Duties
Business and biodiversity, circular bioeconomy, EU biodiversity policy
Education and academic titles
Adjunct Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland
PhD Forest Economics (2016), University of Helsinki, Finland
MSc Biodiversity and ecosystem management (2012), Roma Tre University, Italy
MSc Biodiversity survey (2010), University of Sussex, UK
Research and expertise
Natural capital and the economy: business risks and opportunities related to nature, sustainable and nature-positive business models, trade and value chains.
Governance of sustainability transformations: biodiversity policy, science-policy-society interface, financing.
Circular bioeconomy: concepts and sustainability issues.
Memberships and networks
Sustainability Science (2015-ongoing), Editor
Circular Economy and Sustainability (2021-2025), Editor
Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2022-2025), Editor
Ongoing projects
The Biodiversity Nexus (BioNext): transformative change for sustainability
Publications
Selected research articles
D'Amato, D., Rantala, S., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Locher-Krause, K. E., Stoffers, T., Falco, E., Włodarczyk-Marciniak, R., Adamescu, M., Krauze, K., Orta-Ortiz, M. S., Dianoux, R., Grainger, M. J., Young, J. 2025. A social network analysis of the European science-policy-society interface on biodiversity. Conservation Biology 21, e70023. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70023
Valve, H., D'Amato, D., Hebinck, A., Lazurko, A., de Pater, M., Březovská, R.J., Saarikoski, H., Laspidou, C., Keune, H., Ziliaskopoulos, K. 2025. Transformative change from below? Linking biodiversity governance with the diversity of bottom-up action. Environmental Science & Policy 164, 104000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104000
D'Amato, D., La Notte, A., Damiani, M., Sala, A. 2024. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in business sustainability. Towards systematic, value chain-wide monitoring that aligns with public accounting. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1-15. http://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13521
D’Amato, D., Droste, N., Allen, B., Kettunen, M., Lähtinen, K., Korhonen, J., Leskinen, P., Matthies, B.D. Toppinen, A. 2017. Green, circular, bio economy: A comparative analysis of sustainability avenues. Journal of Cleaner Production 168, 716-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.053
Muuja valikoituja julkaisuja
D'Amato, D., Rantala, S., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Locher-Krause, K. E., Stoffers, T., Falco, E., Włodarczyk-Marciniak, R., Adamescu, M., Krauze, K., Orta-Ortiz, M. S., Dianoux, R., Grainger, M. J., Young, J. 2025. A social network analysis of the European science-policy-society interface on biodiversity. Conservation Biology 21, e70023. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70023
Valve, H., D'Amato, D., Hebinck, A., Lazurko, A., de Pater, M., Březovská, R.J., Saarikoski, H., Laspidou, C., Keune, H., Ziliaskopoulos, K. 2025. Transformative change from below? Linking biodiversity governance with the diversity of bottom-up action. Environmental Science & Policy 164, 104000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104000
D'Amato, D., La Notte, A., Damiani, M., Sala, A. 2024. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in business sustainability. Towards systematic, value chain-wide monitoring that aligns with public accounting. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1-15. http://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13521
D’Amato, D., Droste, N., Allen, B., Kettunen, M., Lähtinen, K., Korhonen, J., Leskinen, P., Matthies, B.D. Toppinen, A. 2017. Green, circular, bio economy: A comparative analysis of sustainability avenues. Journal of Cleaner Production 168, 716-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.053
Other selected publications
Morone, P., D'Amato, D., Befort, N., Gülşah, Y. 2023. The Circular Bioeconomy - Theories and Tools for Economists and Sustainability Scientists. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009232586
D'Amato, D., Toppinen, A., Kozak, R. 2022. The Role of Business in Global Sustainability Transformations. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003003588
Kettunen, M., Vihervaara, P., Kinnunen, S., D'Amato, D., Badura, T., Argimon, N., ten Brink, P. 2012. Socio-economic importance of ecosystem services in the Nordic Countries – Synthesis in the context of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). Nordic Council of Ministers. http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A741978&dswid=779text of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). Nordic Council of Ministers.