Maria Piquer-Rodriguez

Maria Piquer-Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geographical Sciences, Free University of Berlin. She leads the Modelling Human-Environmental Interactions research group and coordinates the Global Land Program's Socio-Ecological Land Systems of Latin America working group.

Her research focuses on:

• Socio-ecological land system dynamics
• Transboundary environmental governance
• Impact of anthropogenic forces on biocultural regions
• Land use policy analysis
• Deforestation and biodiversity trade-offs
• Telecoupled land use systems

Key publications address:

• Systematic mapping of South American land systems
• Border effects on ecological divergence
• Carbon stock underestimation in dry forests
• Agricultural expansion impacts on forest communities
• Conservation challenges in dry Chaco ecosystems

She applies:

• Remote sensing and GIS analysis
• Socio-ecological system modeling
• Interdisciplinary collaborative frameworks
• Policy impact assessment
• Land use archetype analysis