Former Team Members
Nils Droste
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Economics
Working Group Nature Conservation and Biodiversity
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Research Interests
Primary:
Environmental & Ecological Economics, Public Finance & Development Economics
Secondary:
Econometrics & Policy Evaluation, Ecosystem Service & Biodiversity Governance
Education
2014 − 2018
PhD student, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg & Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2011 – 2013
M.A. Sustainability Economics and Management, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
2008 – 2010
B.A. Political Science and Economics, University Bremen
2006 – 2008
Undergraduate Diploma in Sustainability Education, Gaia University International
Professional Experience
06/2017
Visiting Scholar, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington
01/2017 – current
Visiting Scholar, Department of Development, Enviroment and Territory, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences – FLACSO Ecuador
01/2016
Visiting Scholar, Cense – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
11 – 12/2014
Visiting Scholar, Postgraduate Center for Development, Agriculture, and Society (CPDA), Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
04 – 09/2013
Student Research Assistant, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Natural Capital – TEEB DE Project, Leipzig, Germany
10/2011 – 09/2013
Student Research Assistant, Centos – Oldenburg Centre for Sustainability Economics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
05 – 07/2010
Student Research Assistant, Artec, Center for Sustainability Research, University Bremen, Germany
Publications
Index:
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2021 (1)
- Bartkowski, B., Droste, N., Ließ, M., Sidemo-Holm, W., Weller, U., Brady, M.V. (2021):
Payments by modelled results: A novel design for agri-environmental schemes
Land Use Pol. 102 , art. 105230 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105230
2018 (4)
- Droste, N., Bartkowski, B. (2018):
Ecosystem service valuation for national accounting: a reply to Obst, Hein and Edens (2016)
Environ. Resour. Econ. 71 (1), 205 - 215 10.1007/s10640-017-0146-3 - Droste, N., Becker, C., Ring, I., Santos, R. (2018):
Decentralization effects in Ecological Fiscal Transfers - a Bayesian structural time series analysis for Portugal
Environ. Resour. Econ. 71 (4), 1027 - 1051 10.1007/s10640-017-0195-7 - Droste, N., D’Amato, D., Goddard, J.J. (2018):
Where communities intermingle, diversity grows – The evolution of topics in ecosystem service research
PLOS One 13 (9), e0204749 10.1371/journal.pone.0204749 - Droste, N., Ring, I., Santos, R., Kettunen, M. (2018):
Ecological Fiscal Transfers in Europe – Evidence-based design options for a transnational scheme
Ecol. Econ. 147 , 373 - 382 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.031
2017 (12)
- D'Amato, D., Droste, N., Allen, B., Kettunen, M., Lähtinen, K., Korhonen, J., Leskinen, P., Matthies, B.D., Toppinen, A. (2017):
Green, circular, bio economy: A comparative analysis of sustainability avenues
J. Clean Prod. 168 , 716 - 734 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.053 - D’Amato, D., Droste, N., Chan, S., Hofer, A. (2017):
The green economy: pragmatism or revolution? Perceptions of young researchers on social ecological transformation
Environ. Values 26 (4), 413 - 435 10.3197/096327117X14976900137331 - Droste, N., Becker, C., Ring, I., Santos, R. (2017):
Decentralization effects in Ecological Fiscal Transfers – the case of Portugal
UFZ Discussion Papers 3/2017
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 33 pp. - Droste, N., Lima, G.R., May, P.H., Ring, I. (2017):
Municipal responses to ecological fiscal transfers in Brazil: a microeconometric panel data approach
Environ. Policy Gov. 27 (4), 378 - 393 10.1002/eet.1760 - Droste, N., Meya, J.N. (2017):
Ecosystem services in infrastructure planning – a case study of the projected deepening of the Lower Weser river in Germany
J. Environ. Plan. Manag. 60 (2), 231 - 248 10.1080/09640568.2016.1151405 - Droste, N., Ring, I., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Lenk, T. (2017):
Integrating ecological indicators into federal-state fiscal relations: a policy design study for Germany
Environ. Policy Gov. 27 (5), 484 - 499 10.1002/eet.1774 - Droste, N., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Hansjürgens, B., Zimmermann, H. (2017):
Implementing nature‐based solutions in urban areas: financing and governance aspects
In: Kabisch, N., Korn, H., Stadler, J., Bonn, A. (eds.)
Nature‐based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas: linkages between science, policy and practice
Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions
Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 307 - 321 10.1007/978-3-319-56091-5_18 - Illes, A., Kettunen, M., ten Brink, P., Santos, R., Droste, N., Ring, I. (2017):
Exploring the policy mix for biodiversity financing: opportunities provided by environmental fiscal instruments in the EU
In: Weishaar, S.E., Kreiser, L., Milne, J.E., Ashiabor, H., Mehling, M. (eds.)
The green market transition - carbon taxes, energy subsidies and smart instrument mixes. Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series
Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, p. 261 - 275 10.4337/9781788111171.00030 - Kettunen, M., Illes, A., Rayment, M., Primmer, E., Verstraeten, Y., Rekola, A., Ring, I., Tucker, G., Baldock, D., Droste, N., Santos, R., Rantala, S., Ebrahim, N. (2017):
Summary report - Integration approach to EU biodiversity financing: evaluation of results and analysis of options for the future. Final report for the European Commission (DG ENV) (Project ENV.B.3/ETU/2015/0014)
Institute for European Policy (IEEP), Brussels/London, 21 pp. - Kettunen, M., Illes, A., Rayment, M., Primmer, E., Verstraeten, Y., Rekola, A., Ring, I., Tucker, G., Baldock, D., Droste, N., Santos, R., Rantala, S., Ebrahim, N. (2017):
Integration approach to EU biodiversity financing: evaluation of results and analysis of options for the future. Final report for the European Commission (DG ENV) (Project ENV.B.3/ETU/2015/0014)
Institute for European Policy (IEEP), Brussels/London, 166 pp. 10.2779/62607 - Ring, I., Droste, N., Santos, R. (2017):
Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT)
In: Kettunen, M., Illes, A. (eds.)
Opportunities for innovative biodiversity financing in the EU: Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT), tax reliefs, marketed products, and fees and charges. A compilation of cases studies developed in the context of a project for the European Commission (DG ENV) (Project ENV.B.3/ETU/2015/0014)
Institute for European Policy (IEEP), Brussels/London, p. 8 - 43 - Ripple, W.J., Wolf, C., Newsome, T.M., Galetti, M., Alamgir, M., Crist, E., Mahmoud, M.I., Laurance, W.F., Auliya, M., Droste, N., Egli, L., Everaars, J., Ferreira, C., Friese, K., Henle, K., Kühn, I., Loyau, A., Pe'er, G., Priess, J.A., Schiller, J., Schmeller, D.S., Schröter, M., Spangenberg, J.H., Wiemers, M., and more, (2017):
World scientists’ warning to humanity: a second notice
Bioscience 67 (12), 1026 - 1028 10.1093/biosci/bix125
2016 (6)
- Droste, N., Hansjürgens, B., Kuikman, P., Otter, N., Antikainen, R., Leskinen, P., Pitkänen, K., Saikku, L., Loiseau, E., Thomsen, M. (2016):
Steering innovations towards a green economy: Understanding government intervention
J. Clean Prod. 135 , 426 - 434 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.123 - Droste, N., Ring, I., Santos, R., Kettunen, M. (2016):
Ecological Fiscal Transfers in Europe – evidence-based design options of a transnational scheme
UFZ Discussion Papers 10/2016
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 28 pp. - Hansjürgens, B., Droste, N., Tockner, K. (2016):
Neglected values of major water engineering projects: ecosystem services, social impacts, and economic valuation
In: Hüttl, R.F., Bens, O., Bismuth, C., Hoechstetter, S. (eds.)
Society - Water - Technology : a critical appraisal of major water engineering projects
Water Resources Development and Management
Springer, Cham [u.a.], p. 65 - 79 10.1007/978-3-319-18971-0_5 - Loiseau, E., Saikku, L., Antikainen, R., Droste, N., Hansjürgens, B., Pitkänen, K., Leskinen, P., Kuikman, P., Thomsen, M. (2016):
Green economy and related concepts: An overview
J. Clean Prod. 139 , 361 - 371 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.024 - Meya, J., Droste, N., Klauer, B. (2016):
Methodische Defizite der Umweltbewertung im Bundesverkehrswegeplan 2030. Methodological Deficits of Environmental Assessment in the Plan for Federal Traffic Routes 2030
WasserWirtschaft 106 (10), 59 - 60 10.1007/s35147-016-0168-8 - Pitkänen, K., Antikainen, R., Droste, N., Loiseau, E., Saikku, L., Aissani, L., Hansjürgens, B., Kuikman, P.J., Leskinen, P., Thomsen, M. (2016):
What can be learned from practical cases of green economy? –studies from five European countries
J. Clean Prod. 139 , 666 - 676 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.071
2015 (4)
- Droste, N., Lima, G.R., May, P.H., Ring, I. (2015):
Ecological fiscal transfers in Brazil – incentivizing or compensating conservation?
Paper presented at the 11th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE), Leeds, 30 June–3 July 2015
4 - Droste, N., Meya, J.N. (2015):
Ecosystem services in German infrastructure planning – a case study of the projected Lower Weser deepening
UFZ Discussion Papers 8/2015
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 23 S. - Ring, I., Wüstemann, H., Biber-Freudenberger, L., Bonn, A., Droste, N., Hansjürgens, B. (2015):
Naturkapital und Klimapolitik: Einleitung
In: Hartje, V., Wüstemann, H., Bonn, A. (Hrsg.)
Naturkapital Deutschland – TEEB DE: Naturkapital und Klimapolitik - Synergien und Konflikte
Technische Universität Berlin ; Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ, Berlin, Leipzig, S. 12 - 19 - Saikku, L., Antikainen, R., Droste, N., Pitkänen, K., Loiseau, E., Hansjürgens, B., Kuikman, P., Leskinen, P., Thomsen, M. (2015):
Implementing the green economy in a European context lessons learned from theories, concepts and case studies
PEER Report
Partnership for European Environmental Research, Helsinki, 33 pp.
2014 (1)
- Barton, D.N., Rusch, G.M., Ring, I., Emerton, L., Droste, N. (2014):
Environmental and conservation policies – The POLICYMIX project and final conference
Environmental Policy and Law 44 (4), 368 - 371