Georg Kindermann

Georg Kindermann is a Research Scholar in the Forestry Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He holds a PhD in forestry, with particular focus on forest growth and yield modeling. He has experience in forest measurement and sample plot design, data storage (SQL), statistics (R) and programming (C++, Perl). He has developed a model estimating forest growth for any point on the globe (G4M) which allows simulation of the amount of biomass for bioenergy and stored carbon in forests. In combination with economic estimates like the wood price it is possible to calculate the competition over land between different land uses and to find regions which have a high pressure on deforestation. For regions with deforestation pressure it is possible to calculate incentives which will make forestry competitive with alternative land uses and will prevent further forest degradation and deforestation.

Currently Dr. Kindermann is also employed at the Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW) where he is working on tree ring width analysis. He is adapting the regional forest growth simulator Prognaus to react on climate impacts.

Previously, Dr. Kindermann worked at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) in the Institute of Forest Growth and Yield Research in Vienna. He refined a distance dependent single tree growth simulator (Moses) to use it as a decision support in a company. He has also investigated in the field of natural regeneration.


Last update: 12-JAN-2010

Huber,M.O. Eastaugh,C.S. Gschwantner,T. Hasenauer,H. Kindermann,G. Ledermann,T. Lexer,M.J. Ramer,W. Schoerghuber,S. Sterba,H. (2013)

Comparing simulations of three conceptually different forest models with National Forest Inventory data ... 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

Wetterlund,E. Leduc,S. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. (2012)

Optimal use of forest residues in Europe under different policies-second generation biofuels versus combined heat and power ... More

Seebach,L. McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Kindermann,G. Leduc,S. Bottcher,H. Fuss,S. (2012)

Choice of forest map has implications for policy analysis: A case study on the EU biofuel target ... More

Leduc,S. Wetterlund,E. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. (2012)

CHP or biofuel production in Europe? ... More

Wetterlund,E. Leduc,S. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. (2012)

Optimal localisation of biofuel production on a European scale ... 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

Huang,J. Abt,B. Kindermann,G. Ghosh,S. (2011)

Empirical analysis of climate change impact on loblolly pine plantations in the southern United States ... More

Riahi,K. Rao,S. Krey,V. Cho,C. Chirkov,V. Fischer,G. Kindermann,G. Nakicenovic,N. Rafaj,P. (2011)

RCP 8.5 - A scenario of comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions ... 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

Hurtt,G.C. Chini,L.P. Frolking,S. Betts,R.A. Fischer,G. Hibbard,K. Houghton,R.A. Kindermann,G. Riahi,K. (2011)

Harmonization of land-use scenarios for the period 1500-2100: 600 years of global gridded annual land-use transitions, wood harvest, and resulting secondary lands ... More

Fritz,S. Shchepashchenko,D. McCallum,I. Perger,C. Schill,C. Baccini,A. Gallaun,H. Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. Santoro,M. Schmullius,C. Shvidenko,A. (2011)

Observing terrestrial biomass globally: http://biomass.geo-wiki.org ... More

Tietjen,B. Cramer,W. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Fuss,S. Obersteiner,M. Hunt,A. Watkiss,P. (2011)

WP 2F: Ecosystems and forests. Global report analysis ... 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

Gusti,M. Kindermann,G. (2011)

An approach to modeling landuse change and forest management on a global scale ... More

Schmidt,J. Leduc,S. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. Schmid,E. (2010)

Potential of biomass-fired combined heat and power plants considering the spatial distribution of biomass supply and heat demand ... More

Schmidt,J. Leduc,S. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. Schmid,E. (2010)

Cost-effective CO2 emission reduction through heat, power and biofuel production from woody biomass: A spatially explicit comparison of conversion technologies ... More

Leduc,S. Starfelt,F. Dotzauer,E. Kindermann,G. McCallum,I. Obersteiner,M. Lundgren,J. (2010)

Optimal location of lignocellulosic ethanol refineries with polygeneration in Sweden ... More

Sauer,T. Havlik,P. Schneider,U.A. Schmid,E. Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. (2010)

Agriculture and resource availability in a changing world: The role of irrigation ... 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

Gusti,M. Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. (2010)

Forest Carbon Index ... 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

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

Rametsteiner,E. Obersteiner,M. Kindermann,G. Sohngen,B. (2009)

Economics of avoiding deforestation ... 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

Gusti,M. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

Integrated assessment of global mitigation options in the forestry sector (Abstract) ... More

Havlik,P. Schneider,U.A. Schmid,E. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Leduc,S. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

GHG mitigation through bioenergy production versus carbon sinks enhancement: A quantitative analysis (Abstract) ... More

Deveney,A. Nackoney,J. Purvis,N. Gusti,M. Kopp,R. Myers,E. Stevenson,A. Kindermann,G. Macauley,M. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

[[Forest Carbon Index: The Geography of Forests in Climate Solutions]] ... More

Hurtt,G.C. Chini,L.P. Frolking,S. Betts,R. Fischer,G. Kindermann,G. Kinoshita,T. Riahi,K. Shevliakova,E. Smith,S. van Vuuren,D.P. Wang,Y.P. (2009)

Harmonisation of global land-use scenarios for the period 1500-2100 for IPCC-AR5 ... More

Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. Sohngen,B. Sathaye,J. Andrasko,K. Rametsteiner,E. Schlamadinger,B. Wunder,S. Beach,R. (2008)

Global cost estimates of reducing carbon emissions through avoided deforestation ... More

Kindermann,G. McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Obersteiner,M. (2008)

A global forest growing stock, biomass and carbon map based on FAO statistics ... More

Bottcher,H. Aoki,K. De Cara,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Schneider,U.A. Obersteiner,M. (2008)

GHG Mitigation Potentials and Costs from Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) in Annex 1 Countries ... More

Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. Rametsteiner,E. McCallum,I. (2006)

Predicting the deforestation-trend under different carbon-prices ... More