Biographie
Juha is a graduate of the University of California at Davis and University of Helsinki with the unique combined skills focusing on environmental and natural resource economics but also encompassing forestry, agronomy, and ecology. Throughout his career, Juha has specialized in the economics of ecosystems and nature, including economic valuation of ecosystem services, benefit-cost evaluations of conservation programmes, and spatial targeting of conservation investments. Juha’s career spans two decades of policy-relevant work. Since 2004, Juha has worked at Resources for the Future (RFF), a non-partisan research organization based in Washington DC, most recently as Associate Research Director and Thomas J. Klutznick Senior Fellow. Prior to joining RFF, he was a Senior Economist at Arcadis company. He also has experience from University of California at Davis and Natural Resources Institute Finland. His work is internationally broad, including United States, Canada, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Finland, and Sweden, as well as various regional and global assessments. Juha has a broad publishing record with more than 60 publications, including academic journal articles in general economics, general interest science, environmental and resource economics, econometrics, and ecology, focusing on exploring different aspects of conservation and ecosystem services. Juha’s hobbies revolve around outdoors, sports, and family, including hiking, running, cycling, and spending time with his wife and 8-year old daughter. He is also an avid reader.
Speaking at
Integrating nature into business and finance decision-making: Pathways to a nature-positive economy
oct 10 2025 (16:00 - 17:30)
Room: Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Agricultural policies, biodiversity and trade. Examining connections to repurposing incentives
oct 11 2025 (11:30 - 12:10)
Room: Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Protected and Conserved Areas: Providing Outcomes that Benefit the Economy and Society
oct 12 2025 (14:00 - 15:30)
Room: Virtual Channel 2