WiE Brown Bag Seminar - December

Join us for our next session of the WiE Brown Bag Seminar, featuring Natalie Struwe, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Public Finance at the University of Innsbruck. Her research addresses questions related to cooperation and collective action in social dilemma situations, like the conservation of  ecosystems and biodiversity, and the public-good services they provide to human and planetary well-being. She is presenting joint work with Ivo Steimanis, Julian Benda, Cyrille DOHO, Esther Blanco, and Björn Vollan.

Temporary voluntary compensation contracts reduce wild meat sales in a zoonotic disease hotspot

Abstract: 

Biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease emergence threaten global health, well-being and economies. Wild meat consumption in the tropics lies at the intersection of these challenges, yet enforcement-based approaches have struggled to curb its trade. Temporary voluntary compensation contracts may offer a different pathway by allowing businesses to experiment with more sustainable practices while reducing the financial risks of…