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Researcher
My research focuses on understanding the values from nature to people and developing cost-efficient strategies for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision. My work centers around fours key challenges: valuing ecosystem services, promoting sustainable agriculture, enhancing the effectiveness of protected areas, and helping businesses reduce their impacts on nature.
I focus on valuing ecosystem services that lack direct market values to help integrate these into decision-making processes. Currently, my work primarily involves estimating the total national and annual values of ecosystem services, referred to as gross ecosystem product (GEP). The goal is to provide countries and regions with a comprehensive measure of ecosystem values for human well-being, offering an alternative to traditional metrics like gross domestic product (GDP).
Protected areas are the backbone of global biodiversity conservation. Using global datasets, I study how different factors influence the effectiveness of protected areas in preserving biodiversity, maintaining natural capital, and generating ecosystem services. Additionally, I explore strategies for optimizing the expansion of the global protected area network to maximize its impact on biodiversity conservation and human well-being, incorporating values of ecosystem services and costs.
In agricultural landscapes, a key challenge is restoring biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem services while minimizing economic trade-offs for farmers. To address this, I investigate how different agricultural practices and conservation actions affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and farm income, as well as how policies can promote the most cost-effective strategies for biodiversity conservation and overall welfare gains. For example, I study how the effects of organic farming and semi-natural grasslands on biodiversity and farm income vary across different agricultural and ecological contexts. I also assess how these and other practices can be adapted to future climates and evaluate their impacts on human well-being beyond the farm, including via their effects on greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient leaching, and aesthetic values.
The demand for commodities from large-scale businesses is a major driver of land use expansion and the degradation of natural habitats. I explore how businesses can evaluate commodity sourcing locations using data on biodiversity, nature's contributions to people, risks of nature exploitation, and commodity costs. This research aims to help businesses make informed decisions that minimize their contributions to biodiversity loss and the degradation of nature’s contributions to people.
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):
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Newspaper article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Popular science
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Popular science
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Popular science
Karbassioon, A. (Researcher), Klatt, B. (PI), Sidemo Holm, W. (PI) & Reese, H. (PI)
2023/10/09 → …
Project: Research
Sidemo Holm, W. (PI)
FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
2023/08/01 → 2028/11/30
Project: Research
Arvidsson, S. (PI), Elliot, V. (Researcher), Smith, H. (Researcher), Gipperth, L. (Researcher), Droste, N. (Researcher), Alkan Olsson, J. (Researcher), Stenseke, M. (Researcher), Loor, M. (Project communication officer), Generosi, J. (Project coordinator), Sahlin, U. (Researcher), Börjesson, P. (Researcher), Asgharian, H. (Researcher), Andersson, F. N. G. (Researcher), Islar, M. (Researcher), Somsen, J. (Researcher), Svahn, F. (Researcher), Paananen, M. (Researcher), Appelgren, V. (Researcher), Baeckström, Y. (Researcher), Jonäll, K. (Researcher), Dzielinski, M. (Researcher), Liu, L. (Researcher), Jonsson, S. (Researcher), Lundtofte, F. (Researcher), Magnusson, J. (Researcher), Sterner, T. (Researcher), Antonelli, A. (Researcher), Groom, B. (Researcher), Silvestro, D. (Researcher), Palme, U. (Researcher), Svensson, J. (Researcher), Cao, V. (Research student), Lindblad, M. (Research student), Sidemo Holm, W. (Researcher), Coelho, C. (Researcher), Olofsson, E. (Research student), Fransson, L. (Research student), Mao, J. Q. (Research student) & Ignatenko, S. (Researcher)
2022/10/01 → 2026/09/30
Project: Research
Ekroos, J. (Researcher), Sidemo Holm, W. (Researcher), Perrigo, A. L. (Researcher), Droste, N. (Researcher), Olsson, P. A. (Researcher) & Coria, J. (Researcher)
2021/05/01 → …
Project: Research
Sidemo Holm, W. (Research student), Smith, H. (Supervisor), Ekroos, J. (Assistant supervisor) & Brady, M. V. (Assistant supervisor)
2015/08/24 → 2021/03/01
Project: Dissertation
Thoni, T. (Organiser), van Meeningen, Y. (Contributor), Nikoleris, L. (Invited speaker), Herbertsson, L. (Invited speaker), Sidemo Holm, W. (Invited speaker), Phillips, J. (Invited speaker) & Madjidian, S. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
Sidemo Holm, W. (Interviewee)
Activity: Other › Media participation
Sidemo Holm, W. (Interviewee)
Activity: Other › Media participation
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), Sidemo Holm, W. (Presenter), Richter, J. (Presenter) & Johansson, E. (Contributor)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
Dupoux, M. (Organiser), Droste, N. (Organiser), Carrié, R. (Organiser), Abdi, A. (Participant), Pucetaite, M. (Participant), Sidemo Holm, W. (Participant), Yourstone, J. (Participant), Brangarí, A. C. (Participant), Boke-Olén, N. (Participant), Nikoleris, L. (Invited speaker), Madjidian, J. (Invited speaker), Gustafson, A. (Participant), Roger, F. (Participant), Wittemann, M. (Participant) & Lamba, S. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course