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Dalia D'Amato-Pihlman

Senior researcher

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

Bio Knowledge Agora (BioAgora): Developing the Science Service for European Research and Biodiversity Policymaking

The Biodiversity Nexus (BioNext): transformative change for sustainability

Reinforce Science-Policy interfaces in innovative ways to boost effectiveness and INterconnectedness of biodiversity and climate policies (RESPIN)

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.