Florian Kraxner

Florian Kraxner has been Acting Deputy Program Leader of IIASA’s Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program since January 2011, following a period as Acting Deputy Leader of the former Forestry Program (FOR) since July 2009. He was appointed IIASA’s official representative to the International Environmental Science Initiative SCOPE and IIASA Coordinator of the UK Policy-Science Activity FORESIGHT in 2009. Mr. Kraxner has been coordinator of IIASA’s EU Projects INSEA for Carbon Sequestration Potentials, GEO-BENE for Benefits through Global Earth Observation and CC-TAME for Climate Change & Terrestrial Adaptation & Mitigation in Europe.

Since 2006 he has also been a visiting researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Japan, where he is working on integrated biomass for bioenergy projects in various Japanese Eco-Model Cities.

Mr. Kraxner joined IIASA in 2001 as participant of the YSSP program and re-joined in 2004 to work on modeling in land-use and land-use change and forestry.
He graduated in forestry with a specialization in mountain risk engineering and watershed management from BOKU-University in Vienna, where he was employed from 2000 to 2004 as coordinator for the international master courses as well as being responsible for the development of higher education courses in the Forestry and Natural Resources Management Sectors.

As a university lecturer at various international universities, Mr. Kraxner has gathered unique skills in teaching subjects linked to socio-economics in forestry, forest policy, bioenergy and forest fires. Since 2000 he has further been working in the fields of forest products certification and public opinion on the forest sector inter alia for the EFI Project Centre Innoforce, as well as for the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE/Forest Europe) and as a consultant for FAO and UNECE.

Last update: 02-MAR-2011

Fritz,S. See,L. van der Velde,M. Nalelpa,R.A. Perger,C. Schill,C. McCallum,I. Schepaschenko,D. Kraxner,F. Vakolyuk,M. Albrecht,F. Shaw,B. Obersteiner,M. (2013)

Downgrading recent estimates of land available for biofuel production ... More

Kraxner,F. Aoki,K. Leduc,S. Kindermann,G. Fuss,S. Yang,J. Yamagata,Y. Tak,K. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

BECCS in South Korea - Analyzing the negative emissions potential of bioenergy as a mitigation tool ... More

Schepaschenko,D. Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Shvidenko,A. Perger,C. Schill,C. See,L. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

A platform to visualize, analyze and improve biomass datasets: http://biomass.geo-wiki.org ... More

Zang,C.F. Liu,J. van der Velde,M. Kraxner,F. (2012)

Assessment of spatial and temporal patterns of green and blue water flows under natural conditions in inland river basins in Northwest China ... More

Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Schill,C. Perger,C. See,L. Schepaschenko,D. van der Velde,M. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

Geo-Wiki: An online platform for improving global land cover ... More

Franklin,O. Moltchanova,E. Kraxner,F. Seidl,R. Bottcher,H. Rokityiansky,D. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

Large-scale forest modeling: Deducing stand density from inventory data ... More

Shvidenko,A. Schepaschenko,D. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

Adaptation strategies and adaptation potential of Northern Eurasian forests ... More

Kraxner,F. Nordstroem,E.-M. Obersteiner,M. Havlik,P. Gusti,M. Kindermann,G. Fuss,S. Khabarov,N. (2012)

Global Feedstock Scenarios for Bioenergy - Land-Use Change and Trade-Offs ... More

Komendantova,N. Patt,A. Kraxner,F. (2012)

Sustainability and green job creation ... More

Schepaschenko,D. See,L. Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Schill,C. Perger,C. Baccini,A. Gallaun,H. Kindermann,G. Kraxner,F. Saatchi,S. Obersteiner,M. Santoro,M. Schmullius,C. Shvidenko,A. Schepaschenko,M. (2012)

Observing forest biomass globally ... More

Havlik,P. Schneider,U.A. Schmid,E. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Skalsky,R. Aoki,K. De Cara,S. Kindermann,G. Kraxner,F. Leduc,S. McCallum,I. Mosnier,A. Sauer,T. Obersteiner,M. (2011)

Global land-use implications of first and second generation biofuel targets ... More

Yamagata,Y. Kraxner,F. Aoki,K. (2011)

Forest biomass for regional energy supply in Austria ... More

Shvidenko,A. Schepaschenko,D. Bottcher,H. Gusti,M. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Leduc,S. (2011)

The Role of ECA's Forest Resources in Climate Change Mitigation ... More

Obersteiner,M. Havlik,P. Gusti,M. Kraxner,F. (2011)

WWF's living forests challenge ... More

Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Shvidenko,A. (2011)

Responsible global integrated forest management strategies ... More

Shvidenko,A. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Schepaschenko,D. (2011)

Adaptation and mitigation strategies in Northern Eurasian boreal forests ... More

Schepaschenko,D. Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Perger,C. Schill,C. Shvidenko,A. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2011)

A platform to visualize, analyze and improve Biomass datasets: http://biomass.geo-wiki.org ... More

Kraxner,F. Leduc,S. Aoki,K. Fuss,S. Obersteiner,M. Schepaschenko,D. Shvidenko,A. (2011)

Forest-based bioenergy in the Eurasian context ... More

Fuss,S. Gusti,M. Kraxner,F. Aoki,K. Szolgayova,J. (2011)

Boreal forests as a carbon sink: A real options perspective ... More

Kraxner,F. Aoki,K. Leduc,S. Kindermann,G. Yang,J. Yamagata,Y. Tak,K. Obersteiner,M. (2011)

BECCS in South Korea - An analysis of negative emissions potential for bioenergy as a mitigation tool ... More

Rydzak,F. Obersteiner,M. Kraxner,F. (2010)

Impact of Global Earth Observation - Systemic view across GEOSS societal benefit area ... More

Umemiya,C. Rametsteiner,E. Kraxner,F. (2010)

Quantifying the impacts of the quality of governance on deforestation ... More

Obersteiner,M. Rametsteiner,E. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Reyers,B. (2010)

Towards a sound REDD ... More

Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Williams,M. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2010)

Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) ... More

Oliver,R. Kraxner,F. (2010)

Certification in a rebounding economy: Certified forest products markets, 2009-2010 ... More

Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2010)

CO2 could sink without trace by 2100 ... More

McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Khabarov,N. Fuss,S. Szolgayova,J. Rydzak,F. Havlik,P. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Aoki,K. (2010)

Identifying and quantifying the benefits Of GEOSS ... More

McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Schill,C. Perger,C. Achard,F. Grillmayer,R. Koch,B. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Quinten,M. (2010)

Geo-Wiki.org: Harnessing the power of volunteers, the Internet and Google Earth to collect and validate global spatial information ... More

Fritz,S. McCallum,I. See,L. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2010)

Comparison of global land cover products: Community remote sensing to validate areas of high disagreement ... More

Kraxner,F. Yang,J. Aoki,K. Yamagata,Y. (2010)

Public opinion on bioenergy - Eco-model cities' new strategies for reaching a low-carbon society in Japan ... More

Kraxner,F. Yang,J. Yamagata,Y. (2010)

How does a Japanese "eco-model city" think about the use of biomass for bioenergy? A household survey in Hokkaido ... More

Obersteiner,M. Huettner,M. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Rametsteiner,E. Reyers,B. (2009)

On fair, effective and efficient REDD mechanism design ... More

Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Schill,C. Perger,C. Grillmayer,R. Achard,F. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

Geo-Wiki.Org: The use of crowdsourcing to improve global land cover ... More

Bottcher,H. Eisbrenner,K. Fritz,S. Kindermann,G. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

An assessment of monitoring requirements and costs of 'Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' ... More

Kraxner,F. Yang,J. Yamagata,Y. (2009)

Attitudes towards forest, biomass and certification - A case study approach to integrate public opinion in Japan ... More

Shvidenko,A. Schepaschenko,D. McCallum,I. Kraxner,F. Nilsson,S. Maksyutov,S. (2009)

Verified terrestrial ecosystems full carbon account for Russia: A reanalysis (Abstract) ... More

Obersteiner,M. Huettner,M. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Rametsteiner,E. Reyers,B. (2009)

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation: A Systematic Approach ... More

Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Fritz,S. (2009)

Stopping deforestation and degradation of forests ... More

Oliver,R. Kraxner,F. (2009)

Forest certification challenged by climate change and illegal logging concerns: Certified forest products markets, 2008-2009 ... More

Fritz,S. McCallum,I. Schill,C. Perger,C. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

Towards a geospatial Wikipedia (Abstract) ... More

Schepaschenko,D. McCallum,I. Shvidenko,A. Kraxner,F. Fritz,S. (2009)

A hybrid Land Cover Dataset for Russia: A new methodology for merging statistics, remote sensing and in-situ information (Abstract) ... More

Kidd,R. McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

GEO Information For Disaster Recovery -- Case Study: The Use of Orthophotos in Aceh, Indonesia ... More

Kraxner,F. Owari,T. Mater,C. (2008)

Green building drives construction market and forest certification: Certified forest products markets, 2007-2008 ... More

Kraxner,F. Yang,J. Yamagata,Y. (2008)

Perceived barriers to an increased forest use for bioenergy by the public and forest owners in rural Japan ... More

Umeya,C. Rametsteiner,E. Kraxner,F. (2008)

Quantifying impacts of governance on deforestation ... More

McCallum,I. Kidd,R. Fritz,S. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2008)

Banda Aceh-The Value of Earth Observation Data in Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction: A Case Study ... More

Kraxner,F. Yamagata,Y. (2007)

Biomass for bioenergy - An Austrian real case compared to the biomass for bioenergy environment in Japan ... More

Rokityanskiy,D. Benitez,P.C. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Obersteiner,M. Rametsteiner,E. Yamagata,Y. (2007)

Geographically explicit global modeling of land-use change, carbon sequestration, and biomass supply ... More

Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. (2007)

Aspekte einer globalen und nachhaltigen Biokraftstoffproduktion ... More

Kraxner,F. Mater,C. Owari,T. (2007)

Biomass for energy and plantations - new certification driver: Certified forest products markets, 2006-2007 ... More

Obersteiner,M. Kraxner,F. Bottcher,H. (2007)

The Global Potential of Sustainable Forestry for Bioenergy Supply and Climate Change Mitigation: Phase I - Definitions, Characterizations ... More

Rametsteiner,E. Nilsson,S. Bottcher,H. Havlik,P. Kraxner,F. Leduc,S. Obersteiner,M. Rydzak,F. Schneider,U.A. Schwab,D. Willmore,L. (2007)

Study of the Effects of Globalization on the Economic Viability of EU Forestry ... More

Kraxner,F. (2007)

Biomass for bioenergy: Potentials for production and supply ... More

Obersteiner,M. Alexandrov,G. Benitez,P.C. McCallum,I. Kraxner,F. Riahi,K. Rokityanskiy,D. Yamagata,Y. (2006)

Global supply of biomass for energy and carbon sequestration from afforestation/reforestation activities ... More

Gossow,H. Hafellner,R. Kraxner,F. Ziehaus,L. (2005)

Waldbrand in oesterreich thema oder tick (Wildland fire in Austria - topic or tick) ... More

Kraxner,F. Rametsteiner,E. (2005)

Certified Forest Products Markets 2004-2005 ... More

Kraxner,F. Nilsson,S. Obersteiner,M. (2003)

Negative emissions from bioenergy use, carbon capture and sequestration (BECS): The case of biomass production by sustainable forest management from semi-natural temperate forests ... More