Alexandra Krendelsberger

Alexandra Krendelsberger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at VU Amsterdam's Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), affiliated with the Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis department under the Faculty of Science. Her work focuses on environmental justice and scaling Nature-based Solutions (NbS), particularly through transformative reflexive learning to ensure equitable biodiversity protection and societal well-being. She is currently part of the EU Biodiversa+-funded FairNature project, conducting stakeholder analyses and choice experiments to advance just transformative change.

Education:

• Expected 2025: PhD in Environmental Economics and Development, Wageningen University & Research
• 2021: MSc in International Development Studies (Major: Development Economics, Minor: Sustainable Agriculture), Wageningen University & Research
• 2017: BA in Finance & Economics

Research Interests: Climate adaptation, experimental economics, interdisciplinary methods, NbS scaling, and the intersection of environmental and development economics. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical policy applications, emphasizing fair outcomes in climate interventions.

Key Projects: Active in the FairNature project (2025–2028), exploring NbS scaling mechanisms. Prior research includes climate-migration linkages and food systems resilience in Sahelian regions.

Awards/Grants: None explicitly listed, but engaged in EU-funded research initiatives.