Madelene Ostwald
Gästforskare at
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, 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 71 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
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
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
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
2018
Gender issues in contemporary research on agriculture for food security - Knowledge gaps and key issues across the AgriFoSe2030 themes
Madelene Ostwald, Lisa Westholm
Preprint
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
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
2016
In search of double dividends from climate change interventions evidence from forest conservation and household energy transitions
Gunnar Köhlin, Subhrendu K Pattanayak, Erin Sills et al
Report
2015
Climate-Related Forest Policies and Trends
Madelene Ostwald
The Future Use of Nordic Forests A Global Perspective, p. 99-110
Book chapter
2015
Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands
Gert Nyberg, Per Knutsson, Madelene Ostwald et al
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
Journal article
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
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
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
2013
Guyana - Norway REDD+ agreement Payments based on performance - or politics?
Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald
Report
2013
The Chinese Grain for Green Programme: assessing the carbon sequestered via land reform
Persson Martin, Jesper Moberg, Madelene Ostwald et al
Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 126, p. 142-146
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
Assessment of existing global financial initiatives and monitoring aspects of carbon sinks in forest ecosystems – The issue of REDD
Lisa Westholm, Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald et al
Report
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
2009
Assessment of existing global financial initiatives and monitoring aspects of carbon sinks in forest ecosystems – The issue of REDD
Lisa Westholm, Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald et al
Report
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
Carbon sequestration versus bioenergy: A case study from south India exploring the relative land use efficiency of two options for climate change mitigation
J M Rootzén, Göran Berndes, NH Ravindranath et al
Biomass and Bioenergy
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
Views on the implication of possibly changing the limit established for small-scale afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities. Submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat based upon call for submission, 19 February 2007.
Madelene Ostwald, Matilda Palm, Martin Person et al
Other
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
Carbon inventory methods – handbook for greenhouse gas inventory, carbon mitigation and roundwood production projects
NH Ravindranath, Madelene Ostwald
Book
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
2004
Impact of climate change and variability on local-scale land use, Shaanxi province, China - research report
Madelene Ostwald, Deliang Chen, Yun Xie et al
Report
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
Local protection of tropical cry natural forest, Orissa, India
Madelene Ostwald
Doctoral thesis
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
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
2016–2018
The heat on land: Promoting multifunctional land-use systems – creating synergies between UNFCCC and the Sustainable Development Goals
Madelene Ostwald
Physical Resource Theory
Swedish Energy Agency
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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