Astrid Zabel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6017878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Astrid Zabel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Astrid |
| FAMILY NAME | Zabel |
| SIGNATURE | ZABEL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3953-7505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Boosting intra-African timber trade
Africa has substantial timber trade deficit • Momentum for continental trade due to unstable international trade relationships • Adding value locally can support Pan-African inclusive and sustainable green growth Forest cover in Africa is declining, and new strategies are needed to foster sustainable forest management. At the same time, unstable international trade relationships are challenging Africa’s timber trade model. This creates momentum f…
Dealing with the cost of Eudr compliance data and potential monetisation: Opportunities and risks
Science integration and a participatory scenario process. An inter- and transdisciplinary study from the Alps
Highly engineered Alpine watersheds and forests face growing risks, requiring shifts in management and research. We use science integration and a participatory scenario process to integrate disciplines and co-create knowledge with stakeholders. We thus develop pathways for rethinking future management, aiming for higher resilience of Alpine ecosystems and delivering greater societal value than current systems.Given highly engineered Alpine ecosys…
Gaps between demand and supply of biodiversity impact finance in the Global South
This contribution seeks to fill knowledge gaps on what kinds of biodiversity impact investment models already exist, what factors are constraining biodiversity impact finance in the Global South, and what could be done to bridge the gap. The review identifies complexity, high transaction costs, unfamiliarity with the product, and shortages of bankable projects as key challenges pertaining to the financial sector. On the investors’ side, concerns …
Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed Eudr postponement
Developing a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary communication, collaboration, and integration: A structured approach
Interdisciplinary research is essential to address the complex environmental challenges faced by social-ecological systems (SES). However, it is often hindered by difficulties in integrating diverse knowledge and perspectives. Conceptual Frameworks (CFs) can act as boundary objects, facilitating integration in contexts with incomplete knowledge, nonlinearity, and divergent interests. Yet, guidance on developing CFs remains limited. To address thi…
Policy instruments for green infrastructure
Developing a green infrastructure is a major environmental policy ambition in many countries around the world. However, green infrastructure objectives can vary, especially in terms of requirements on the spatial allocation of conservation sites. In this paper, we investigate which policy instruments are being used to pursue green infrastructure objectives with differing spatial needs. We do this by reviewing a set of 127 papers. Our findings sug…
Sites side by side: Can an agglomeration bonus with an adjacency rule connect agri-environmental sites
Many species need to cross landscapes for dispersal or seasonal migration. In view of the biodiversity crisis and increasing landscape fragmentation, incentives are needed to foster landscape connectivity and improve spatial coordination of protected sites across privately owned land. A large body of theoretical work and lab studies proposes that an agglomeration bonus could incentivize farmers to enroll adjacent fields to enhance landscape conne…
Identifying drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland
Deforestation is prohibited in Switzerland, as in most European countries. Nevertheless, exemptions from the ban on forest clearing may be granted, mostly for infrastructure purposes. However, surprisingly little is known about the drivers of deforestation outside of the tropics and developing countries. In this paper, we present results from a spatial econometric analysis of the drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland between 2001 and 2017. …
Sustainable economy trade-offs and conflicts in and with the forest (Research Trend)
Clearing forests to make way for a sustainable economy transition in Switzerland
While many countries around the world are advancing their efforts to transition to more sustainable economies, it is important to be aware of goal conflicts that can be induced by these transition processes. In this paper we focus on land use, especially forest clearances to provide space for transitions in other sectors. The key questions for our empirical case study in Switzerland are: 1) to what extent forests are being cleared to advance sust…
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners: A European perspective
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Conservation Costs Drive Enrolment in Agglomeration Bonus Scheme
Adaptation strategies of Ghanaian cocoa farmers under a changing climate
Planning on a wider scale – Swedish forest owners' preferences for landscape policy attributes
Biodiversity-based payments on Swiss alpine pastures
Policies for forest landscape management – A conceptual approach with an empirical application for Swedish conditions
Network governance in national Swiss forest policy: Balancing effectiveness and legitimacy
Designing Redd+ schemes when forest users are not forest landowners: Evidence from a survey-based experiment in Kenya
Performance payments: A new strategy to conserve large carnivores in the tropics
Network governance in national Swiss forest policy: Balancing effectiveness and legitimacy
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners: A European perspective
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Conservation Costs Drive Enrolment in Agglomeration Bonus Scheme
Adaptation strategies of Ghanaian cocoa farmers under a changing climate
Biodiversity-based payments on Swiss alpine pastures
Sustainable economy trade-offs and conflicts in and with the forest (Research Trend)
Clearing forests to make way for a sustainable economy transition in Switzerland
While many countries around the world are advancing their efforts to transition to more sustainable economies, it is important to be aware of goal conflicts that can be induced by these transition processes. In this paper we focus on land use, especially forest clearances to provide space for transitions in other sectors. The key questions for our empirical case study in Switzerland are: 1) to what extent forests are being cleared to advance sust…
Sites side by side: Can an agglomeration bonus with an adjacency rule connect agri-environmental sites
Many species need to cross landscapes for dispersal or seasonal migration. In view of the biodiversity crisis and increasing landscape fragmentation, incentives are needed to foster landscape connectivity and improve spatial coordination of protected sites across privately owned land. A large body of theoretical work and lab studies proposes that an agglomeration bonus could incentivize farmers to enroll adjacent fields to enhance landscape conne…
Identifying drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland
Deforestation is prohibited in Switzerland, as in most European countries. Nevertheless, exemptions from the ban on forest clearing may be granted, mostly for infrastructure purposes. However, surprisingly little is known about the drivers of deforestation outside of the tropics and developing countries. In this paper, we present results from a spatial econometric analysis of the drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland between 2001 and 2017. …
Planning on a wider scale – Swedish forest owners' preferences for landscape policy attributes
Performance payments: A new strategy to conserve large carnivores in the tropics
Designing Redd+ schemes when forest users are not forest landowners: Evidence from a survey-based experiment in Kenya
Network governance in national Swiss forest policy: Balancing effectiveness and legitimacy
Policies for forest landscape management – A conceptual approach with an empirical application for Swedish conditions
Planning on a wider scale – Swedish forest owners' preferences for landscape policy attributes
Biodiversity-based payments on Swiss alpine pastures
Adaptation strategies of Ghanaian cocoa farmers under a changing climate
Clearing forests to make way for a sustainable economy transition in Switzerland
While many countries around the world are advancing their efforts to transition to more sustainable economies, it is important to be aware of goal conflicts that can be induced by these transition processes. In this paper we focus on land use, especially forest clearances to provide space for transitions in other sectors. The key questions for our empirical case study in Switzerland are: 1) to what extent forests are being cleared to advance sust…
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners: A European perspective
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Conservation Costs Drive Enrolment in Agglomeration Bonus Scheme
Identifying drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland
Deforestation is prohibited in Switzerland, as in most European countries. Nevertheless, exemptions from the ban on forest clearing may be granted, mostly for infrastructure purposes. However, surprisingly little is known about the drivers of deforestation outside of the tropics and developing countries. In this paper, we present results from a spatial econometric analysis of the drivers of forest clearances in Switzerland between 2001 and 2017. …
Sustainable economy trade-offs and conflicts in and with the forest (Research Trend)
Policy instruments for green infrastructure
Developing a green infrastructure is a major environmental policy ambition in many countries around the world. However, green infrastructure objectives can vary, especially in terms of requirements on the spatial allocation of conservation sites. In this paper, we investigate which policy instruments are being used to pursue green infrastructure objectives with differing spatial needs. We do this by reviewing a set of 127 papers. Our findings sug…
Sites side by side: Can an agglomeration bonus with an adjacency rule connect agri-environmental sites
Many species need to cross landscapes for dispersal or seasonal migration. In view of the biodiversity crisis and increasing landscape fragmentation, incentives are needed to foster landscape connectivity and improve spatial coordination of protected sites across privately owned land. A large body of theoretical work and lab studies proposes that an agglomeration bonus could incentivize farmers to enroll adjacent fields to enhance landscape conne…
Science integration and a participatory scenario process. An inter- and transdisciplinary study from the Alps
Highly engineered Alpine watersheds and forests face growing risks, requiring shifts in management and research. We use science integration and a participatory scenario process to integrate disciplines and co-create knowledge with stakeholders. We thus develop pathways for rethinking future management, aiming for higher resilience of Alpine ecosystems and delivering greater societal value than current systems.Given highly engineered Alpine ecosys…
Gaps between demand and supply of biodiversity impact finance in the Global South
This contribution seeks to fill knowledge gaps on what kinds of biodiversity impact investment models already exist, what factors are constraining biodiversity impact finance in the Global South, and what could be done to bridge the gap. The review identifies complexity, high transaction costs, unfamiliarity with the product, and shortages of bankable projects as key challenges pertaining to the financial sector. On the investors’ side, concerns …
Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed Eudr postponement
Developing a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary communication, collaboration, and integration: A structured approach
Interdisciplinary research is essential to address the complex environmental challenges faced by social-ecological systems (SES). However, it is often hindered by difficulties in integrating diverse knowledge and perspectives. Conceptual Frameworks (CFs) can act as boundary objects, facilitating integration in contexts with incomplete knowledge, nonlinearity, and divergent interests. Yet, guidance on developing CFs remains limited. To address thi…
Boosting intra-African timber trade
Africa has substantial timber trade deficit • Momentum for continental trade due to unstable international trade relationships • Adding value locally can support Pan-African inclusive and sustainable green growth Forest cover in Africa is declining, and new strategies are needed to foster sustainable forest management. At the same time, unstable international trade relationships are challenging Africa’s timber trade model. This creates momentum f…
Dealing with the cost of Eudr compliance data and potential monetisation: Opportunities and risks
Business (15 works) · Economics (14 works) · Ecology (11 works) · Forest Management and Policy (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Natural resource economics (10 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 works)