Marije Schaafsma

Dr Marije Schaafsma is a researcher at the University of Southampton, focusing on the intersection of ecosystem services, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development. Her work spans environmental economics, agricultural trade impacts, and biodiversity conservation, with strong affiliations to NERC, ESRC, and United Nations Development Programme projects.

• Research Interests: Ecosystem Services, Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Environmental Economics
• Current Projects: Ecosystem Services as a Missing Dimension of Poverty, GCRF TRADE Hub, Poverty-Environment Initiative

Her recent publications address critical issues in agricultural trade impacts on SDGs, value transfer in ecosystem accounting, and trade-offs in biodiversity conservation. She supervises PhD student Alice Wolfle and holds leadership roles at the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) as former Chair and Editor.

• External Roles: Chair (2018-2020), Editor (2018-2021), Keynote Speaker