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🌍 Save the Date: 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026)

📍Lisbon, Portugal

🗓️29 June – 03 July 2026

The World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) is excited to announce that the 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026) will take place from 29 June to 03 July 2026. Join us in person at the Carcavelos Campus in Lisbon, Portugal, with some hybrid events as part of the program.

Hosted by: Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE)

WCERE 2026 Programme Committee:

  • Maria Antonieta Cunha e Sá (Nova SBE) – Co-Chair
  • Simone Borghesi (EAERE) – Co-Chair
  • Ken-Ichi Akao (AAERE)
  • Randall Walsh (AERE)
  • Selma Karuaihe (AFAERE)
  • Marcelo Caffera (LAERE)

Local Organising Committee Chair:

  • Maria Antonieta Cunha e Sá (Nova SBE)

Further details will be announced in due course. In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendars for 29 June – 03 July 2026. We look forward to meeting you all in Lisbon!

WCEREA Member Associations:

  • AAERE: Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
  • AERE: Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
  • AFAERE: African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
  • EAERE: European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

WCEREA Partner Association:

  • LAERE: Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

WCEREA Board Members:

  • Budy Resosudarmo, Ken-Ichi Akao (AAERE)
  • Karen Fisher-Vanden, Randall Walsh (AERE)
  • Selma Karuaihe, Nnaemeka Chukwone (AFAERE)
  • Phoebe Koundouri (Chairperson), Simone Borghesi (EAERE)
  • Marcelo Caffera, Laura Alejandra Hernandez Bulla (LAERE)

Stay tuned for more updates!

The Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (LAERE), in collaboration with the Universidad de Los Andes and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), are pleased to announce the call for papers and for special sessions for their First Congress.

Important Dates:

  • Submission deadline for papers & abstracts: November 8, 2024
  • Submission deadline for proposals for special sessions: November 15, 2024
  • Notification of selection: December 10th, 2024

We are accepting:

  • Extended abstracts (500-1000 words) *
  • Full papers, with an extended Abstract *
  • Organized sessions (3 presenters and 75 minutes in total)

*Paper/abstract submissions may be considered for a special issue in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM).

Submit your paper now: https://live.eventtia.com/es/first-congress-laere

Submit your special session proposal: https://live.eventtia.com/es/call-for-sessions-laere

For more info about the special requirements for submission, click on Conferences → Upcoming Events. There you will find more details on both calls.

For inquiries, email: info@laere.org