Dr Juha SIIKAMAKI

Chief Economist, IUCN

Juha Siikamäki is Chief Economist of IUCN. His expertise concentrates in the economics of nature, natural capital and nature-based solutions, including ecosystem/natural capital valuation and accounting. Prior to joining IUCN in 2017, he worked at Resources for the Future (RFF) since 2004, most recently as Associate Research Director and Thomas J. Klutznick Senior Fellow. He has been closely involved in the development of the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EEA), including chairing the working group on ‘Valuation of ecosystem services for accounting’ and as a member of the Editorial Board. He has worked geographically broadly, including in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, China, United States, Europe, and globally. He has published in leading journals in economics, econometrics, ecology, and general interest science. He has a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of California at Davis and M.S. from University of Helsinki.