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Biography

2016 - today: Senior Scientist: Forest Governance: Thünen Institute of Forestry, Hamburg, Germany

2014/15: Junior Scientist: Forest Governance: Thünen Institute of Forestry, Hamburg, Germany

1998-2014: Deputy Head: Programme Center UNECE European Forest Condition Monitoring, ICP Forests: Institute of World Forestry, Hamburg, Germany

1997/1998: Project leader: "Interreg" Oak Research: Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany

1994/1995: Scholarship: Tropical Forestry in India: ASA Programm Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (now "BMZ Engagement Global"), Germany

Activities

Employment (1)

Thünen Institute of Forestry: Hamburg, Hamburg, DE

Employment
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Richard Fischer

Works (45)

Leakage of biodiversity risks under the European Union Biodiversity Strategy 2030

Conservation Biology
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Eliza Zhunusova; Sven Günter; Susanne Iost; Franziska Schier; Jörg Schweinle; Holger Weimar; Matthias Dieter
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"Der Mix machts" - Politikinstrumente zum Tropenwalderhalt kombinieren und implementieren

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2023 | Other
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Melvin Lippe; Priscilla Dolom; Felix Kanungwe Kalaba; Fabian Tamayo; Bolier Torres
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Richard Fischer

"Mix it" - how to combine and implement policy instruments for tropical forest conservation

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2023 | Other
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Melvin Lippe; Priscilla Dolom; Felix Kanungwe Kalaba; Fabian Tamayo; Bolier Torres
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Richard Fischer

Effectiveness of policy instrument mixes for forest conservation in the tropics – Stakeholder perceptions from Ecuador, the Philippines and Zambia

Land Use Policy
2023-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-8377
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Melvin Lippe; Priscilla Dolom; Felix Kanungwe Kalaba; Fabian Tamayo; Bolier Torres
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Richard Fischer

Reconciling policy instruments with drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: cross-scale analysis of stakeholder perceptions in tropical countries

Scientific Reports
2023-02-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Rubén Ferrer Velasco; Melvin Lippe; Richard Fischer; Bolier Torres; Fabián Tamayo; Felix Kanungwe Kalaba; Humphrey Kaoma; Leonida Bugayong; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Analyzing forest policy mixes based on the coherence of policies and the consistency of legislative policy instruments: A case study from Ecuador

Forest Policy and Economics
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1389-9341
Contributors: Pradip Kumar Sarker; Richard Fischer; Fabian Tamayo; Bolier Torres Navarrete; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Tropical deforestation: Does researchers' direct engagement with decision makers yield more policy impact and what are trade-offs with scientific independence?

Forest Policy and Economics
2022-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1389-9341
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Denis B. Karcher
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Richard Fischer

Interplay of governance elements and their effects on deforestation in tropical landscapes: Quantitative insights from Ecuador

World Development
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-750X
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Fabian Tamayo Cordero; Tatiana Ojeda Luna; Rubén Ferrer Velasco; Maria DeDecker; Bolier Torres; Lukas Giessen; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Deforestación y estrategias de conservación: efectos en el ingreso agrícola y forestal en Ecuador

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Tatiana Ojeda Luna; Eliza Zhunusova; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Deforestation and forest conservation: effects on farm income in Ecuador

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Tatiana Ojeda Luna; Eliza Zhunusova; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Deforestation in Zambia’s Miombo: Does governance play a notable role?

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Hellen Nansikombi; Richard Fischer; Rubén Ferrer Velasco
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Richard Fischer

Financial incentives show effects beyond forest conservation areas in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Paul Eguiguren; Richard Fischer; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Improved governance helps reducing tropical deforestation

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Lukas Giessen; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Los incentivos financieros muestran efectos más allá de las áreas de conservación en la Amazonía ecuatoriana

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Paul Eguiguren; Richard Fischer; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Zambian Miombo ecoregion: No international forestry agenda without the chiefs?

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
2020 | Other
Contributors: Hellen Nansikombi; Richard Fischer; Gillian Kabwe
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Richard Fischer

Exploring patterns of forest governance quality: Insights from forest frontier communities in Zambia’s Miombo ecoregion

Land Use Policy
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-8377
Contributors: Hellen Nansikombi; Richard Fischer; Gillian Kabwe; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Can de facto governance influence deforestation drivers in the Zambian Miombo?

Forest Policy and Economics
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1389-9341
Contributors: Hellen Nansikombi; Richard Fischer; Rubén Ferrer Velasco; Melvin Lippe; Felix Kanungwe Kalaba; Gillian Kabwe; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Governance effects on deforestation in the tropics: A review of the evidence

Environmental Science & Policy
2020-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1462-9011
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Lukas Giessen; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Degradation of Ecosystem Services and Deforestation in Landscapes With and Without Incentive-Based Forest Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Forests
2019-05-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1999-4907
Contributors: Paul Eguiguren; Richard Fischer; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Phenological variation decreased carbon uptake in European forests during 1999–2013

Forest Ecology and Management
2018-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-1127
Contributors: Qifei Han; Tiejun Wang; Yanbin Jiang; Richard Fischer; Chaofan Li
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Richard Fischer

Insights from the ground level? A content analysis review of multi-national REDD+ studies since 2010

Forest Policy and Economics
2016-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1389-9341
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Yvonne Hargita; Sven Günter
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Richard Fischer

Exceedance of critical loads and of critical limits impacts tree nutrition across Europe

Annals of Forest Science
2015-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1286-4560
Part of ISSN: 1297-966X
Contributors: Peter Waldner; Anne Thimonier; Elisabeth Graf Pannatier; Sophia Etzold; Maria Schmitt; Aldo Marchetto; Pasi Rautio; Kirsti Derome; Tiina Maileena Nieminen; Seppo Nevalainen et al.
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Richard Fischer

Effects Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Air Pollutants Deposition at European Monitoring Sites of the ICP Forests

Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXII
2014 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9789400755765
Part of ISBN: 9789400755772
Part of ISSN: 1874-6519
Part of ISSN: 1874-6543
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Thomas Scheuschner; Angela Schlutow; Oliver Granke; Volker Mues; Konstantin Olschofsky; Hans-Dieter Nagel
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Richard Fischer

Latest Achievements on Climate Change and Forest Interactions in a Polluted Environment

Open Journal of Forestry
2014 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2163-0429
Part of ISSN: 2163-0437
Contributors: Giulia Carriero; Juha-Pekka Tuovinen; Nicholas Clarke; Giorgio Matteucci; Rainer Matyssek; Gerhard Wieser; Teis Norgaard Mikkelsen; Richard Fischer; Pavel Cudlin; Yusuf Serengil et al.
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Richard Fischer

Environmental drivers of ectomycorrhizal communities in Europe's temperate oak forests

Molecular Ecology
2014-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-1083
Part of ISSN: 1365-294X
Contributors: Laura M. Suz; Nadia Barsoum; Sue Benham; Hans‐Peter Dietrich; Karl Dieter Fetzer; Richard Fischer; Paloma García; Joachim Gehrman; Ferdinand Kristöfel; Miklós Manninger et al.
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Richard Fischer

Future impacts of nitrogen deposition and climate change scenarios on forest crown defoliation

Environmental Pollution
2014-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-7491
Contributors: Alessandra De Marco; Chiara Proietti; Irene Cionni; Richard Fischer; Augusto Screpanti; Marcello Vitale
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Richard Fischer

Detection of temporal trends in atmospheric deposition of inorganic nitrogen and sulphate to forests in Europe

Atmospheric Environment
2014-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1352-2310
Contributors: Peter Waldner; Aldo Marchetto; Anne Thimonier; Maria Schmitt; Michela Rogora; Oliver Granke; Volker Mues; Karin Hansen; Gunilla Pihl Karlsson; Daniel Žlindra et al.
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Richard Fischer

Dead wood and stand structure - relationships for forest plots across Europe

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
2014-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1971-7458
Contributors: W Seidling; D Travaglini; P Meyer; P Waldner; R Fischer; O Granke; G Chirici; P Corona
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Richard Fischer

Random Forests Analysis: a Useful Tool for Defining the Relative Importance of Environmental Conditions on Crown Defoliation

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
2014-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0049-6979
Part of ISSN: 1573-2932
Contributors: Marcello Vitale; Chiara Proietti; Irene Cionni; Richard Fischer; Alessandra De Marco
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Richard Fischer

Exploring continental‐scale stand health – <scp>N</scp> : <scp>P</scp> ratio relationships for <scp>E</scp>uropean forests

New Phytologist
2014-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0028-646X
Part of ISSN: 1469-8137
Contributors: Stavros D. Veresoglou; Josep Peñuelas; Richard Fischer; Pasi Rautio; Jordi Sardans; Päivi Merilä; Mara Tabakovic‐Tosic; Matthias C. Rillig
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Detecting the nitrogen critical loads on European forests by means of epiphytic lichens. A signal-to-noise evaluation

Forest Ecology and Management
2014-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-1127
Contributors: Paolo Giordani; Vicent Calatayud; Silvia Stofer; Walter Seidling; Oliver Granke; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Pan-European Forest Monitoring

Developments in Environmental Science
2013 | Book chapter
Part of ISSN: 1474-8177
Contributors: Martin Lorenz; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Reporting Forest Monitoring

Developments in Environmental Science
2013 | Book chapter
Part of ISSN: 1474-8177
Contributors: Andy J. Moffat; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Terrestrial Methods in Forest Monitoring: Toward the Next Generation?

Developments in Environmental Science
2013 | Book chapter
Part of ISSN: 1474-8177
Contributors: Marco Ferretti; Richard Fischer; Andy J. Moffat
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Richard Fischer

Towards the integration of research and monitoring at forest ecosystems in Europe

Forest Systems
2013-11-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2171-9845
Part of ISSN: 2171-5068
Contributors: A. Danielewska; E. Paoletti; N. Clarke; J. Olejnik; M. Urbaniak; M. Baran; P. Siedlecki; K. Hansen; L. Lundin; W. De Vries et al.
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Richard Fischer

A meta-database comparison from various European Research and Monitoring Networks dedicated to forest sites

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
2013-02-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1971-7458
Contributors: A Danielewska; N Clarke; J Olejnik; K Hansen; W Vries; L Lundin; J Tuovinen; R Fischer; M Urbaniak; E Paoletti
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Richard Fischer

Availability, accessibility, quality and comparability of monitoring data for European forests for use in air pollution and climate change science

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
2011-08-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1971-7458
Contributors: N Clarke; R Fischer; W de Vries; L Lundin; D Papale; T Vesala; P Merilä; G Matteucci; M Mirtl; D Simpson et al.
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Richard Fischer

Towards a transnational system of supersites for forest monitoring and research in Europe - an overview on present state and future recommendations

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
2011-08-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1971-7458
Contributors: R Fischer; W Aas; W De Vries; N Clarke; P Cudlin; D Leaver; L Lundin; G Matteucci; R Matyssek; TN Mikkelsen et al.
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Richard Fischer

Background, main results and conclusions from a test phase for biodiversity assessments on intensive forest monitoring plots in Europe

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
2009-03-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1971-7458
Contributors: R Fischer; O Granke; G Chirici; P Meyer; W Seidling; S Stofer; P Corona; M Marchetti; D Travaglini
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Richard Fischer

Deviances from expected Ellenberg indicator values for nitrogen are related to N throughfall deposition in forests

Ecological Indicators
2008-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: Walter Seidling; Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Relationships between forest floor vegetation on ICP Forests monitoring plots in Europe and basic variables in soil and nitrogen deposition

International Journal of Environmental Studies
2008-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-7233
Part of ISSN: 1029-0400
Contributors: Walter Seidling; Richard Fischer; Oliver Granke
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Richard Fischer

Monitoring of atmospheric deposition in European forests and an overview on its implication on forest condition

Applied Geochemistry
2007-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0883-2927
Contributors: Richard Fischer; Volker Mues; Erwin Ulrich; Georg Becher; Martin Lorenz
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Richard Fischer

Reactions to geovisualization: an experience from a European project

International Journal of Geographical Information Science
2006-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1365-8816
Part of ISSN: 1362-3087
Contributors: Gennady Andrienko; Natalia Andrienko; Richard Fischer; Volker Mues; Andreas Schuck
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Richard Fischer

Die Vorwälder auf dem Hartmannswillerkopf im Elsaß, Frankreich

Tuexenia
1995 | Journal article
Contributors: Richard Fischer
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Richard Fischer

Functional interrelations of governance elements and their effects on tropical deforestation - combining qualitative and quantitative approaches

Dissertation or Thesis
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Richard Fischer

Peer review (7 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Forest policy and economics. (4)
Review activity for Land use policy. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for World Development (1)