This Week In Business: Measuring the Impact of Europe’s Conservation Targets and Policies

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Arthur van Benthem discusses the effectiveness of the European Union's land protection policies in achieving biodiversity and ecosystem restoration goals.

Arthur van Benthem, Wharton Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy examines how European Union land protection policies—despite meeting ambitious coverage targets—may fall short in delivering meaningful biodiversity and ecosystem restoration impacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: The Wharton School

Guest: Arthur van Benthem

Topics covered

• biodiversity
• ecosystem restoration
• land protection policies
• European Union
• business economics

Keywords

• biodiversity
• ecosystem restoration
• European Union
• land protection
• business economics

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Organizations: Wharton School, European Union, Acast

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