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International Conferenceon Scenarios and Models
of Biodiversity andEcosystem Services
15-16 February 2017
Organised by
Centre for Economic and Social StudiesDivision for Sustainable Development Studies
Begumpet, Hyderabad
VENUE
Centre for Economic and Social StudiesNizamiah Observatory Campus, Begumpet,
Hyderabad - 500 016, Telangana, India
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About the Conference
The two day international conference on Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services is organized by the Division for Sustainable Development Studies at the
Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) in collaboration with the Indo-German
Biodiversity Programme, GIZ, the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), Centre for
Economics, Environment, and Society (CEES), Bangalore and the Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR), New Delhi as part of the network project on "Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Scenarios Network (ScenNet)" supported by the Belmont Forum through the Ministry of Earth
Sciences, Government of India during 15th to 16th February 2017 at the CESS, Hyderabad.
The basic goal of the ScenNet project (www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/scennet) is to strengthen
national and international ties between researchers working on scenarios of biodiversity and
ecosystem services i.e. the various benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. In order to achieve
this goal, the basic approach of the project is on building a well-structured community of researchers
working on the interactions between socio-economic scenarios and models of global change impacts
on biodiversity and ecosystem services. This conference also aims to contribute to the primary
objectives of the ScenNet project that are:
(a) develop a network to support research within the context of Future Earth
(www.futureearth.info)
(b) contribute to national and global assessment processes, especially IPBES (www.ipbes.net)
by facilitating identification of experts, improving the availability and visibility of pertinent
research and stimulating assessment relevant research
(c) Identify crucial issues that need to be addressed in the event of a research-oriented call for
proposals by the Belmont Forum in 2017.
The conference addresses scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem services with special
reference to drivers of change. Sub themes of the conference are related to scenarios and models
pertaining to marine and terrestrial ecosystems with a focus on (a) direct and indirect drivers
including climate change, invasive species, institutional and demographic issues etc. (b) values
covering economic and non-economic benefits of ecosystems and biodiversity (c) impact of
ecosystem services on good quality of human life and (d) national policies and sustainable
development goals.
Participants for the conference have been selected based on an open call and peer review of
abstracts of papers. Thirty-three papers have been included for presentation in the technical
sessions apart from ten key note presentations by renowned scholars in the plenary sessions.
About 100 participants are expected to participate in the conference.
Conference Convener: Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan, Associate Professor, CESS
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MEMBERS DESIGNATION
Dr. Rob Alkemade Head, IPBES Technical Support Unit(Scenarios and Models), PBL, The Netherlands
Dr. Simon Ferrier OCE Science Leader, CSIRO Land & Waterand Adjunct Professor, Australian NationalUniversity, Australia
Prof. S Galab Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Dr. G V M Gupta Scientist, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) MoES,
Government of India, Cochin
Dr. Paul Leadley University of Paris-Sud, Ecology,Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (ESE), France
Dr. Nandan Nawn Associate Professor, TERI University, New Delhi and Secretary,Indian Society for Ecological Economics
Prof. K N Ninan Chairperson, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society, India (CEES),Bangalore and IPBES, Co-chair, Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity
Prof. M Gopinath Reddy Head, Division for Sustainable Development Studies (DSDS),Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Dr.B. Suresh Reddy Associate Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan Associate Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan Associate Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Dr. E Vivekanadan Scientist (Retd). (CMFRI), World Bank Ocean Partnership Inter-GovernmentalOrganisation, Project, Bay of Bengal Programme, Chennai
Scientific Organizing Committee
Local Organizing CommitteeMembers at CESS
MEMBERS DESIGNATION
Dr. G. Alivelu Registrar
Prof. S Galab Director
Mr. M S R K Prasad Administrative Officer
Mr. A Rajagopal Finance Officer
Prof. M Gopinath Reddy Professor
Dr. B. Suresh Reddy Associate Professor
Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan Associate Professor
Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan Associate Professor, (Conference Convener)
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Dr. Rob Alkemade is researcher at PBL Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency and special associate professor at Wageningen
University. He received his PhD on the role of nematodes in coastal ecosystems
at Wageningen University in co-operation with The Netherlands Institute of
Ecology. At the National institute for Environment and Public Health (RIVM)
and PBL he has developed and applied models for assessing the effects of
environmental changes on biodiversity at various spatial levels. He coordinated
the development of the GLOBIO model for global scenario analyses on
biodiversity and ecosystem services. Currently his research focusses on the impacts
of land management on ecosystem services and biodiversity. He has contributed
to a series of global assessments, such as, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,
Global Environmental Outlooks GEO) and Global Biodiversity Outlooks
(GBO). Currently he heads the technical support unit of the IPBES assessment
on scenarios and models, aiming at the development of new scenarios for
biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Dr. Rob Alkemade
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Invited Guests / Keynote Speakers
Dr. P S Easa
Dr. P.S. Easa has thirty nine years of experience in Biodiversity Research and
Conservation with Ph. D on Elephant Ecology and Behaviour. Has undergone
training in Wildlife Conservation and Management at Conservation and Research
Center, Front Royal, Smithsonian Institution. He served as a Scientist in Kerala Forest
Research Institute in 1978, was the Head of the Department of Wildlife for about
ten years and retired as the Director-in-charge. Dr. Easa has extensive experience on
conservation aspects all over the country. Currently, he is the Chairman of Care Earth
Trust, Chennai, a National level NGO working for the cause of biodiversity
conservation.
Dr. Easa has worked on diverse groups of animals and published Hand books on
animals and plants. He has published 41 Research Reports, 55 scientific papers, 7
books, 9 scientific articles in edited books and editor of three books and written
several popular articles in addition to popular lectures in academic institutions. He
has been associated with several biodiversity related programmes in the state. He has
served in a number of policy making bodies and committees in Kerala, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand and Odisha and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
Dr. Easa was associated with academic activities of Wildlife Institute of India and
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and natural History. Currently, he is a member of
National Board for Wildlife and Asian Elephant Specialist Group of IUCN/SSC.
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Dr Simon Ferrier joined CSIRO in 2008, after more than 20 years working
with an Australian state-government agency, during which he pioneered
the development and application of a wide range of model-based approaches to
addressing biodiversity in conservation assessment, land-use planning and natural
resource management. More recently he and his CSIRO team have been
developing a new generation of macroecological approaches to biodiversity
modelling and assessment, and applying these techniques at regional, national
and global scales to assess past-to-present change in the status of biodiversity,
project impacts of future scenarios of climate and land-use change, and evaluate
the potential effectiveness of alternative policy and management options in
ameliorating these impacts. He is also actively involved in a number of initiatives
promoting and guiding efforts in biodiversity modelling and assessment globally,
including recently co-chairing the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and
Models.
Dr. Simon Ferrier
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Dr. G V M Gupta
Dr. G. V. M Gupta is a Marine Chemist by virtue of academics and Marine Biogeochemist
by virtue of expertise. His research interests are Carbon and Nutrients biogeochemistry,
Greenhouse Gases, Estuarine and Coastal biogeochemistry, Ecosystem dynamics, etc. He
did Ph.D on Biogeochemistry of the Bay of Bengal at National Institute of Oceanography
during 1993-98. Joined in Ministry of Earth Sciences (then Department of Ocean
Development) as Scientist-C in its attached office Integrated Coastal and Marine Area
Management-Project Directorate (ICMAM), Chennai and worked there for a decade between
1999 and 2009. During the period at ICMAM he undertook many scientific projects of
vide research interests, viz. preparation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management plans and
Critical Habitat Information Systems for selected sites of India, Pollution monitoring and
modeling program for the Indian coast, Tsunami impact assessment studies, Biogeochemistry
and Ecosystem modeling for brackish water Chilka lake and estuaries, etc. From 2009 till
now working at Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Cochin (another attached
office of MoES). As Scientist-F presently he is coordinating the scientific projects on Arabian
Sea biogeochemical processes with focus on integrated estuarine, coastal and offshore
processes, algal blooms and primary production, Anthropogenic effects, Coastal hypoxia/
anoxia and its effects on ecosystem, Marine Ecosystem Modeling, etc. He has 25 peer-
reviewed research publications in reputed national and international journals on multi-
disciplinary aspects of marine and estuarine ecosystems.
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Prof. S Galab
Prof S Galab is a Development Economist with doctorate in Economics and Post
Graduation in Economics and Statistics. Currently he is Director of Centre for
Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad and leading the Young Lives, an
International Longitudinal Project in Andhra Pradesh, on Childhood Poverty. He
has carried out research in the broad fields of Rural Development and Agriculture on
various aspects like Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project Affected People, Natural
Resource Management, Handloom and Power loom sector, Rural Indebtedness,
Agrarian Distress and Farmers' Suicides, MGNREGS, Dry Land Agriculture. He
also worked on the Effectiveness of Public Policies related to Poverty Alleviation
including Social Capital, Women Empowerment, Child Labour and Livelihoods. He
has been Project Director for Andhra Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project
(APDPIP) and Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Project (APRPRP). He has
research publications in national and international journals. Besides conducting
research, he also does teaching and supervising M Phil and Ph.D. students. He was
a member in Welfare Commission on Farmers - a Commission appointed by the
Government of Andhra Pradesh in response to the Agrarian Crisis in the State, Working
Group on Poverty Elimination and also was associated with the Expert Group on
Agricultural Indebtedness. He is one of the co-authors of the book 'On Joint Forest
Management in Andhra Pradesh' and "Organizing Poor Women - The Andhra Pradesh
Experience". He is a member of the Commission on "Inclusive and Sustainable
Agricultural Development of Andhra Pradesh" constituted by Government of Andhra
Pradesh. He is also a member in the Advisory Board of Telangana Minority
Commission of Enquiry.
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Prof. Gopal K Kadekodi is currently an Honorary Professor at Centre for Mulit-
Disciplinary Development Research, Dharwad. Prior to this, he was the Director of
Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (2003-06), a Research Professor at
Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research, Dharwad (1998-2002), Professor at
the Institute for Economic Growth, New Delhi (1973-98) and Visiting Professor at Erasmus
University, Rotterdam (Holland) during 1981 and 1989, and Technical University, Twente
(Holland) in 1984. Prof. Kadekodi holds a Masters degree in Statistics from Indian Statistical
Institute, Calcutta and and a Doctoral degree in Economics from University of Southern
California, USA. His doctoral degree bagged the Thomas Nixon Carver award in 1973 as
the best thesis in USA in 1973. He has been awarded several prestigious awards, such as, the
Fulbright Fellow (1967-71), USA, Woodrow Wilson Fellow (1971-73, USA, SANDEE
Fellow, and Rajyotsava award from Government of Karnataka 2005 for his contributions to
the field of Education and Environmental Research. He has made significant research
contributions in the field of common property resources, energy, natural resource management
and valuation, economic development and governance.
He has authored sixteen books from reputed publishers such as Oxford University Press
(three books), Sage Publications (two books), Academic Foundation (two books), Kluwer
Academics, and Pargamon Press; The most recent books being: REMEMBERED
THOUGHTS, in 2014 and STILL SEARCHINHG FOR A SHORE, IN 2016.He has
published more than 100 articles in national and international journals. His article in Indian
Journal of Agricultural Economics was adjudged as the best article with the D K Desai
award in 1998.
Prof. Kadekodi has edited and brought out the Karnataka Development Report in 2006
and is on the Editorial Boards of Environment and Resource Economics, The Pacific and
Asian Journal of Energy, and Journal of Quantitative Economics.
He was the President of Indian Society of Ecological Economics during 2002-04; member
of the Nanjundappa High Power Committee on Redressal of Regional Disparity in Karnataka
(2000-02) and Former Member, National Tiger Conservation Authority, New Delhi.
Prof. Gopal K Kadekodi
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Dr. Paul Leadley's research focuses on 1) the impacts of global change, especially climate
change and rising CO2 on ecosystem functioning and plant diversity in terrestrial
ecosystems, 2) the interactions between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and 3) modeling
nutrient competition between plants as well as rhizosphere interactions between plants and
soil micro-organisms. This research is based primarily on field experiments and mathematical
models.
Dr. Leadley has worked with a variety of models ranging from very fine scale models of
nutrient fluxes in soils to large regional scale models of climate change impacts on arctic
tundra and forests. He currently leads or participate in several research projects using multi-
model comparisons and model-data comparisons to quantify uncertainty in projections of
global change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. In one of these projects they are using models
to explore the impacts of climate change on forests, and are collaborating with foresters to
develop adaptive management strategies.
Research on grasslands has dominated his experimental research over the last 20 years. Most
recently their team has been investigating the combined effects of fire and elevated levels of
temperature, CO2, N deposition and precipitation on nitrogen cycling in California grasslands
in collaboration with l'INRA Lyon, Northern Arizona University and Stanford University.
They have also been collaborating with INRA in Clermont-Ferrand on experimental studies
of interacting global change impacts on temperate grasslands.
At the international level, Dr. Leadley have been heavily involved in international science
programs for over 20 years including in the GCTE (Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems)
program, the Global Land Project and DIVERSITAS (the international biodiversity science
program). He is currently the chair of the bioDISCOVERY core project of DIVERSITAS
that focuses on improving the science of biodiversity assessments, monitoring and scenarios.
He has recently become involved in science-policy communication through activities in
international assessment processes. He led the biodiversity scenarios review for the Convention
on Biological Diversity's Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 which came out in May 2010,
participated in key meetings supporting the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) processes and is a lead author as part of the
IPCC's 5th Assessment report.
At the national level, he is currently a member of the scientific steering committees of the
Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB, the inter-institutional body for biodiversity research
in France), the national environmental alliance (AllEnvi) and a regional program for
interdisciplinary research on climate change (GIS "Climat, Environnement, Société"). He is
also chair the FRB's flagship program on biodiversity scenarios and modeling.
Dr. Paul Leadley
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Prof. K N Ninan
Prof. K N Ninan is Chairperson, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society,
Bangalore, India and Co-Chair, Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and
Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Intergovernmental Science-Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, United Nations, Bonn, Germany.
Prior to this he was Professor of Ecological Economics at the Institute for Social and
Economic Change, Bangalore, India. He has also been a Visiting Professor/Fellow at
several international universities and institutions such as University of Gothenburg,
Sweden; University of Cambridge; University of California, Santa Barbara; University
of Tokyo, University of Versailles, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, Institute
of Developing Economies, Tokyo, etc. His research areas relate to environmental
economics in general and more specifically economics of biodiversity and ecosystem
services, and climate-related issues. His major books include: Building a Climate
Resilient Economy and Society-Challenges and Opportunities (Edward Elgar,
Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA, 2017);Valuing Ecosystem Services-
Methodological Issues and Case Studies (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and
Northampton, USA, 2014); Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and
Biodiversity-Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges (Earthscan, London and
Washington, 2009 and 2011) and The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation-
Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems (Earthscan, London and Washington 2007,
2008; Routledge, London, 2016).
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Prof. Ravindranath is with the Centre for Sustainable Techologies, Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore. He has focused his research, advocacy and publications on
various dimensions of Climate Change -Mitigation Assessment, Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Inventory in Land Use Sectors, Impact of Climate Change and Vulnerability
Assessment in Forest and Agro-ecosystems, Adaptation and Climate Resilience, Forest
Ecology, CDM and REDD+ Projects.He has also worked on Bioenergy, Biofuels and
Biomass Production, Environmental / Ecosystem Services, and Citizen Science. He is
an author for several IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Assessment
Reports on Climate Change - WMO and UNEP focusing on mitigation in forest sector
and author for IPBES (Inter-Governmental Platform on Bio-diversity and Eco-system
Services)-Reports. He is the Scientific Advisory Panel Member for Global Environmental
Outlook (GEO 6). He was the Science Technology Advisory Panel (STAP) member of
GEF (Global Environmental Facility) for Climate Change Focal Area during 2008 -
2012 and a UNFCCC expert for GHG (Greenhouse Gas) inventory reports submitted
to UN. Prof. Ravindranath has published 8 books (from Oxford and Cambridge Uni.
Press, Kluwer, and Springer Publishers) out of which 4 are on Climate Change. He has
also published over 150 peer reviewed research papers out of which about 60 are on
Climate Change. He has brought out special issues on Climate Change in Journals
such as Current Science, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies to Global Change. He is
an expert for World Bank, UN Organizations, and International Institutes.
Prof. N H Ravindranath
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Dr. Ravindra Singh
Dr. Ravindra Singh is working as Senior Advisor at the Indo-German
Biodiversity Programme, GIZ India. He has been the coordinator for
TEEB India Initiative on behalf of the GIZ. Over the last 17 years that he has
worked in the field of natural resources management, Ravindra has gathered a
rich and diverse experience at multiple levels - from working at grassroots with
community based organisations to national and international development
cooperation agencies. He has been working with GIZ since 2004 (then GTZ),
and has been involved with designing and implementation of various projects
in natural resource management, adaptation to climate change and biodiversity
management. His basic training is in economics.
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Dr E. Vivekanandan works as National Consultant in the World Bank Project on
Ocean Partnership - Bay of Bengal, in the Bay of Bengal Programme
Intergovernmental Organisation, Chennai. Until 2012, he belonged to Agricultural
Research Service and worked in various capacities including Head of Division and
Principal Scientist in Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR, Government
of India). He is having over 40 years of experience in marine fisheries research and
development. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Madurai University. He has pioneered the
research on marine fish population dynamics, stock assessment, climate change and
marine ecosystem modelling in India. He has authored several research papers, book
chapters and books in different areas of marine fisheries including stock assessment. He
is associated with several regional organisations on fisheries research and management
and has conducted FAO Fish Stock Assessment training for the region. He is a regional
trainer for Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) and Science
Communication for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem project. He is also
instrumental in development of a training module on EAFM.
Dr E Vivekanandan
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Dr. Vakily is a fisheries biologist who graduated from Kiel University, Germany.
Over the past 30 years, he has been involved in various projects in Asia and West
Africa dealing with the management and conservation of aquatic resources. He spent a
good part of his career working for what then was the International Center for Living
Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM, now Worldfish Centre), where he assisted in
the development of - and training on - FishBase, the global information system on finfishes.
During his time with ICLARM, he also followed closely the development of the ecosystem
modelling software suite Ecopath with Ecosim, which allows - among others - for exploring
impact and placement of protected areas. He currently holds the position of team leader
in the Indo-German project "Conservation and Management of Coastal and Marine
Protected Areas", which looks into possibilities to improve the conservation of coastal
resources in India through the involvement of stakeholders in the planning and
management of areas along the coast worth protecting. His most recent publication is a
contribution to the reconstruction of 60 years of Sierra Leone's fish catches presented as
one of the 273 country reports in the Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries, compiled and
edited by Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller.
Dr. Jan Michael Vakily
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Dr. Yugraj Singh Yadava is the Director of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter- Governmental Organisation (BOBP-
IGO). He is also the Project Manager of the GEF/World Bank funded Project on 'Ocean Partnerships for SustainableFisheries and Biodiversity Conservation', operating in the Bay of Bengal region (Feb 2016 - Dec 2018).
He was formerly a Fisheries Scientist with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (1976-1992) and spent his largerscientific career in working on the floodplain lakes/wetlands in the Brahmaputra and Ganga River Basins. Subsequently, DrYadava worked as Advisor (Fisheries) in the North-Eastern Council (1992 - 1993) and thereafter as the Fisheries DevelopmentCommissioner (FDC) to the Government of India (1994 - 2000). Concurrently with his position of FDC and also later asDirector, BOBP-IGO, Dr Yadava functioned as the Member-Secretary of the Aquaculture Authority (set up as per thedirections of the Supreme Court in February 1997). In mid-2000, he joined the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)of the United Nations in its Field Programme, the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP).
He is well known in the national and international fisheries circle and has been responsible for many important decisions atthe national and global levels. By training,
Dr Yadava is an ecologist but during the last 25 years he has been actively involved in fisheries management (includingfisheries administration) and has participated in international agenda/debates concerning marine and inland fisheries and infisheries negotiations, at the regional and international levels.
He played a key role in institutionalization of the BOBP as an IGO; setting up of the Aquaculture Authority as per thedirections of the Supreme Court of India and later in the formulation of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 of theGovernment of India; and establishment of the FAO's Sub-Committee on Aquaculture and Voluntary Guidelines on Small-scale Fisheries, an international instrument guiding the development of small-scale fisheries in the world.
Besides heading a Regional Fisheries Body for the last 13 years, Dr Yadava has worked in many projects/activities supportedby UN Organizations (UNDP, IMO, WMO, UNESCO, UINTAR); international donor agencies (Sida, GIZ); and throughbilateral arrangements with other Governments (Centre for Disease Control, US; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries, Government of Japan). Dr Yadava is widely travelled and besides working in BOBP-IGO member-countries(Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka), he has worked in Projects in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,Vietnam and Japan.
A prolific writer and has more than 150 publications to his credit. Dr Yadava is also a keen photographer and has about
75000 photos in his archives from more than 20 nations spanning South, South-east and Far-east Asia.
Yugraj Singh Yadava
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Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Programme
(Venue: Auditorium)
DAY 1: 15-02-2017
Registration 09.00-09.30
Inaugural Session 09.30-11.00
Chair : Dr. Yugraj Singh Yadava
(Director, Bay of Bengal Programme, Chennai )
Welcome 09.30-09.35 Prof. S Galab
Director, CESS
About Division for Sustainable 09.35-09-40 Prof. M Gopinath Reddy
Development Studies (DSDS) Head, DSDS
About the Conference 09.40-09.45 Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan
Conference Convener
Remarks by the Chief Guest 09.45-09.55 Prof. Gopal K Kadekodi
Honorary Professor, CMDR and
SANDEE Fellow
Remarks by Guests of Honor 09.55-10.10 Dr. G V M Gupta
Scientist,Centre for Marine Living
Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)
MoES, Government of India
Dr. J Michael Vakily
Indo- German Biodiversity Programme,
GIZ, Team leader, Management of
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
Inaugural Address:
Biodiversity and Ecosystem 10.10-10.40 Prof. Paul Leadley
Service Scenarios: A Global University of Paris-Sud, Ecology,
Perspective Systematics and Evolution
Laboratory (ESE)
Remarks by Chair 10.40-10.50 Dr. Yugraj Singh Yadava
Vote of Thanks 10.50-11.00 Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan
Principal Investigator, ScenNet Project
Tea/Coffee 11.00-11.30 Auditorium Dining Hall
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Technical Sessions I: 11.30-13.00 (Parallel)
Session I: Seminar Hall I
Drivers of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Chair: Dr. Rob Alkemade
(Head, IPBES Technical Support Unit (Scenarios and Models), PBL, The Netherlands)
Modeling the impact of climate change 11.30-11.50 Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi
on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Ecosystem services, drivers of ecosystem 11.50-12.10 Sulakshana Rao C and
deterioration and institutional arrangements R Balasubramanian
for their management: The case of Kuttanad
coastal wetland ecosystem of Kerala
Emerging local economic and social 12.10-12.30 Shalini Dhyani
dynamics shaping forest landscapes of
Central Himalayas, India
Drivers of change in global agricultural 12.30-12.50 Pradeep K Dubey, Ajeet
production: An overview Singh, P C Abhilash
Remarks by Chair 12.50-13.00 Dr. Rob Alkemade
Technical Sessions I: 11.30-13.00 (Parallel)
Session II: Seminar Hall II
Nature’s Benefit to People and Good Quality of Life (Valuation)
Chair: Prof. K N Ninan
(Chairperson, CEES, Bangalore and IPBES, Co-chair, Scenarios and Models)
Economic valuation of marine biological 11.30-11.50 Prof. Ramachandra Bhatta
resources: A basis for access and benefit
sharing
Promoting wildlife tourism in Little Rann 11.50-12.10 Arun Mani Dixit and
of Kachchh in Gujarat will conserve Somnath Bandyopadhyay,
biodiversity and enhance sustainable Satyasiba Bedamatta
economic growth and Lalit Kumar
Valuation of Tista river ecosystem services: 12.10-12.30 Manesh Choubey
A case study of Martam
agricultural landscape
Economic valuation of recreational benefits 12.30-12.50 V Raj Kumar and
from government botanical garden, The S Boopathi
Nilgiris: An individual travel cost approach
Remarks by Chair 12.50-13.00 Prof. K N Ninan
Lunch 13.00 -14.00 Auditorium Dining Hall
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Plenary Session I: 14.00 - 15.30
Venue: Auditorium
Co-chairs: Dr. Simon Ferrier, CSIRO Australia and
Dr. J Michael Vakily, GIZ Germany
Impact of Climate change on Biodiversity 14.00-14.25 Dr. N H Ravindranath
and Ecosystem Services Professor, Centre for
Sustainable Technology IISc,
Bangalore
Indian marine fisheries needs to address 14.25-14.50 Dr. E Vivekanandan
trade-off between sustaining resources and Scientist (Retd. CMFRI)
improving economic efficiency World Bank Ocean
Partnership Project, Bay of
Bengal Programme, Chennai
Status of marine living resources in India 14.50-15.15 Dr. N Saravanane
Scientist (CMLRI)
MoES, Cochin
Remarks by Chair 15.15-15.30 Dr. Simon Ferrier and
Dr. J Michael Vakily
Tea/Coffee 15.30 -15.45 Auditorium Dining Hall
Technical Session II: 15.45 - 17.35 (Parallel)
Session I: Seminar Hall I
Nature (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services)
Chair: Prof. Ramachandra Bhatta
(Emeritus Scientist (Economics), ICAR, College of fisheries, Mangalore)
Ecological restoration of mangrove forest 15.45-16.05 Shoeb Ahmed
in Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh,
India : Challenges and opportunities
towards eco-sustainability
Dynamics of food and feeding habits 16.05-16.25 Jitendra Kumar
of Rastrelliger Kanagurta off Mangalore S Benakappa
Coast South West Coast of India Gangadhara Gowda
Harsha Nayak
Lakshmipathi M T
Shivakumar M
H N Anjanayappa
S R Somashekara
A T Ramachandra Naik &
Kumar Naik A S
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Ichthyofaunal diversity and conservation of 16.25-16.45 K Karuppasamy, S David
finfishes along Wadge Bank, South India Kingston, P Jawahar and
V K Venkataramani
Fish biodiversity of Gosi Khurd dam in 16.45-17.05 Swapnil S Ghatge and
Maharashtra Sachin W Belsare
Biological diversity of phytoplankton along 17.05-17.25 Arti Joshi, A Y Desai,
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, A J Bhatt
Gujarat, India
Remarks by Chair 17.25-17.35 Prof. Ramachandra Bhatta
Technical Session II: 15.45-17.15 (Parallel)
Session II: Seminar Hall II
Nature’s Benefit to People and Good Quality of Life
Chair: Prof. M Gopinath Reddy
(Professor, CESS)
The benefits of cleaning up urban lakes 15.45-16.05 Prajna Paramita Mishra
in mega cities: A revealed and stated
preference approach
Economic value of wetland biodiversity 16.05-16.25 Apra Sinha and
using travel cost method: A case study Mohammad Younus Bhat
Is relocation the solvent to biodiveristy 16.25-16.45 Madhusmita Dash and
conservation? Case study of Bhagirath Behera
Similipal Tiger Reserve in India
Climate change and the livelihood: An 16.45-17.05 Smita Malik
empirical study of fishermen
community in Odisha
Remark by Chair 17.05-17.15 Prof. M Gopinath Reddy
Conference Dinner 19.30 Auditorium Terrace
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
DAY 2: 16-02-2017
Technical Session III: 09.00-10.30 (Parallel)
Session I: Seminar Hall I
Drivers of Change (Direct and Indirect Drivers)
Chair: Prof. Biswaroop Das
(CEPT University)
Religion, local community and conservation of 09.00-09.20 Rashmi Rekha Samal
natural resources: A study in Sikkim, Gangtok
IPR management in biodiversity conseravtion 09.20-09.40 Duvvuri V N Pradeep
Stone quarrying and sustainable development 09.40-10.00 B Srinivasa Rao
in Eastern Ghats, AP Region, India."
Drivers of change in biodiversity and 10.00-10.20 Brajaraja Mishra
ecosystem service : The case study of
Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha
Remarks by Chair 10.20-10.30 Prof. Biswaroop Das
Technical Session III: 09.00-10.30 (Parallel)
Session II: Seminar Hall II
Nature’s Benefit and Good Quality of Life
Chair: Dr. Arun Mani Dixit
(Centre for Environment and Social Concerns, Ahmedabad)
Ecosystem diversity, services and livelihood - 09.00-09.20 Tapan K Deka
A case study in the wetlands of Assam, India.
Economic cost of land 09.20-09.40 P Dayakar
degradation in India.
A contingent valuation study of preserving 09.40-10.00 Mohammad Younus Bhat
Biodiversity-A Case study of Dachigam and Apra Sinha
National Park
Climate change and its impact on community 10.00-10.20 Subhrajit Rath
livelihood in industrial belt of Odisha
Remarks by Chair 10.20-10.30 Dr. Arun Mani Dixit
Tea/ Coffee 10.30-10.45 Auditorium Dining Hall
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Plenary Session II: 10.45 - 12.40Venue: Auditorium
Co-chairs: Prof. Gopal K Kadekodi(Honorary Professor, CMDR and SANDEE Fellow) and
Dr. Ravindra Singh(Indo German Biodiversity Programme, GIZ)
Scenario analyses using the 10.45-11.10 Dr. Rob AlkemadeIMAGE-GLOBIO model framework Head, IPBES Technical
Support Unit (Scenariosand Models), PBL, TheNetherlands
CSIRO's global biodiversity modelling 11.10-11.35 Dr. Simon Ferrierinfrastructure OCE Science Leader,
CSIRO Land & Waterand Adjunct Professor,Australian NationalUniveristy
Models of Biodiveristy and Ecosystem 11.35-12.00 Prof. K N NinanServices : A Review and Applications Chairperson,CEES,
Bangalore and IPBES,Co-chair, Scenariosand Models
Indian agriculture: Emerging scenarios 12.00-12.25 Prof. S Galaband implication on agro biodiversity Director, CESS
Remarks by Chair 12.25-12.40 Prof. Gopal K KadekodiDr. Ravindra Singh
Lunch 12.40-13.00 Auditorium Dining Hall
Technical Session IV : 14.00 - 15.30 (Parallel)Session I: Seminar Hall I
Nature (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services)Chair: Prof. E Revathi
(Professor, CESS)
Delineation and quantification of 14.00-14.20 K NagendraBabu, J V N Sagroforestry through open source datasets Prasad, K V Rao,using NDVI for selected mandals region G S Pratyusha Kranthi,of Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, Ch Srinivas Rao andSouthern India K Sammi Reddy
An Insight in to the bio-diversity and 14.20-14.40 I Chitra and S Kasiecosystem of mangrove forest inPitchavaram at Cuddalore district ofTamil Nadu
Free and open source GIS models in 14.40-15.00 Stutee Gupta andassessment of ecosystem services Shikha Anand
Futuristic changes in mangrove species 15.00-15.20 Tuhin Ghosh andzonation and ecosystem services in response Shruti Thakurto sea level rise within Bangladesh Sundarban
Remarks by Chair 15.20-15.30 Prof. E Revathi
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Technical Session IV: 14.00 - 15.30 (Parallel)
Session II: Seminar Hall II
Nature’s Benefit and Good Quality of Life
Chair: Prof. R Sivaprasad
(University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad)
Changing ecosystem and tribal livelihood 14.00-14.20 Rajanikanta Jena
aspect: An analysis
How green practices are working on hotel 14.20-14.40 Arakhita Behera
industry: Evidence from greater hyderabad
municipal corporation (GHMC) star hotels
Environmental policy in India and judicial 14.40-15.00 Nishant Kumar
activism in imparting environmental justice
Biodiversity conservation and livelihoods 15.00-15.20 Jyothis Sathyapalan,
in the Little Rann of Kutch P S Easa and Pavan Kumar
Remarks by Chair 15.20-15.30 Prof. R Siva Prasad
Technical Session IV: 14.00 -15.30 (Parallel)
Session III: Seminar Hall III
Sustainability
Chair: Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan
(Associate Professor, CESS)
Valuing regulating ecosystem services: 14.00-14.20 M Balasubramanian
A meta - analysis
Land use dynamics in India- drivers-policy 14.20-14.40 P A Lakshmi Prasanna,
implications P Ramasundaram, Sunetra
Ghatak and Rashi Mittal
Reconciling the linkages of ecosystem 14.40-15.00 R Aggarwal, S Chakraborty
services with forest fire in Indian R Avtar and P M Dhakate
Himalayas: Towards a sustainable human
environment system
Impact of climate change on ecosystem 15.00-15.20 Ellipse Rath
services and the way ahead in climate
change modelling research
Remarks by Chair 15.20-15.30 Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan
Tea/ Coffee 15.30-15.45 Auditorium Dining Hall
Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
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Ministry of Earth SciencesGovernment of India
Division for SustainableDevelopment Studies,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Centre for Economics,Environment and Society
Indo-German BiodiversityProgramme, GIZ India
Indian Council ofSocial Science Research
Biodiversity and EcosystemScenarios Network
Valedictory Session 15.45 -16.45
Venue: Auditorium
Chair: Prof. S Galab
(Director, CESS)
An Overview of the Conference 15.45-15.55 Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan
PI ScenNet Project
Valedictory Address 15.55-16.25 Dr. P S Easa
Former Director KFRI,
Kerala)
Remarks by Partners 16.25-16.40 INSEE, GIZ, CEES, and
ICSSR
Vote of Thanks 16.40-16.45 Dr. Jeena T Srinivasan
Conference Convener
Indian Society for Ecological Economics
Centre for Economics and Social Studies (CESS)
The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) was established as an autonomous body registered under the Societies
Act in the year 1980. Appreciating its role in the promotion of research and training, the Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR) recognized it as a national institute in the year 1986 and included CESS in its network of institutions
for annual grant. The CESS has also been approved by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Ministry of
Science and Technology, Government of India. The Centre has been receiving maintenance grants from the State
Government and the ICSSR and project-specific grants/consultancies from the state government, central government,
World Bank, UNICEF, and other International Organizations. The main objective of the Centre is to undertake mutually
supportive and interrelated research and training activities in the field of economic and social development in Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh and India. It functions, thus, as a Resource Centre for the Planning machinery of the Government on
various inputs needed by it on socio-economic aspects. Over a period of time, CESS has developed expertise on several
themes especially on natural resources and environment, agriculture and livestock development, food security, poverty
alleviation, unemployment, district planning, resettlement and rehabilitation, state finances, industrial development and
economics of health and demography, urban development, trade and services, etc. The Centre also undertakes research
projects sponsored by different agencies such as the State Government, Central Government, Asian Development Bank,
World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, DFID, GIZ European Union, Volkswagen University-Germany, Ford Foundation, the
International Foundation for Science- Sweden, Rockefeller Foundation-New York, ODI-the UK, Tata Trust and other
organizations. Apart from carrying out sponsored research projects, the Centre participates in collaborative research with
other institutions in India and abroad. The Centre has collaborations with universities and research institutions abroad
such as the Oxford University, the Reading University, University of East Anglia and Memorial University of Newfoundland
etc.
The CESS has been recognized by the Telangana University for full time PhD and by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University
and the University of Hyderabad for external registration for Ph.D programs in Development Studies. The Centre is
situated in the heart of Hyderabad and housed in the 5 acre campus given by Osmania University in the premises of the
Nizamiah Observatory at Begumpet.
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is mandated to provide the nation with best possible services in forecasting the
monsoons and other weather/climate parameters, ocean state, earthquakes, tsunamis and other phenomena related to
earth systems through well integrated programmes.The Ministry also deals with science and technology for exploration
and exploitation of ocean resources (living and non-living), and play nodal role for Antarctic/Arctic and Southern Ocean
research.
Vision
To excel as knowledge and technology enterprise in the earth system science realm towards socio-economic benefit of the
society.
Mission
To conduct scientific and technical activities related to Earth System Science for improving forecasting of weather, monsoon,
climate and hazards, exploration of polar regions, seas around India and develop technology for exploration and exploitation
of ocean resources (living and non-living), ensuring their sustainable utilization.
Functions
1. The augment and sustain long term observations of atmosphere, ocean,cryosphere and solid earth to record the vital
signs of Earth System and changes.
2. To develop forecasting capability of atmosphere and oceanic phenomena through dynamical models and assimilation
techniques and to build prediction system for weather climate and hazards.
3. To understand interaction between components of Earth Systems and human systems at various spatial and temporal
scales.
4. Exploration of polar and high seas regions for discovery of new phenomenon and resources.
The Belmont Forum and ScenNet
The Belmont Forum is a group of the world's major and emerging funders of global environmental change research. It
aims to accelerate delivery of the environmental research needed to remove critical barriers to sustainability by aligning
and mobilising international resources. It pursues the goals set out in the Belmont Challenge by adding value to existing
national investments and supporting international partnerships in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific
endeavours. ScenNet is funded within the framework of the 2014 Collaborative Research Action (CRA) "Scenarios of
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services" call, which aimed to stimulate networking and capacity building for innovative
research across social and natural science disciplines. In India, the ScenNet is implemented through the Ministry of Earth
Sciences, Government of India.
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GIZ
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of
international cooperation for sustainable development with more than 17,000 employees. GIZ has over 50 years of
experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment,
and peace and security. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government - in particular the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) - and public and private sector clients in around
130 countries in achieving their objectives in international cooperation. With this aim, GIZ works together with its
partners to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.
Germany has been cooperating with India by providing expertise through GIZ. To address India's priority of sustainable
and inclusive growth, GIZ works jointly with many Indian partners in almost all states in the country. The focal areas of
Indo-German cooperation currently are energy; environmental policy, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources;
and sustainable economic development.
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (MoEFCC) in partnership with the
GIZ is implementing the Indo-German Biodiversity Programme. Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation,
Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the Indo-German Biodiversity Programme comprises the following:
● The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - India Initiative (TII)
● India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI)
● Conservation and Sustainable Management of Existing and Potential Coastal and Marine Protected Areas (CMPA)
● Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Services Project
● Access and Benefit Sharing Partnership Project
The CMPA project, supported by the BMUB, contributes to conservation and sustainable use of coastal and marine
biodiversity resources in selected areas along the coast of India. Taking into consideration the economic importance of the
coastal zone for large segments of the population, the Project's approach is people?centered, thus ensuring the support for
conservation by those depending on coastal ecosystems.
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Indian Society for Ecological Economics
INSEE was conceived at a meeting held in New Delhi in September, 1998 and within four months it was registered under
the Societies Act as a regional society affiliated to the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE).
INSEE aims to further the cause of sustainable development by providing a forum for dialogue among scholars, practitioners,
and policy analysts from various disciplines, particularly economics and ecological sciences on a range of issues of national
and international interests, such as climate change, natural resources, energy, waste, ecosystem services and valuation.
INSEE's major activities include the following:
● Biennial Conferences,
● Seminars, workshops, policy dialogues and training programmes,
● Networking nationally and internationally,
● Publication of books,
● Dissemination through web-basedplatforms.
Over time, INSEE has expanded its activities: in addition to its regular major activity of organising conferences since the
initial days, it has increasingly focused on organising training workshops and other outreach events in more recent years.
These activities have been demand-driven given the growing interest among scholars in areas of economy, ecology and the
society.
Biennial Conferences are being held regularly since 1999. These conferences have typically attracted an average of 150-
175 participants from young students to renowned academicians, from policymakers to practitioners. Distinguished
scientists-both natural and social-have served as members of the Scientific Advisory Committee and Local Organising
Committee for these events.
Besides the eight biennial conferences, the society has organised 13 Capacity Building Workshops for University and
College teachers and researchers, 5 Symposiums, and supported 4 panels at Conferences organised by other Societies.
Apart from 7 books published by reputed publishing houses, the society will launch the inaugural issue of its flagship
journal Ecology, Economy, Society soon.
INSEE is governed by an elected Executive Committee with a two year term. The INSEE members represent a wide range
of social and natural scientists, environmentalists, ecologists, policy makers, administrative officials, planners, and
institutions/corporate bodies interested in the interface of ecology and economics. As on December 2016, it has 487
members, including individual life members (457), corporate life members (10), ordinary members (6), and student
members (14).
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Ninth Biennial Conference
Sustainability, Institutions, Incentives: Voices, Policies and Commitments
November 8-10, 2017
Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala
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Website: www.ecoinsee.org
How do we as a generation sustain our "spaceship earth"? This has been
a central thematic area for those working in the broad sphere of Ecological
Economics and Sustainability Science. This goal of sustainability is
intricately linked with human behaviour and anthropogenic pressures
which are often transmitted through institutions. History shows that institutions evolve, transform or wither away due
to changing incentives faced by individuals and communities. Institutions get moulded by changing societal processes,
technological changes or even extreme events (among other factors). Individuals and groups voice their choices through
formal and informal mechanisms, and participate in decision-making.
When, how and where do their voices get heard? How do policies get framed and implemented? What roles do trust
and power relations play in our commitment to sustainability.
INSEE proposes to provide a platform for inter-disciplinary engagement on these issues to students, researchers,
practitioners and policy-makers in its Ninth Biennial Conference.
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to
promote research in social sciences in the country. The Council sponsor social science research programmes and projects
and administer grants to institutions and individuals for research in social sciences. The council also institute and
administer scholarships and fellowships for research in social sciences. It gives financial support to institutions, associations,
and journals engaged in social science research. The council also advise the Government of India on all matters pertaining
to social science research as may be referred to it from time to time; and take such measures generally as may be
necessary from time to time to promote social science research and its utilization.
Centre for Economics, Environment and Society
Centre for Economics, Environment and Society (CEES), Bangalore is registered as a non-profit organisation working
in the interface of economics, environment and society. Its mission is to address the development and environment
challenges facing governments and societies, and promoting environmentally sound and socially just development,
and human well-being and sustainable development. CEES is guided in its mission and work by a distinguished panel
of international and national experts.
Centre for Economic and Social StudiesDivision for Sustainable Development Studies
Nizamiah Observatory Campus, Begumpet,
Hyderabad-500016, Telangana, India
Phones: 040-23416610-13, 23402789, 23416780,
Fax: 040-23406808,
E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.cess.ac.in