Interview 17: Understanding Ecological Economics with Nandan Nawn

Resuming after a short break, The Think WIldlife Podcast returns with a new episode discussing the role of ecological economics with Nandan Nawn. We discuss the ideas and trends in ecological economics, how it varies from environmental economics, how the field is growing in India. We also discuss how nature can be valued and the role of local communities in conservation. We also discuss the recently launched National Mission on Biodiversity and Human Well-being and some of the great work being done by Biodiversity Collaborative.

Nandan Nawn recently became a Professor at the Jamia Millia Islamia. Classical Political Economy, Ecological Economics and, Environment and Development have been his persistent academic interests. His present focus is on Economics of Ecological Restoration.  He has designed/co-designed 13 and taught 21 courses across levels and programmes in four institutions across two cities of India. He has supervised 28 Master’s thesis, 1 MPhil dissertation and 1 PhD thesis.

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