Duties
Research and expert work of economic assessment on marine (and urban) ecosystems and related issues.
Subject area
Education and academic titles
Ph.D in Environmental and Resources Economics, University of Helsinki
MSc. in Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University
Research and expertise
- Ecosystem service valuation (especially in marine and urban ecosystems)
- Ecosystem accounting
- Bio-economic modelling
- Fishery economics
- Survey
- Cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analysis
Memberships and networks
HELCOM Expert Group on economic and social analyses (EG ESA)
Ongoing projects
- Ecosystem accounting to measure the value of urban blue-green areas in supporting climate change adaptation, in haltering biodiversity loss and in supporting people’s well-being in municipalities (Countecos)
- Blueprint Demonstration for Co-Created Effective, Efficient and Resilient Networks of MPAs (BLUE4ALL)
- Social-Ecological Analysis and Models for Digital Twin Ocean (SEADITO)
- Prioritised actions for promoting biodiversity targets in Finland (Priodiversity LIFE)
Past projects
- European Topic Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE) 2023-2026: Task 1.2.7.2The bioeconomy as a solution provider
- Developing pilot accounts for marine, freshwater and urban ecosystems and packaging materials (ENVECOPACK)
- From Marine Ecosystem Accounting to Integrated Governance for Sustainable Planning of Marine and Coastal Areas (MAREA)
- Supporting urban experimental ecosystem accounting in the Nordic cities
- Mereisten avainelinympäristöjen suojelu – toiminnallisuudesta arvottamiseen (MERIAVAIN)
- Actions to evaluate and identify effective measures to reach GES in the Baltic Sea marine region (HELCOM ACTION)