A Ses­sion of the Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment and Envi­ron­men­tal Eco­nom­ics Sem­i­nar is held in  Paris on Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 30, 2014. It is enti­tled “Bio­di­ver­sity Off­set­ting and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment: a right to destroy, a fool’s bar­gain or a tool for reconciliation?”

Faced with a grow­ing demand for infra­struc­ture and ter­ri­to­r­ial plan­ning, the con­ser­va­tion of bio­di­ver­sity is under threat. In this con­text, off­set­ting bio­di­ver­sity is often pre­sented as a “win-win” solu­tion, rec­on­cil­ing bio­di­ver­sity pro­tec­tion and devel­op­ment. But, instead, could it be a right to destroy?

This sem­i­nar with Fabien Quétier and Harold Lev­rel, co-organised in coop­er­a­tion with the INVALUABLE research project, will take stock of this com­plex and cru­cial debate.

Venue: 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Reid Hall — Colum­bia Paris

Time: 12:30 to 2:30 pm

Lan­guage: French

Read more here and see the invi­ta­tion here (and as pdf: Bio­di­ver­sity off­set­ting and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment sem­i­nar Paris 30 Sep­tem­ber 2014)