Themed Issue: “Contemporary Biodiversity Challenges and Economic Responses”*

Call for Papers – Themed Issue: “Contemporary Biodiversity Challenges and Economic Responses”*

Journal: Journal of Economics and Development
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Themed issue deadline: 30 April 2026

This special issue explores how biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation affect economic systems and financial markets, and how policy, business strategy, and finance can respond. It treats biodiversity as a core economic and financial‑risk issue, not just an environmental concern, and invites interdisciplinary work linking economics, business, and ecological science.

Why this issue matters

• Biodiversity loss is linked to trillions of dollars in annual economic damage and exposes around USD 7.2 trillion of enterprise value to unmanaged biodiversity risk, making it a systemic risk for macro‑economies and financial systems.

• Economic activities such as land‑use change, extraction, infrastructure, and intensive agriculture are among the main drivers of biodiversity decline, so the SI seeks to re‑embed natural capital into economic and corporate decision‑making.

• The issue connects to global policy frameworks (e.g., the Kunming‑Montreal Biodiversity Framework) and the growing push for natural capital accounting, biodiversity‑risk disclosure, and green/impact finance, offering a platform for policy‑relevant research.

Core themes and topics

Submissions may use theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, or review designs, and topics include (not limited to):

• Policy and regulation

  • Effects of biodiversity‑related taxes, mandates, and international/local frameworks on economic resilience and sector stability.

• Corporate responses

  • How firms respond to biodiversity‑related regulations and initiatives, including supply‑chain, operations, and product‑portfolio adjustments.

• Sector‑specific analysis

  • Agriculture, food, energy, infrastructure and other high‑risk sectors, including adaptation strategies and business opportunities.

• Natural capital and accounting

  • Natural capital accounting, biodiversity footprint metrics, and integration of biodiversity risk into corporate strategy and disclosures; firm‑level dependence on natural capital and financial risk.

• Finance and markets

  • How biodiversity loss translates into financial risk for markets and portfolios.

  • Financial instruments (e.g., biodiversity‑linked bonds, conservation‑finance tools) that mobilise private capital for conservation and restoration.

  • Corporate bond markets, market microstructure, and asset‑pricing implications of managing biodiversity risk.

Guest editors

• Dr Khanh Hoang, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand

• Prof Christopher Gan, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand

• Dr Cuong Nguyen, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand

Key dates and submission

• Submission window: 15 October 2025 – 30 April 2026

• Final acceptance deadline: 15 October 2026

• Submission link:
  Scholar One Manuscripts for JED
  https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jead

• All submissions undergo double‑blind peer review with a fast‑track process for the themed issue; there is no article processing charge.

• Manuscripts must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere (except conference‑proceedings papers).

This SI is ideal for economists, development economists, environmental‑economics and finance scholars, and sustainability‑oriented management researchers who study biodiversity, natural capital, and economic/financial risk.

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