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I am a tenured assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Geography, in the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Fellow of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge, UK.
My research is focused on the sustainability of coupled human-natural systems and topics like land-use/cover change, resource management, environmental economics, impact evaluation (econometrics), climate governance, and payments for environmental services, in particular, carbon offsets and REDD+.
Education
2016: PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida, USA.
2011: MSc in Resource Management, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2011: PgDip in Business Management, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil.
2009: BSc in Forest Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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More than mitigation: The role of forests in climate adaptation
Reek, J. E., Zohner, C. M., Smith, G. R., Cook-Patton, S. C., De Frenne, P., D’Odorico, P., Floriancic, M. G., Jackson, R. B., Jones, J. A., Kirchner, J. W., Laguë, M., Liang, Y., Masuda, Y. J., McDonald, R. I., Parsons, L. A., Probst, B. S., Spector, J. T., West, T. A. P., Wolff, N. H. & Zellweger, F. & 1 others, , 12 Feb 2026, In: Science. 391, 6786, p. 669-678 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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A theoretical framework for forestry risk mitigation under climate change scenarios based on fuzzy portfolio selection
West, T. A. P., Wang, Y., Salekin, S. & Meason, D., Jan 2026, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 31, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Mapping forest management regimes in Europe
Scherpenhuijzen, N., West, T. A. P., Debonne, N., Oostdijk, S., Adame, P., Astrup, R. & Verburg, P. H., 15 Oct 2025, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 594, p. 1-10 10 p., 122940.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
Macintosh, A., Trencher, G., Probst, B., Barley, S., Cullenward, D., West, T. A. P., Butler, D. & Rockström, J., 14 Oct 2025, In: Nature. 646, 8085, p. 543-546 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment / Letter to the editor › Academic
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Demystifying the Romanticized Narratives About Carbon Credits From Voluntary Forest Conservation
West, T. A. P., Alford-Jones, K., Delacote, P., Fearnside, P. M., Filewod, B., Groom, B., Kaupa, C., Kontoleon, A., L'Horty, T., Probst, B. S., Riva, F., Romero, C., Sills, E. O., Soares-Filho, B., Zhang, D., Wunder, S. & Putz, F. E., Oct 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 10, p. 1-11 11 p., e70527.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Projects
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Towards an Integrated Consistent European LULUCF Monitoring and Policy Pathway Assessment Framework
Levers, C. (Project Researcher), Oostdijk, S. (Project Researcher), Debonne, N. (Project Researcher), Scherpenhuijzen, N. (Project Researcher), Pupo West, T. (Project Researcher) & Langenbacher, J. (Project Researcher)
1/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Datasets
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Replication Data for: Action needed to make carbon offsets from forest conservation work for climate change mitigation
West, T. A. P. (Creator) & West, T. A. P. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 2023
DOI: 10.34894/iqc9lm, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/IQC9LM
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