Malgorzata Blicharska

Malgorzata Blicharska is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development at Uppsala University, affiliated with the Department of Geosciences and the Institute for Research on Conflicts of Interest in Sustainable Social Transformation. Her work spans multiple research domains focused on sustainable natural resource management and policy implementation.

Dr. Blicharska's research focuses on sustainable development with expertise in ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, climate change governance, and the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus. She integrates social science perspectives with environmental management, examining policy implementation and stakeholder engagement in conservation initiatives. Her work includes extensive research on urban ponds, recreational fisheries, and nature-based solutions, particularly focusing on ponds and wetlands as key components of sustainable landscape management.

Her recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on transdisciplinary approaches to environmental challenges, with growing focus on nature-based solutions, drought vulnerability in forested regions, and governance aspects of implementing the WEFE nexus concept. Her work increasingly addresses justice dimensions in environmental management and stakeholder engagement in policy implementation.

• LANDPATHS: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency-funded program on multifunctional landscapes (coordinator)
• PONDERFUL: Horizon 2020 project on pond biodiversity and ecosystem services (WP lead)
• NEXOGENESIS: Horizon 2020 project on WEFE nexus policy integration (WP lead)
• Wet-Kit: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency project on wetland optimization
• PUDDLE-JUMP: Formas-funded project on small artificial waterbodies