We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Nicolas! Nicolas Roux, supervised by Helmut Haberl, will be working on the research project Socio-ecological metabolism approaches to analyse telecoupling related to international trade (ESR 02), based at Institute of Social Ecology (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna). From its early stage, Nicolas’ research has always…
We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Gabi! Gabi Sonderegger (ESR 09), supervised by Andreas Heinimann, will be working on the research project Characterisation and visualisation of telecouplings in Large Scale Land Acquisitions in Southeast Asia, based at University of Bern. Gabi has a multi-disciplinary background in Geography, Sustainable Development and International Development studies.…
Photo: Forests burning in Brazil’s agricultural frontier (by Thiago Foresti/IPAM) Forests and food production at stake in Brazilian elections? By Tiago Reis and Simon Bager, PhD candidates at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium *Any views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not of COUPLED This blog post is a modified and commented…
We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Johanna! Johanna Coenen (ESR 12), supervised by Jens Newig, will be working on the research project Governance Institutions for Sustainability in Globally Telecoupled Systems, based at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. After studying abroad, Johanna is now back in her home country to do a PhD at Leuphana University…
In mid-September, the PhD fellows of COUPLED convened in Vienna, Austria. At Institute of Social Ecology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), located in the heart of the city, we spent five days immersed in an intense learning environment. We met to complete two courses: one on “Assessing Flows of Land-based…
In mid-September, the PhD fellows of COUPLED convened in Vienna, Austria. At Institute of Social Ecology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), located in the heart of the city, we spent five days immersed in an intense learning environment. We met to complete two courses: one on “Assessing Flows of Land-based…
We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Floris! Floris Leijten (ESR 05), supervised by Sarah Sim (Unilever UK) and Peter Verburg (VU Amsterdam), will be working on the research project Measuring the effectiveness of corporate zero deforestation commitments in South East Asia, based at Unilever UK. Floris holds a MSc degree in Environmental Economics from…
We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Finn! Finn Mempel (ESR 08), supervised by Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, will be working on the research project Justices and Injustices in the Soy Value Chain, based at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Finn is from Germany, where he completed his undergraduate studies in Environmental and Resource Management,…
We are very happy to introduce our PhD fellow Anna! Anna Frohn Pedersen (ESR 11), supervised by Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, will be working on the research project Exploring telecouplings between mining and land change in Africa, based at Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin. Anna holds a master in Visual Anthropology from University of Manchester and in…
We are very happy to introduce our COUPLED fellow Simon! Simon Bager (ESR 3), supervised by Eric Lambin, will be working on How can private companies promote sustainable land use through their supply chains, based at the University of Louvain. Until recently, Simon worked at COWI, a Scandinavian environment and engineering consultancy with offices in…