Ina Lehmann

Ina Lehmann is an Assistant Professor of Governance of Global Biodiversity at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) within the Faculty of Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work focuses on biodiversity conservation across governance levels, environmental justice, and integration of biodiversity into sectors like agriculture and fisheries. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Universität Bremen (2020) and master's/bachelor's degrees in Peace Studies and European Studies.

Research interests emphasize global environmental governance, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and transformative change towards sustainability. She explores justice dimensions in distribution, participation, and recognition within conservation policies. Recent projects include analyzing nature-based solutions (NbS) and equity in international cooperative initiatives.

Teaching includes global environmental governance, sustainability transformations, and research design courses at both bachelor’s and master’s levels. Supervision focuses on governance of nature and biodiversity theses. She collaborates as an Associate Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and a Research Fellow in the Earth System Governance Project.

Key activities include contributions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and exploring ocean governance under the UN Decade of Ocean Science. Her work critiques market-based climate solutions and advocates for justice-centered conservation strategies.