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ABOUT THE WRITER
Malte is a PhD student in Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). His thesis focuses on the socio-economic drivers of deforestation, using microeconometric and spatially explicit methods, and feeds into CIFOR's Global Comparative Study on REDD+. Malte’s research interests are centred on conservation and livelihood implications of mineral excavation in Eastern DRC.
BY THIS WRITER
12 Oct 2023
Fieldwork in the forest: deforestation dynamics more complex than they first appear
A PhD student reflects on a month spent investigating artisanal mining in eastern DRC