Milena Gro

Datos Biográficos

ID3709012
NOMBREMilena Gro
NOMBRESMilena
APELLIDOGro
FIRMAGRO M
AFILIACIONESLeuphana University of Lüneburg
ORCID0000-0003-3148-627X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation

    Open AccessMilena Gro, Tuyeni H Mwampamba et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2026

    Despite calls for wider inclusion of diverse actors in conservation management, researchers tend to lump actors together into one group, potentially overlooking heterogeneity within the groups themselves—in turn, hampering inclusiveness. The risk of stereotyping social actors and oversimplifying their differentiated preferences for Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) can, however, be addressed by better understanding the NCP preferences of mul…

  • Combining social, ecological and economic approaches in knowledge co‐production enables the identification of sustainable farming options

    Open AccessNeema Robert Kinabo, Dominic A Martin et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2026

    Farming systems face an increasing sustainability challenge requiring integrated solutions to minimize the trade‐offs between the social, ecological and economic dimensions of sustainability. Yet, most research remains siloed, limiting interdisciplinary understanding of farming systems as coupled social‐ecological systems (SESs) and precluding holistic solutions. Addressing this gap, we employed an interdisciplinary knowledge co‐production approa…

  • Mapping the supply of nature’s contributions to people on Mount Kilimanjaro

    Open AccessNetra Bhandari, Neema Robert Kinabo et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2026

    Mount Kilimanjaro, with its steep elevational gradient (770–5886 m a.s.l.) and pronounced land-use heterogeneity, supports high biodiversity and diverse nature’s contributions to people (NCP), but it is underrepresented in global spatial assessments. We address this gap by mapping NCP supply across 12 ecosystem types on the southern slopes identifying hotspots and coldspots and quantifying synergies and trade-offs among NCP categories. We use 25 …

  • More than food production

    Open AccessBeatriz Vizuete, Milena Gro et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2025

    Agroecology advocates the transformation to sustainable agri‐food systems by renouncing production maximization and holistically integrating ecological and social aspects. The new peasantry fosters such sustainable agri‐food systems based on agroecological principles, driven by values of care for nature and people. In fact, values ascribed to nature can be pivotal in promoting sustainable agri‐food systems. Exploring which values, that is intrins…

  • Practical implementation of artificial intelligence for climate change mitigation in cities – priorities, collaborations and challenges

    Open AccessMarie Josefine Hintz, Milena Gro et al.ARTICLEEnergy Research & Social Science2025Referencias: 23

    European cities are increasingly exploring artificial intelligence (AI) applications to achieve their climate goals. Yet, how European city administrations implement AI-for-climate projects remains unclear. To address this gap, we interviewed city staff and urban innovation experts (n=15 interviewees) from Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Greater Paris, Helsinki, and Vienna about their motivations, challenges, solutions, and partnerships when deplo…

  • The questions we ask matter

    Open AccessMilena Gro, Daria Shepeleva et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2025Citada por: 2Referencias: 2

    Inclusive management requires accounting for the diverse ways in which nature contributes to people’s lives. To uncover the broad spectrum of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) expressed by social actors, using plural methods has emerged as a useful approach in sustainability science. Yet, we lack research on how different interview questions influence participants’ expressions of NCP. Given the paucity of methodological studies that explore …

  • Heterogeneity of demands for nature's contributions to people and nature's values by farmers

    Open AccessJohn Sanya, Milena Gro et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2025

    Farmers are not a homogeneous social actor group, particularly regarding their demands for nature’s contributions to people (NCP) and how they value nature. Overlooking internal heterogeneity prevents them from implementing inclusive conservation that aligns with their needs and interests. We aimed to explore the internal heterogeneity of the NCP demands and values of nature expressed by farmers, considering their socio-demographic characteristic…

  • Non‐material contributions of nature expressed by former tourists of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    Open AccessJasmine Pearson, Milena Gro et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2024

    Nature‐based tourism provides an outlet for people to experience non‐material nature's contributions to people (NCP) and can even promote care for nature. Yet, the literature on NCP is still dominated by studies on regulating and material NCP, with limited research on non‐material contributions. Semi‐structured interviews and photo‐elicitation methods were conducted online with 38 former tourists who have hiked Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, to inv…

  • Tourists’ valuation of nature in protected areas

    Open AccessMilena Gro, Jasmine Pearson et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2023

    In the face of biodiversity loss, it is crucial to broaden the arguments for conservation of protected areas by acknowledging diverse values of nature. We systematically reviewed empirical studies to investigate tourists’ values of nature in protected areas over time and across regions. To do so, we explored (1) the main ecological and social characteristics of the case studies; (2) methodological approaches; and (3) value types. Based on the rev…