TEEB@YALE

THE ECONOMICS OF
ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) presents the foundations of valuation of ecosystem services, dynamic interactions of people and ecosystems and their impacts on local communities, sub-national and national policy and international agreements. Contributing authors to the TEEB series and other faculty and experts from around the world teamed up to teach a graduate-level course at Yale in 2011.

TEEB@YALE lectures are available in full. Issues covered include challenges in valuing biodiversity and ecosystem services, particularly in developing countries, some core frameworks & methodologies for such valuation, local and national policy solutions, and business responses. The course uses case studies from leading experts to explore the impacts on biodiversity of fiscal & economic policies and market mechanisms, including subsidies, property rights regimes, PES schemes, REDD+, and industry environmental strategies. The course reading list, syllabus, and other teaching materials will be available for educators who wish to incorporate elements of TEEB@YALE as of January 2012.