Inger Elisabeth Måren is associate professor in applied ecology and UNESCO Chair for Sustainable heritage and environmental management at the University of Bergen in Norway. She has been a key player in creating Norway's very first UNESCO biosphere reserve in Nordhordland. Her research focuses on the dynamics in coupled human and natural systems, so-called social-ecological systems, including sustainable land use, natural resource management, ecosystem services, agroecology, and food systems. She works both in the global north and south and has a clear development perspective in her research, reflected in several international cooperation networks. She also teaches several interdisciplinary sustainability courses.
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