clean water, climate regulation, and many others. Therefore, a relationship of impact and/or dependency between biodiversity and economic activities exists. The circular economy, aiming to reduce the exploitation of non-renewable resources and the ever-increasing production of waste, can play a crucial role in reducing negative impacts on the environment and be one of the main drivers for the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. Researchers of the National Biodiversity Future Center will discuss in a specific session, the current practices for evaluating the impacts of business activities on biodiversity and/or ecosystem services and to explore the economic valuation methods for valuing ecosystem services in the framework of waste management. SUM2024 welcomes the discussion on this topic. Proposals should be submitted in the form of full papers or short papers (at least 3-4 pages). DEADLINE: 2nd April 2024 |
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