Barbara Schröter

Dr. Barbara Schröter is a Political Scientist working at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Müncheberg, Germany. She is part of Research Area 2 "Land Use and Governance" and leads the Working Group on Environmental Justice in Agricultural Landscapes.

Dr. Schröter's research focuses on ecosystem service governance frameworks with particular expertise in institutional theory and governance models. Her work has a strong regional emphasis on Latin America, examining how political and institutional structures affect environmental justice outcomes in agricultural landscapes. She contributes to ZALF's research addressing critical megatrends including agriculture under climate change and globalization.

Her professional activities include:

• Analysis of governance structures affecting land use decisions
• Research on institutional frameworks for sustainable agricultural practices
• Studies of power dynamics in environmental policy implementation
• Investigation of justice dimensions in ecosystem service management

Dr. Schröter maintains an active research profile as evidenced by her ORCID identifier (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-8446), connecting her scholarly contributions across publication platforms.