Veera Salokannel

Veera Salokannel research focus on ecological compensation in its’ various forms. Ecological compensation means that lost nature values are substituted for other nature values. The need of ecological compensation directly relates to the internationally and nationally alarming notice of biodiversity loss. Indirectly ecological compensation relates to climate change in the form of humans and natures adaption to upcoming changes. Legally ecological compensation is considered as a tool to instrumentalize nature protection more widely to the use of natural resources. Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation has supported her research project "Rules for ecological compensation. How the idea of ecological compensation can be build in the existing natural resources and nature protection legislation."

Law, Markets and the Environment