[Graduate School of Environmental Studies – 171st BK21 Colloquium Announcement]
Greetings from the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Seoul National University.
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming colloquium scheduled as follows:
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Date & Time: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 13:30–15:00
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Venue: Room 113, Bldg. 82, Graduate School of Environmental Studies
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Topic: Environmental Value Information System (EVIS) and Ecosystem Service Valuation
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Speaker: So-Eun Ahn, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Environment Institute
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Moderator: Prof. Jong Ho Hong, Department of Environmental Management, SNU GSES
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Hosted/Organized by: Institute of Environmental Studies, SNU / Sustainable Economy and Policy Lab, GSES, SNUy / BK21 Four Project: Program for Cultivating Innovative Professionals for Sustainable Cities in the Era of Great Transformation
<Speaker Introduction>
So-Eun Ahn earned her M.S. in Forest Economics from Korea University and both M.S. in Economics and Ph.D. in Resource Economics from North Carolina State University. She currently serves as the Deputy Director (Senior Research Fellow) at KEI.
Her research interests include the economic valuation of natural assets and ecosystem services, development of multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary methodologies for assessing environmental values, and creation of integrated analysis tools that connect ecology, economy, and society for policy support.
This talk will introduce the national ecosystem and ecosystem services assessment framework based on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). It will also present integrated analytical results that link ecosystem service indicators with monetary valuation. Furthermore, it will explore ways to connect the Environmental Value Information System (EVIS), developed and operated by KEI, with national evaluation systems.
Light refreshments and coffee will be provided. Please bring your own tumbler if possible.
Contact: Assistant Sorin Ahn (ahnsorin@snu.ac.kr)