Madelene Ostwald

Gästforskare at Physical Resource Theory

Madelene Ostwald focus her research on forest and land use with a link to multifunctional approaches where different goals are accounted for, such as climate mitigation and adaptation, food security and ecosystem services. Ostwald is affiliated with Göteborg Center for Sustainable Development (GMV) where her interest is on translating science into policy and practice.

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Showing 69 publications

2019

Multifunctional land-use practices in Africa

Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald, Moses Osiru
Multifunctional Land Uses in Africa Sustainable Food Security Solutions
Book chapter
Show project
2019

Food production and gender relations in multifunctional landscapes: a literature review

Lisa Westholm, Madelene Ostwald
Agroforestry Systems
Review article
2019

Enclosures as a land management tool for food security in African drylands

Gert Nyberg, Stephen Mureithi, Deborah N. Muricho et al
Journal of Land Use Science. Vol. 14 (1), p. 110-121
Review article
2019

Multifunctional Land Uses in Africa Sustainable Food Security Solutions

Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald
Edited book
Show project
2019

Multifunctional land-use systems – a solution for food security in Africa?

Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald
Multifunctional Land Uses in Africa Sustainable Food Security Solutions
Book chapter
Show project
2019

Enclosures as a land management tool for foodsecurity in African drylands

Gert Nyberg, Stephen Mureithi, Deborah N. Muricho et al
Journal of Land Use Science. Vol. 14 (1), p. 110-121
Journal article
Show project
2018

What is good about Sri Lankan homegardens with regards to food security? A synthesis of the current scientific knowledge of a multifunctional land-use system

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, SP Nissanka
Agroforestry Systems. Vol. 92 (6), p. 1469-1484
Journal article
2018

Do national strategies under the UN biodiversity and climate conventions address agricultural commodity consumption as deforestation driver?

Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald, Vilhelm Verendel et al
Land Use Policy. Vol. 70, p. 580-590
Journal article
2017

Food security in Sri Lankan homegardens – what does science tell us?

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, SP Nissanka
Report
2016

Assessing the potential of multi-seasonal WorldView-2 imagery for mapping West African agroforestry tree species

Martin Karlson, Madelene Ostwald, Heather Reese et al
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Vol. 50 (August), p. 80-88
Journal article
2016

Remote sensing of vegetation in the Sudano-Sahelian zone: A literature review from 1975 to 2014

Martin Karlson, Madelene Ostwald
Journal of Arid Environments. Vol. 124 (January), p. 257-269
Journal article
2016

Heterogeneity and assessment uncertainties in forest characteristics and biomass carbon stocks: Important considerations for climate mitigation policies

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Göran Wallin et al
Land Use Policy. Vol. 59, p. 84-94
Journal article
2015

Climate-Related Forest Policies and Trends

Madelene Ostwald
The Future Use of Nordic Forests A Global Perspective, p. 99-110
Book chapter
2015

Can India’s wasteland be used for biomass plantations?

Madelene Ostwald, Rakesh Tiwari, Kristina Pettersson et al
Report
2015

Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands

Gert Nyberg, Per Knutsson, Madelene Ostwald et al
Pastoralism. Vol. 5 (25)
Journal article
2015

Quantification of carbon stock and tree diversity of homegardens in a dry zone area of Moneragala District, Sri Lanka

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, S.P. Nissanka et al
Agroforestry Systems. Vol. 89 (3), p. 435-445
Journal article
2015

Mapping Tree Canopy Cover and Aboveground Biomass in Sudano-Sahelian Woodlands Using Landsat 8 and Random Forest

Martin Karlson, Madelene Ostwald, Heather Reese et al
Remote Sensing. Vol. 7 (8), p. 10017-10041
Journal article
2014

Tree Crown Mapping in Managed Woodlands (Parklands) of Semi-Arid West Africa Using WorldView-2 Imagery and Geographic Object Based Image Analysis

Martin Karlson, Heather Reese, Madelene Ostwald
Sensors. Vol. 14 (12), p. 22643-22669
Journal article
2014

Making two parallel land-use sector debates meet: Carbon leakage and indirect land-use change

Madelene Ostwald, Sabine Henders
Land Use Policy. Vol. 36, p. 533-542
Journal article
2014

Carbon stock and tree diversity of dry-zone homegardens in Southern Sri Lanka

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, S.P. Nissanka
Proceedings of the Global Land Project 2nd Open Science Meeting, Berlin, March 19-21, 2014, p. 528-
Conference poster
2014

Carbon stock and tree diversity of dry-zone homegardens in southern Sri Lanka

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, S.P. Nissanka
Book of Abstracts - World Congress on Agroforestry, p. 72-
Conference contribution
2014

Accounting methods for international land-related leakage and distant deforestation drivers

Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald
Ecological Economics. Vol. 99, p. 21-28
Journal article
2013

Homegardens as a multi-functional land use strategy in Sri Lanka with focus on carbon sequestration – a conceptual elaboration

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, SP Nissanka et al
Ambio. Vol. 42 (7), p. 892-902
Journal article
2013

The Chinese Grain for Green Programme: Assessing the carbon sequestered via land reform

Martin Persson, Jesper Moberg, Madelene Ostwald et al
Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 126, p. 142-146
Journal article
2013

Methods for the quantification of GHG emissions at the landscape level for developing countries in smallholder contexts

Eleanor Milne, Henry Neufeldt, Todd Rosenstocl et al
Environmental Research Letters. Vol. 8 (1)
Journal article
2013

Mapping energy crop cultivation and identifying motivational factors among Swedish farmers

Madelene Ostwald, Anna Jonsson, Victoria Wibeck et al
Biomass and Bioenergy. Vol. 50, p. 25-34
Journal article
2012

REDD+ revisited - steady pace or passed momentum?

Lisa Westholm, Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald
Report
2012

Forest Carbon Leakage Quantification Methods and Their Suitability for Assessing Leakage in REDD

Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald
Forests. Vol. 3 (1), p. 33-58
Journal article
2012

Jatropha cultivation in southern India: Assessing farmers' experiences

Lisa Axelsson, Maria A M Franzén, Madelene Ostwald et al
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. Vol. 6 (3), p. 246-256
Journal article
2012

REDD+ readiness implications for Sri Lanka in terms of reducing deforestation

Eskil Mattsson, Martin Persson, Madelene Ostwald et al
Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 100 (15 June 2012), p. 29-40
Journal article
2012

Proximate causes and underlying driving forces of small-scale farmers’ land-use change – illustrations from the Loess Plateau, China

Madelene Ostwald, Victoria Wibeck, Petter Stridbeck
Journal of Land Use Science. Vol. 4, p. 157-171
Journal article
2011

Learning from Norway - A review of lessons learned for REDD+ donors

Lisa Westholm, Madelene Ostwald, Sabine Henders et al
Report
2011

Forest characteristics and biomass carbon stocks in Sri Lanka: Uncertainties and research needs

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Göran Wallin et al
Agricultural Research for Development - Scales and Diversity, 28-29 sep, Uppsala
Conference contribution
2011

Environmental Impact Assessments: Suitable for supporting assessments of biofuel sustainability?

Oskar Englund, Göran Berndes, Hannes Johnson et al
Report
2011

Barriers to plantation activities in different agro-ecological zones of Southern India

Matilda Palm, Madelene Ostwald, I. K. Murthy et al
Regional Environmental Change. Vol. 11 (2), p. 423-435
Journal article
2010

Carbon Sequestration Versus Bioenergy: A Case Study From South India Exploring The Relative Land Use Efficiency Of Two Options For Climate Change Mitigation

Johan Rootzén, Göran Berndes, N. H. Ravindranath et al
Biomass and Bioenergy. Vol. 34 (1), p. 116-123
Journal article
2009

Assessing baseline and sustainable development in four case countries

Lisa Westholm, Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald et al
van Bodegom, A.J., H. Savenije adn M. Wit (eds.), Forests and Climate Change: Adaptation and mitigation, p. 27-33
Book chapter
2009

Proximate causes and underlying driving forces of land-use change among small-scale farmers - illustrations from the Loess Plateau, China

Madelene Ostwald, Victoria Wibeck, P. Stridbeck
Journal of Land Use Science. Vol. 4 (3), p. 157-171
Journal article
2009

Application of Clean Development Mechanism to forest plantation projects and rural development in India

Matilda Palm, Madelene Ostwald, Göran Berndes et al
Applied Geography. Vol. 29 (1), p. 2-11
Journal article
2008

Recovery and protection of coastal ecosystems after tsunami event and potential for participatory forestry CDM - examples from Sri Lanka

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Björn Holmer et al
Ocean & Coastal Management. Vol. 52 (1), p. 1-9
Journal article
2008

Land use and forestry based CDM in scientific peer-reviewed literature pre-and post-COP 9 in Milan.

Matilda Palm, Madelene Ostwald, J Reilly
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. Vol. 8, p. 249-274
Journal article
2008

Land-use and Climate Change in China with a focus on Shaanxi province in the Chinese Loess Plateau - Lesson for Future Climate Politics

Madelene Ostwald, Deliang Chen
"Global Warming and Climate Change, Ten Years after Kyoto and Still Counting ", Ed. Velma Grover, p. 999-1012
Book chapter
2008

An international comparative analysis of sustainability transformation across seven universities

D Ferrer-Balas, J Adachi, S Banas et al
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. Vol. 9, p. 295-316
Journal article
2008

Multifunctional biomass production systems – an overview with presentation of specific applications in India and Sweden.

Göran Berndes, Pål Börjesson, Madelene Ostwald et al
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. Vol. 2 (1), p. 16-25
Journal article
2007

Proximate Causes and Underlying Driving Forces of Small-Scale Farmers Land-use Change - Illustrations from Shaanxi Province, China

Madelene Ostwald, V Wibeck, Petter Stridbeck
Proceedings Forskning för hållbar utveckling – den sociala utmaningen med tonvikt på samhällsförändringens villkor
Paper in proceedings
2007

Tropisk avskogning måste lösas globalt

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Matilda Palm
Göteborgsposten (12 dec 2007)
Magazine article
2007

Rätt kompensation stoppar tropisk avskogning

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Matilda Palm
Miljöaktuellt. Vol. 34 (9)
Magazine article
2007

Nya åtgärder mot tropisk avskogning

Eskil Mattsson, Madelene Ostwald, Matilda Palm
Miljömagasinet 28 sep 2007 (39), p. 2-
Magazine article
2007

Relation between vegetation changes, climate variables and impact of land-use policy in Shaanxi Province, China

Madelene Ostwald, Elisabeth Simelton, Deliang Chen et al
Geografiska Annaler A. Vol. 89 (4), p. 223-236
Journal article
2006

Land-use change: impacts of climate variations and policy among small-scale Farmers

Madelene Ostwald, Deliang Chen
Land Use Policy. Vol. 23, p. 361-371
Journal article
2006

A process-oriented Sustainable Livelihoods Approach

Per Knutsson, Madelene Ostwald
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
Journal article
2005

Climate variability and land-use change in Danangou watershed, China

Johanna Hageback, Jenny Klingberg, Madelene Ostwald et al
Climatic Change. Vol. 72 (1-2), p. 189-212
Journal article
2003

The significance of climate change in rural livelihoods – An example from two villages on the northern Loess Plateau, China

Per Knutsson, Madelene Ostwald, Yun Xie
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Climate Change (ISCC). Vol. WMO/TD-NO 1172, p. 298-301
Magazine article
2002

GIS-based support system for decision making of local forest control –illustrated examples from Orissa, India

Madelene Ostwald
Environmental management. Vol. 30, p. 35-45
Journal article
2001

Impact of Plantations on Forest Use and Forest Status in Orissa, India

Gunnar Köhlin, Madelene Ostwald
Ambio. Vol. 30(1)
Journal article
2000

Indicating local protection efforts in forest vegetation change in Orissa, India using NOAA AVHRR data

Madelene Ostwald, K Jusoff, Sven Lindqvist
Journal of Tropical Forest Science. Vol. 12, p. 778-793
Journal article
2000

Local forest protection, gender and caste - Dhani Hill, Orissa, India

Madelene Ostwald, Ranjan Baral
Geografiska Annaler Serie B. Vol. 82, p. 115-128
Journal article
2000

Politicera inte katastrofbiståndet

Madelene Ostwald, Gunnar Köhlin
Göteborgs Posten. Vol. 7 januari
Magazine article
2000

Implikationer av klimatrelaterade åtgärder för markanvändingen på landsbygden i tredje världen

Madelene Ostwald, Hans Egneus, Göran Berndes
MUSEION – Environment, Culture and Development/GU, p. 4-
Magazine article

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Showing 6 research projects

2019–2023

Parkland NPP now and in the future - Distinguishing parkland net primary production in Sudano-Sahel using in situ measurements and high resolution remote sensing for scenario building

Madelene Ostwald Environmental Systems Analysis
Hugues Roméo Bazie Unknown organization
Martin Karlson Unknown organization
Swedish Research Council (VR)

2018–2020

Policy dialogues on Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development: value creation, pathways and governance

Madelene Ostwald Environmental Systems Analysis
Karin Östergren Unknown organization
Francis X. Johnson Unknown organization
VINNOVA

2017–2020

Islands of success. How to make development projects work in challenging contexts

Helene Ahlborg Environmental Systems Analysis
Madelene Ostwald Physical Resource Theory
Swedish Research Council (VR)

2017–2020

An integrated approach to explore the unknown role of trees in dryland crop production

Madelene Ostwald Environmental Systems Analysis
Maciej Soja Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Leif Eriksson Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Swedish National Space Board

2016–2019

AgriFoSe2030 - Agriculture for Food Security Post 2030 translating science into policy and practice

Madelene Ostwald
Ingrid Öborn Unknown organization
Anders Malmer Unknown organization
Magnus Jirström Unknown organization
Ulf Magnusson Unknown organization
SIDA

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