Welcome to the International Society for Ecological Economics

The ISEE is a transdisciplinary partnership of scholars, professionals, and activists from a broad range of backgrounds. Through education, research, policy, and social action, we foster transformation towards an equitable and ecologically sustainable society with respect for the rights of people and nature, biological and cultural diversity. At the heart of this, we recognise that our economy is part of a finite biosphere and needs to respect its ecological limits. ISEE is not-for-profit and member-governed.

 

Ecological economics exists because a hundred years of disciplinary specialization in scientific inquiry has left us unable to understand or manage the interactions between the human and environmental components of our world. While none would dispute the insights that disciplinary specialization has brought, many now recognize that it has also turned out to be our Achilles heel. In an interconnected evolving world, reductionist science has pushed out the envelope of knowledge in many different directions, but it has left us bereft of ideas as to how to formulate and solve problems that stem from the interactions between humans and the natural world. How is human behavior connected to changes in hydrological, nutrient, or carbon cycles? What are the feedbacks between the social and natural systems, and how do these influence the services we get from ecosystems? Ecological economics as a field attempts to answer questions such as these.

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Events

ECOECO
Upcoming Regional

2023 ECOECO Conference

XV Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Brasileira de Economia Ecológica (ECOECO) The conference of the Brazilian …

EcoSummit 2023
Upcoming Regional

EcoSummit 2023 Abstract Submission Open

EcoSummit 2023 Building a sustainable and esirable future: Adapting to a changing land and sea-scape …

News

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Clive Spash: Personal Reflections on Herman Daly

Herman Daly: Some Personal Reflections Clive L. SpashEnvironmental ValuesVolume 32 Number 2, April 2023 pp.126-130 Download your free copy! 
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Holberg Price Announced – Joan Martinez-Alier

Photo courtesy of degrowth.org of Joan Martinez-Alier We are proud to announce that one of the founders of modern ecological economics, Joan Martinez-Alier, has received the 2023 Holberg Prize...
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Human Ecologist Alpina Begossi, has Died of Cancer

According to her CV at the CNPq site in Brazil (translated for the present purpose), Alpina was considered, by the PLOS Biology ranking one of the 100,000 most influential...
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Convocatoria postdoctoral 2023

Convocatoria postdoctoral 2023 Investigación Acción Participativa para co-crear trayectorias de transformación sobre el agua ¿Te interesa diseñar y poner en práctica procesos que fomenten transformaciones sostenibles? ¿Sientes curiosidad por...
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Bina Agarwal Prize for Young Scholars in Ecological Economics Call for Nominations

Bina Agarwal Prize for Young Scholars in Ecological Economics Call for Nominations Deadline for receipt of nominations: 15th May 2023 The International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) announces the...

Journal

The ISEE Journal
Ecological Economics

The journal is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between “nature’s household” (ecosystems) and “humanity’s household” (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership.