Maria Brockhaus

Maria Brockhaus is an economist and policy analyst in forestry and agricultural sciences. She has worked at the interface of research and development, and economics and policy in anglo- and francophone countries in the Middle East and West and Central Africa. Brockhaus holds a sound practical and theoretical knowledge of forestry and agricultural policy, rural sociology and economics. Since 2009 she has been leading the research on national REDD+ strategies and policies in CIFOR's global comparative study (GCS-REDD+).

Current position

Senior Scientist, Forests and Environment Programme

Research theme

Climate change mitigation
Climate change adaptation

Key areas of expertise

Forestry policy and agricultural economy

Research interest

Policy networks, policy learning, institutional and policy change, science-policy interface

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish and Italian