Michael Obersteiner

Director of the Environmental Change Institute

Department/institute

School of Geography and the Environment

e: michael.obersteiner@ouce.ox.ac.uk

His research experience stretches from biophysical modelling in the areas of ecosystems, forestry and agriculture to economics, finance and integrated assessment, and he works across ECI’s research themes.

Associated projects

NATURE Impacts: National Assessment Tool for Understanding Relative Environmental Impacts

Background Global ambitions for nature recovery remain far below what is needed, with all global metrics of biodiversity indicating continued decline. At a national level there is often insufficient [...] Read more
Assessing urban ecosystem composition and function to understand pathways towards equitable, Nature-smart cities

The state of nature in cities is a topic of concern. As the proportion of the global population in urban areas nears 60%, it has become vital to consider ways we can protect nature in these human-dens[...] Read more
Coordinating Research Around Biodiversity Net Gain

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory legislation in England designed to that aims to compensate for the biodiversity loss caused by development projects. The UK government describes the scheme as [...] Read more

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Michael Obersteiner

Director of the Environmental Change Institute

Department/institute

Associated projects

NATURE Impacts: National Assessment Tool for Understanding Relative Environmental Impacts

Assessing urban ecosystem composition and function to understand pathways towards equitable, Nature-smart cities

Coordinating Research Around Biodiversity Net Gain

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