Theresa Frei

Biographic Data

ID	6015253
NAME	Theresa Frei
GIVEN NAMES	Theresa
FAMILY NAME	Frei
SIGNATURE	FREI T
AFFILIATIONS	European Forest Institute
ORCID	0000-0001-5249-0599
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	7
TOTAL CITATIONS	41
AUTHOR COUNT	7
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	4

Forest deliberations
Open AccessManuel John, Kristina Wirth et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2024References: 23
In recent years, climate change and societal changes have increased the complexity of demands on multifunctional forest management, leading to new lines of conflict. Consequently, public forest management in particular seeks to improve communication and interaction with societal groups with which they previously have not been familiar. In our study, we apply the deliberative model of democracy to assess the suitability of silvicultural training s…
Can natural forest expansion contribute to Europe's restoration policy agenda? An interdisciplinary assessment
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Josep Maria Espelta et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2024Cited by: 1References: 80
Natural forest expansion (NFE), that is, the establishment of secondary forest on non-forested land through natural succession, has substantially contributed to the widespread expansion of forests in Europe over the last few decades. So far, EU policies have largely neglected the potential of NFE for meeting policy objectives on restoration. Synthesising recent interdisciplinary research, this paper assesses the challenges and opportunities of NF…
Governing abandoned land
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Kim Edou et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022Cited by: 4References: 14
Spontaneous forest regrowth in South‐West Europe
Open AccessIrene Martín‐Forés, Sandra Magro et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2020
European forests are expanding and becoming denser following the widespread abandonment of farmland and rural areas. Spontaneous forest regrowth provides a cost‐effective opportunity to restore ecosystems, enhance multifunctionality and sustainability and mitigate climate change. Yet, little is known about the goods and services that such forests provide to people. We assessed the changes in nature's contributions to people (NCP) from spontaneous…
Narrating abandoned land
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Jakob Derks et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 6References: 29
The abandonment of agricultural land leads to landscape changes in many parts of Europe, often followed by natural forest regrowth. These landscape changes have far-reaching social and ecological consequences. Our research addresses the question of how local actor groups involved in land management perceive natural forest regrowth on abandoned land. Based on 42 interviews with local actors, we analyse narratives on natural forest regrowth in four…
Protecting “First world” markets and “Third world” nature
Open AccessSina Leipold, Metodi Sotirov et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2016Cited by: 21References: 8
The implementation of Natura 2000 in forests
Open AccessGary Winkel, Marieke Blondet et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2015Cited by: 9References: 3

The implementation of Natura 2000 in forests
Open AccessGary Winkel, Marieke Blondet et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2015Cited by: 9References: 3
Protecting “First world” markets and “Third world” nature
Open AccessSina Leipold, Metodi Sotirov et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2016Cited by: 21References: 8
Spontaneous forest regrowth in South‐West Europe
Open AccessIrene Martín‐Forés, Sandra Magro et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2020
European forests are expanding and becoming denser following the widespread abandonment of farmland and rural areas. Spontaneous forest regrowth provides a cost‐effective opportunity to restore ecosystems, enhance multifunctionality and sustainability and mitigate climate change. Yet, little is known about the goods and services that such forests provide to people. We assessed the changes in nature's contributions to people (NCP) from spontaneous…
Narrating abandoned land
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Jakob Derks et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 6References: 29
The abandonment of agricultural land leads to landscape changes in many parts of Europe, often followed by natural forest regrowth. These landscape changes have far-reaching social and ecological consequences. Our research addresses the question of how local actor groups involved in land management perceive natural forest regrowth on abandoned land. Based on 42 interviews with local actors, we analyse narratives on natural forest regrowth in four…
Governing abandoned land
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Kim Edou et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022Cited by: 4References: 14
Forest deliberations
Open AccessManuel John, Kristina Wirth et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2024References: 23
In recent years, climate change and societal changes have increased the complexity of demands on multifunctional forest management, leading to new lines of conflict. Consequently, public forest management in particular seeks to improve communication and interaction with societal groups with which they previously have not been familiar. In our study, we apply the deliberative model of democracy to assess the suitability of silvicultural training s…
Can natural forest expansion contribute to Europe's restoration policy agenda? An interdisciplinary assessment
Open AccessTheresa Frei, Josep Maria Espelta et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2024Cited by: 1References: 80
Natural forest expansion (NFE), that is, the establishment of secondary forest on non-forested land through natural succession, has substantially contributed to the widespread expansion of forests in Europe over the last few decades. So far, EU policies have largely neglected the potential of NFE for meeting policy objectives on restoration. Synthesising recent interdisciplinary research, this paper assesses the challenges and opportunities of NF…