Alexandra Kruse

Dr. Alexandra Kruse serves as a Researcher in the Department of Sustainability Science and Applied Geography at the University of Greifswald, Germany. Her work bridges environmental social science and practical conservation, with emphasis on human dimensions of sustainability in rural landscapes across Europe.

Her core research interests include:

• Environmental perception and behavior change mechanisms in conservation contexts
• Analysis of social-ecological systems with rural focus
• Environmental governance and policy instruments
• Communication dynamics between agriculture and nature conservation
• European cultural landscapes and UNESCO World Heritage management

Currently embedded in the IFZO Sustainability Cluster, she contributes to the BMBF-funded "Fragmentierte Transformationen" project (2021-2026), developing Baltic Sea Literacy frameworks and sustainable peatland conservation strategies for the Baltic region.

Her extensive professional trajectory features:

• Director of "insitu World Heritage consulting" since 2010
• EU evaluator for COST, Horizon, and Marie-Curie programs since 2019
• Voluntary Secretary General of EUCALAND (Institute for European Agricultural Landscape Research) since 2012
• Research collaborations with MIT, Wageningen University, and Smithsonian museums