2025 Bina Agarwal Prize
The Bina Agarwal Prize for Young Scholars in Ecological Economics is an international Prize that will be conferred biennially in recognition of outstanding research contributions in the field of Ecological Economics by scholars aged 45 or under (men) and 48 or under (women).
The Prize is established by ISEE to honor pioneering intellectual contributions in the field of Ecological Economics, which is of critical importance today in global efforts to enhance human well-being and environmental sustainability, with social justice. The Prize will honor young scholars who have contributed significantly to this interdisciplinary field, primarily focusing on developing and least-developed countries.
The Prize benefits includes an honorarium of USD 1000 (One thousand US dollars) and a Citation, with additional supplementary funds of up to USD 1500, if needed, for the prize recipient’s travel and accommodation to receive the prize. ISEE may invite the prize recipient to make a keynote presentation at the award event at the next ISEE Biennal Conference.
2025 Bina Agarwal Prize Awarded
Christian Dorninger
The biennial Bina Agarwal Prize for Young Scholars in Ecological Economics is awarded this year to Christian Dorninger, of the Institute of Social Ecology (SEC), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna. His work constitutes not only a significant contribution to Ecological Economics, it also had an impact beyond academia. His research also became a source for the Background Paper for the Least Developed Countries Report 2022 of UNCTAD.
Christian will be officially congratulated at the ISEE/Degrowth Conference in Oslo in June, where he will also be making a presentation.
2025 Prize Jury Recognition
The ISEE President, Prize Committee, and Board sincerely thank the Prize Jury for their thoughtful and conscientious work in awarding the Second Biennial Award.
Professor Marina Fischer-Kowalski (Chair); Institute for Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Professor Julia Stainberger; University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Professor Juan Infante Amate ; University of Granada, Spain
