Kosoy Lab and Research Group

The Kosoy Lab and Research Group is an interdisciplinary team that uses ecological economics to address the knowledge, methodological and policy gaps in our current economic system, patterns of resource management and the governing of socio-ecological relations. The individuals in this team bring a diverse range of skills and experience to the table when investigating these issues. This experience comes from around the world and includes years spent working in industry and with international organizations. The academic credentials of these individuals include backgrounds in a diverse range of fields including engineering, ecology, economics, philosophy and natural resource management.

Lab news

The future of the Yasuní ITT Initiative

The first time I heard about the “Yasuní-ITT Initiative” was back in 2007. The idea came together aiming at protecting one of the biggest national parks in Ecuador from oil exploitation. Read more...

Telling stories about ecological economics

Attending an Ecological Economics conference is intensely inspiring as a forum to share ideas, construct and deconstruct new metaphors for understanding the kind of economic and institutional systems that will help us tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time. Read more...