Governments and conservation organizations invest billions of dollars each year in habitat conservation in efforts to slow ongoing losses of terrestrial biodiversity. Dr. Armsworth will examine the three most commonly used conservation investment strategies, and will present case studies from the US and the UK that examine whether existing conservation programs provide benefits for biodiversity cost effectively. By combining techniques from ecology and economics, he will show how relatively simple changes to existing conservation programs promise large gains in biodiversity at no increase in overall cost.

Paul will also host a discussion and information session from 1:15 to 2:00 pm (Sage 24) for students and post-docs interested in learning more about opportunities at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS).

This event is hosted by The Nature Conservancy NatureNet Science program and Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment.

Come early to get lunch and a seat, as space is limited.