This site is devoted to the economics of biodiversity. The site is sponsored by IUCN and WWF and aims to promote economic approaches to the conservation of nature by providing access to key documents, a calendar of events, and a database of practitioners around the world.

About Us

Originally developed by IUCN, the Biodiversity Economics site has been fully revamped and is now managed in association with WWF. It is intended to encourage and assist the use of economics in support of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Existing on-line networks for environmental economics tend to focus on the needs of researchers and students and, therefore, on more theoretical issues. Biodiversity Economics adopts a different approach, seeking to focus on the use of economics by conservation policy-makers and practitioners in the field.

Biodiversity Economics provides a wide range of documents. The library offers various ways to access these papers: by topic; by economic sector or biome; and through several different search functions. Every three months, the editors at Biodiversity Economics select the most interesting papers that have come to their attention and add these to the site. Subscribe to our mailing list, and we’ll let you know when the new papers are posted.

As well as a core library of documents, Biodiversity Economics offers two further functions. The Spider is powerful tool which allows for searches from a range of authoritative sites on environmental economics. In addition, our ‘Basics’ section is intended for visitors new to the economics of biodiversity— it includes introductory texts and summary papers selected by the Editors.

Biodiversity Economics seeks to encourage connections between environmental economists through the Directory of people and the listing of Events. Please participate by joining the Directory, telling us about upcoming events, and posting your own papers in the library.

We are keen to hear your ideas on how we can improve the site: contact us and let us know