ANZSEE 2026 Biennial Conference
Regenerative Futures, Imagining Alternatives, Transforming Systems
Mon 28 Sep – Fri 2 Oct 2026, Wellington, New Zealand – Aotearoa
General Description
The ANZSEE 2026 conference will bring together people from government, education and research, practitioners, consultancies, and NGO and community sectors, helping solve problems at local-regional-global scales drawing from ecological economics and its transdisciplinary perspectives.
With a natural focus on Oceania as a region but also on local issues and those that permeate the globe, the confernece will help synthesise global “post-growth” and “planetary boundary” discourses with a specific focus on the unique social-ecological and political vulnerabilities including those of the Pacific. The gathering will center on the integration of Indigenous stewardship and decolonised economic frameworks to address climate adaptation, while prioritising island and maritime resilience over traditional growth-centric metrics.
Key Note speakers
We are planning for a great line-up of keynote speakers and these will be updated as we progress:
- Professor Anitra Nelson, President Elect International Society for Ecological Economics, Welcome including The Degrowth Doughnut and Frugal Abundance.
Themes
| No. | Theme Title | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyond Growth and Wellbeing | Post-growth economies, alternative wellbeing measures, macroeconomic reform |
| 2 | Indigenous and First Nations Economies | Decolonisation, treaty rights, traditional knowledge, land and water stewardship |
| 3 | Island and Ocean Resilience | Blue economies, sea level rise, Pacific sovereignty, island biodiversity |
| 4 | Intergenerational Justice and Stewardship | Just transitions, youth, equity, rights of future generations |
| 5 | Climate, Cities, and the Built Environment | Energy, transport, housing, urban ecology, cost of living |
| 6 | Ecological Limits, Governance, and Policy | Planetary boundaries, ecosystem services, institutions, environmental law |
| 7 | Transformative Knowledge — Education, Methods, and Technology | Pedagogy, research methods, STI, arts, and transdisciplinarity |
| 8 | Other Issues in Ecological Economics | Open theme for emerging, cross-cutting, and novel contributions |
Key Dates
| Ideas/abstracts | Open | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Close | 31 May 2026 | |
| Submission review | 30 June 2026 | |
| Response from anzsee | 15 Jul 2026 | |
| Registration | Registration open | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Early bird close | 31 Jul 2026 |
Submission of abstracts and ideas
Please submit your abstracts and ideas via a link to come. We suggest preparing a word document and copying across into the form. Include a title, theme & sub theme alignment, authors/persons and affiliations,150 word abstract, 6 keywords and 100 word bio for each author. Abstract submission can be used for presentation, paper (refereed or not), or idea on a special session, panel, field trip and other activity or idea of any kind. We particularly welcome new and novel ideas including decision-making and community engagement, performance, music, and other creative approaches.
Register your interest
If you would like to receive updates on the conference please register your interest here.
More details to come…
