Dr Sofie Sjogersten

 
Name
Dr Sofie Sjogersten
School
Biosciences
Tel
0115 951 6239
Email
sofie.sjogersten@nottingham.ac.uk

Expertise summary

Expertise relates to the functioning and management of tropical peat swamp forests, land degradation, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable agriculture. Involved in a UK Space Agency project using space borne platforms to monitor and manage tropical peatlands and a Global Challenges Research Fund project to develop less damaging agriculture on tropical peatlands in Malaysia and Indonesia.

More information can be found on Sofie's page

Policy credentials

The Forestry Department, the Global Environment Centre (Malaysia) and the Peatland Restoration agency (Indonesia) to support the development of sustainable land management.

Industry credentials

Keen to collaborate with industry to explore novel crops and management practices to reduce the environmental impacts of agricultural production and deforestation rates on peatlands.

Areas

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