Marjanke Hoogstra-Klein

Dr. Marjanke Hoogstra-Klein is an Assistant Professor in the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University, Netherlands. Her research focuses on forest management economics, strategic management, innovative business models, decision-making processes, and environmental governance. She teaches courses in business administration, decision-making, and forest economics. She supervises BSc, MSc, and PhD students and serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Forest Policy and Economics.

Her expertise spans forest policy, natural resource economics, scenario planning, and uncertainty analysis. Notable projects include the INTERCEDE initiative aiming to enhance forest resilience through market-based instruments. She actively contributes to policy analysis across Europe, emphasizing ecosystem services and sustainable land-use strategies. Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches to address challenges in forestry and environmental management.

Dr. Hoogstra-Klein’s research often explores stakeholder engagement, power dynamics in forest governance, and the application of foresight methodologies. She collaborates internationally, with case studies in Cameroon, Ghana, and across European nations. Her teaching portfolio includes modules on forest organization management, decision-making theories, and capstone projects in conservation policy.