Welcome to the First Congress of the Latin American Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists

Final deadline this Friday March 7!

We are thrilled to invite students and professionals to Bogotá, Colombia, from March 19 to 21, 2025, for this landmark event hosted by Universidad de los Andes.

Important Dates:

  • Early registration: Available from December 15, 2024 through February 15, 2025
  • Late registration: From February 16 to March 7, 2025

You can find the registration link and details about student and professional rates on the official congress page (link here). The website also provides the full conference program, information on partner hotels with special rates, and general recommendations for the city.

This event is proudly supported by the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), and Universidad de los Andes, with the sponsorship of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF), and Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), as well as our institutional members, Environment for Development (EfD) and University of Bologna.

Join us in Bogotá to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and network with experts in the field of environmental and natural resource economics!

Important information about the Congress

Dear friends and colleagues

We are truly excited about our upcoming first congress of LAERE! Thank you to everyone who has registered and is coming to Bogota to strengthen our network. We have over 100 presentations lined up, along with insightful plenary sessions featuring Ben Groom, Paulina Oliva and Juan Pablo Rud.

We have many updates to share with you, so this is a long message. Here you will find all the last-minute information about the congress.

First, thanks to the University of Bologna, we will have a pre-conference workshop on experimental economics. Registered members can join this exceptional workshop, but places are limited. Please find the information and instructions in this link.

Many of you have been asking about the opportunity to publish in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), one of the most recognized journals in our field. JEEM has not only provided generous support to this congress but also organized a special issue of the journal based on the works presented at our congress. Details can be found in this link.

Additionally, there are different ways to get involved in LAERE activities:

  1. Electing Our Next President. We have two candidates, both deeply involved in LAERE activities. One is Oscar Melo, a founder of the association and a board member since its early stages. The second candidate is Adan Martinez, who has been part of our board for the last two years. All LAERE members have the right to elect the new president. We invite you to review the experience of the two candidates and choose your preferred candidate using this link . Final results will be announced at the general assembly during the congress!
  2. Renewing Our Board. We are deeply thankful to Alejandro Lopez Feldman, previous president of LAERE, Francisco Alpizar and Nathaly Rivera, who are finishing their participation on the LAERE board. As a result, we have open positions. If you are interested, more information about how to apply is available in this link

Parallel sessions will be announced shortly. During these sessions, each presenter will have 25 minutes: 15 minutes for their presentation, 5 minutes for the comments from the discussant, and 5 minutes for Q&A. We hope this ample time will help you get valuable feedback to improve your work. More details can be found in this link . Please remember that all presenters must upload their works by March 10 to a repository that we will share with all of you.

Instructions for poster are posted in this link . Posters are important in the research consolidation process, and we encourage all of you to visit them. You will have the opportunity to vote for the best one.

This congress is the first of many we expect to hold. Therefore, we are inviting institutions interested in hosting the second LAERE Congress in 2027 to express their interest using this link . We hope to discuss and choose the next venue during the congress.

Thanks to the generous contribution of our sponsors –JEEM, IDRC, CAF, BID, University of Bologna, EfD, and Universidad de los Andes– we are able to offer around 80 scholarships to our environmental economists, with an emphasis on students and professionals from the Global South. We have provided memberships, full and partial registration waivers, accommodation, and transportation support to members worldwide to join this congress.

We anticipate engaging academic discussions, insightful policy debates, and the strengthening of our global network of environmental and resource economists. Together, we work on solutions to pressing crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss, energy transition, distribution and justice, pollution, and the pursuit of sustainable development in our subcontinent.

You can find information about Bogotá characteristics, including tourist places to visit, in this link .

Thank you all for contributing to the consolidation of environmental and resource economics in Latin America!