Abstract
Although biological invasions have been identified as a cause of biodiversity erosion, they are often overlooked or even ignored by decision-makers and the general public. The economy is both responsible for and a victim of biological invasions, but the latter can also be a means of saving money. While economic arguments are one way of raising awareness of biological invasions, they are no less complex to grasp. Economic tools and theories, adapted to the specific problems of biodiversity conservation, can be useful in understanding these phenomena and in providing decision-support tools.
Anne-Charlotte Vaissière
Anne-Charlotte Vaissière is a research fellow at CNRS and the University of Rennes. Her interdisciplinary research lies at the interface between economics, conservation biology and restoration ecology. She investigates how organizations and institutions adapted to natural processes emerge, evolve and influence the trajectory of socio-ecological systems. Her work focuses in particular on the influence of different organizational forms of public policy or private incentives dedicated to biodiversity on their effectiveness, notably in relation to ecological compensation, biological invasions, species translocations and rewilding. With a strong applied focus, its work aims to support public decision-making and private incentives
