The Scientific Partners of BIOECON are pleased to announce the XXVI International BIOECON Conference on the theme of “Integrating biodiversity conservation and climate change solutions”. The Conference will be held at St. John’s College, Cambridge (UK) on September 1-2, 2025. BIOECON XXVI will be of interest to both researchers and policymakers working on issues at the interface of economic development, conservation and population pressures. The event is supported by EAERE.
XXVI Annual BIOECON Conference
Keynote speakers will be Prof. Anne-Sophie Crépin (Deputy Director, The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics) and Prof. Cameron Hepburn (Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford). In addition to the conference theme “Integrating biodiversity conservation and climate change solutions”, BIOECON XXVI aims to have parallel sessions on a broad range of topics within the umbrella of biodiversity economics including: the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in economic development, plant genetic resources and food security issues, deforestation and development, fisheries, institutions and instruments (e.g. Payments for Ecosystem Services), biodiversity finance, development and conservation, wildlife conservation and endangered species, international trade and regulation and climate change.
In particular, submissions are invited on the themes of:
- Instruments for conservation in the context of land-use and biodiversity;
- Innovative financial mechanisms for conservation;
- Evaluation of biodiversity-related policies and programmes;
- The use of spatial data to study impacts on biodiversity and conservation programmes;
- The conservation and value of crop genetic diversity;
- Institutional frameworks for resource conservation (property rights, market instruments etc.);
- The role of behavioural economics in biodiversity conservation policy design;
- Experimental (lab and field) approaches to biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation;
- Institution-building for provision of global public goods;
- Issues of governance and management of natural resources in developing countries;
- Development, growth and resource constraints;
- Resources management, distribution, development, poverty alleviation;
- Experimental or survey research on the households’, investors’, or executives’ biodiversity preferences or beliefs.
BIOECON also has the goal of influencing policy-makers and policy. To this end expert policy panels will be organised. The purpose of these panels will be to bring together practitioners (Government, private sector, NGO) and academics from different disciplines to discuss current policy related issues in biodiversity conservation and environment. The composition of the Policy Panels is to be announced.
The conference will be an entirely an in-person event. Virtual attendance or on-line presentation of one’s paper will not be possible.
Venue and Programme
The Conference will be held at the historical premises of St. John’s College, Cambridge. Accommodation and all meals will be provided in the College. The conference will open with a reception at St John’s College on the evening of Sunday, 31st of August. Conference sessions will commence on the morning of September 1st and conclude on the afternoon of September 2nd (by 5:00 pm GTM). The conference banquet will take place at the main Dining Hall of King’s College on the evening of September 1st. Delegates will also have privileged access to the renown grounds and Chapel of St. John’s (unless closed for building work).
Submissions
Complete papers may be submitted for presentation within the BIOECON Conference and only complete papers will be considered by the Scientific Programme Committee. Electronic copies should be sent to bioecon@bioecon-network.org no later than Wednesday, 30th April 2025. Please include abstract, JEL Codes and keywords with your submission.
Acceptance of papers will be notified by email by Monday, 26th May 2025.
If you wish to be considered for a bursary (details below) please indicate this when you apply. Applying for a bursary will not affect whether your paper is selected (indeed, the paper may be accepted even if we are unable to offer a bursary).
It is also possible to submit 3-4 papers together as a suggested “special session” under a theme similar to those indicated above. The Scientific Partners reserve the right to accept papers on an individual basis, so it is possible that even when a session is not accepted, individual papers within the session might be so.
Fees and Registrations
Paper-presenters attending the full event will be charged £300 that includes 2 night’s accommodation (on a B&B basis) on the 31st of August and 1st of September and all social events and meals at St. John’s College for the duration of the conference. Paper presenters will also have the option of attending the event as a day participants (not requiring overnight stay) for £100 (with the banquet) or £70 (without banquet). There will also be the option to attend the entire event as a non-paper presenter (pending availability) for a fee of £460 (includes 2 nights’ accommodation, social events and meals) or as a non-paper day participant for £150 (with banquet) or £110/day (without banquet).
Bookings can be made on a dedicated conference portal (to be accessed via https://bioecon-network.org/) and that will be made available in early June. Delegates will be able to book additional nights (subject to availability), upgrade to a double room (subject to availability) and pay for additional meal guests through the same portal.
Registrations will open on Tuesday, 2nd June 2025. Registration for all conference attendees, and presenters is due by Monday, 30th June 2025. It may be possible for attendees who are not presenting to register later than this, but such places cannot be guaranteed. Cancellation and refund policy will be announced when Registration formally opens.
Participation Grants
There will be a limited number of bursaries made available which will allow some presenters to attend free of charge, though they will not cover travel to the conference or any visa fees. These will be directed towards PhD students and early career researchers, and particularly those who are based at institutions in the Global South. As noted above, please indicate if you would like to apply for a bursary when submitting your paper.
Further Information
Further registration details and all other conference information will be provided on the BIOECON website. For a flavour of previous BIOECON conferences visit this page.
All other questions regarding fees, registrations and accommodation should be sent to the conference secretariat at bioecon@bioecon-network.org.
Important Dates
30 April 2025: Deadline for submissions
26 May 2025: Notification of papers’ acceptance
2 June 2025: Registrations open
30 June 2025: Deadline for registrations
1-2 September 2025: XXVI BIOECON
