envecon 2026 - keeping nature in the conversation

The UK Network for Environmental Economists - UKNEE is glad to announce its next annual applied environmental economics conference, envecon,  to be held on March 20, 2026 at The Royal Society in London (UK). 

Call for papers and posters

Let’s shift the narrative - nature is not a cost, it’s the foundation of economic success!
Governments and businesses focus on growth, jobs, and spending, but these goals depend on nature. The smart path to prosperity is recognising nature and climate as economic essentials, not afterthoughts.
We already know: nature has real economic value, early action on climate change and pollution is cost-effective, inaction carries rising costs for society.
But are we communicating that evidence effectively enough?
This year, we want to focus on showing how nature supports economic goals – so we are calling for papers, case studies, insights on: 

• Jobs – in nature-based sectors, directly dependent on nature, rewilding, busting the myth regulation kills jobs
• Growth – how nature-positive policies and circular economy design can drive sustainable growth
• Finance – public/private financial flows to nature, nature markets including carbon, biodiversity, nutrient, and international policy objectives for nature and development
• Resilience – climate change and other systemic risks, early adaptation, balanced and innovation-friendly chemicals regulations
• Agriculture – resolving the perception of nature vs food trade off
• Marine / freshwater – boosting blue economy sectors while balancing trade-offs, paying for water to use and in the environment

Got work in other sectors? We want to hear from you too!

Instructions for submissions

• All papers should display academic rigour and show evidence of practical application.
• Abstracts must not exceed 2 sides of A4, in 12-point font, double spaced - telling us about the approach, application, results and implications.
• Please tell us the author for correspondence.
• Please tell us if you will attend in person or online.

Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2025

Submissions are to be sent to uknee@uknee.org.uk.

More information

Discover more about envecon past editions at https://www.uknee.org.uk/envecon.

For more information, please contact uknee@uknee.org.uk.