
Nils Droste
Associate professor | Senior lecturer | Principal investigator | Recognised Teaching Practitioner

Environmental Politics Research Group
Political science
Main research and teaching areas
- Environmental federalism
- Biodiversity governance
- Quantitative methods
Current research and teaching
Generally, I am interested in the effectiveness of environmental policies. Methodologically, I use quantitative methods to analyse public finance institutions for land use, conservation, and participatory governance mechanisms for sustainable development. I have been working on insurance values of soil biodiversity in the face of climate change. Now, I largely work on forest policies, the governance of trade-offs and the transformation of land use sectors, and financial markets.
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Publications
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Editorial overview : Biodiversity finance
Nils Droste, Lena Gipperth, Joakim Sandberg
(2026) Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 78
Debate/Note/EditorialDefining and operationalizing ‘nature-positive’ — a question of power
Marie Stenseke, Johanna Alkan Olsson, Susanne Arvidsson, Nils Droste, Viktor Elliot, et al.
(2025) Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77
ArticleA conceptual framework for assessing pathways towards climate neutrality and biodiversity conservation in a circular forest-based economy
Bogomil Iliev, Niclas Scott Bentsen, Huntley Brownell, Nils Droste, Dalia D'Amato, et al.
(2025) Ecological Economics, 238
ArticleEvaluating transformative policies in complex land-use systems
Nils Droste, Huntley Brownell, Dalia D'Amato, Hanna Ekström, Alexia Fridén, et al.
(2025) Ecological Economics, 238
ArticleWhat do we (not) know about biodiversity finance governance?
Jesper Svensson, Julia Mao, Nils Droste
(2025) Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 75
Review articleAvoiding Nightmare Forests : Insights From a Co-Creative Workshop
Ayonghe Nebasifu, Hanna Ekström, Bogomil Iliev, Sampo Pihlainen, Stefanie Linser, et al.
(2025) Futures and Foresight Science, 7
ArticleComparing Nordic forest governance : Key informant perspectives
Ayonghe Nebasifu, Dalia D'Amato, Hanna Ekström, Niina Pietarinen, Alexia Fridén, et al.
(2025) Forest Policy and Economics, 170
ArticleVoters do not punish their government for climate policies under favorable conditions
Sofia Henriks, Niklas Harring, Nils Droste
(2025) Environmental Politics, 34 p.320-343
ArticleAn outlook on modalities in Nordic forest governance
Ayonghe Nebasifu, Alexia Fridén, Hanna Ekström Pigot, Niina Pietarinen, Teemu Harrinkari, et al.
(2024) Forests Monitor, 1 p.16-38
ArticleMapping two centuries of forest governance in Nordic countries : An open access database
Alexia Fridén, Dalia D'Amato, Hanna Ekström, Bogomil Iliev, Ayonghe Nebasifu, et al.
(2024) Forest Policy and Economics, 160
Debate/Note/EditorialModelling forests as social-ecological systems : A systematic comparison of agent-based approaches
Hanna Ekström, Nils Droste, Mark Brady
(2024) Environmental Modelling and Software, 175
Review articleRiparian buffer zones in production forests create unequal costs among forest owners
Tristan R.M. Bakx, Cecilia Akselsson, Nils Droste, William Lidberg, Renats Trubins
(2024) European Journal of Forest Research, 143 p.1035–1046
ArticleBarking up the wrong tree? : A guide to forest owner typology methods
Hanna Ekström, Brian Danley, Yann Clough, Nils Droste
(2024) Forest Policy and Economics, 163
ArticleForest policy in Nordic countries : Expert opinions on future needs, uncertainties, and recommendations
Ayonghe A. Nebasifu, Niina Pietarinen, Alexia Fridén, Hanna Ekström, Teemu Harrinkari, et al.
(2024) Trees, Forests and People, 16
ArticleA political economy theory of fossil fuel subsidy reforms in OECD countries
Nils Droste, Benjamin Chatterton, Jakob Skovgaard
(2024) Nature Communications, 15
ArticleBridging differences through classroom simulations : Teaching Global Environmental Governance to international and interdisciplinary PhD students
Nils Droste, Frederik Lassen, Ina Möller, Jakob Raffn, Fariborz Zelli
(2022) Internationalising Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting Peer Learning , p.143-152
Book chapterNon-industrial private forest owner archetypes
Hanna Ekström, Brian Danley, Nils Droste
(2022)
OtherHuman behavior and forestry – a comparison of agent-based models
Hanna Ekström, Nils Droste, Mark V. Brady
(2022)
OtherDe unga gör helt rätt när de stämmer staten
Christina Moberg, Hervé Corvellec, Anders Lindroth, Manuela Isacson, Linn Nilsson, et al.
(2022) Aftonbladet
Newspaper articleLivelihoods matter – A comparative political ecology of forest use on Hispaniola
Milla Marzelius, Nils Droste
(2022) Forest Policy and Economics, 141
ArticleA global overview of biodiversity offsetting governance
Nils Droste, Johanna Alkan Olsson, Helena Hanson, Åsa Knaggård, Guilherme Lima, et al.
(2022) Journal of Environmental Management, 316
ArticleA note on performance indicators for agricultural economic journals
Robert Finger, Nils Droste, Bartosz Bartkowski, Frederic Ang
(2022) Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73 p.614-620
ArticleWhat makes businesses commit to nature conservation?
Marlen S. Krause, Nils Droste, Bettina Matzdorf
(2021) Business Strategy and the Environment, 30 p.741-755
ArticlePayments by modelled results : A novel design for agri-environmental schemes
Bartosz Bartkowski, Nils Droste, Mareike Ließ, William Sidemo-Holm, Ulrich Weller, et al.
(2021) Land Use Policy, 102
ArticleHot topics in agricultural and environmental economics – a large-scale bibliometric analysis
Nils Droste, Bartosz Bartkowski, Robert Finger
(2021) LSR Working Papers Series
Working paperA global review of ecological fiscal transfers
Jonah Busch, Irene Ring, Monique Akullo, Oyut Amarjargal, Maud Borie, et al.
(2021) Nature Sustainability, 4 p.756-765
Review articleSurvey data on voluntary nature conservation commitments of German businesses and their perceptions towards conservation credits
M. S. Krause, B. Matzdorf, N. Droste
(2020) Data in Brief, 33
ArticleSoil carbon insures arable crop production against increasing adverse weather due to climate change
Nils Droste, Wilhelm May, Yann Clough, Gunnar Börjesson, Mark Vincent Brady, et al.
(2020) Environmental Research Letters, 15
ArticleReviewing the interface of bioeconomy and ecosystem service research
Dalia D’Amato, Bartosz Bartkowski, Nils Droste
(2020) Ambio, 49 p.1878-1896
Review articleAssessing Nature’s Contributions to People
Hyeonju Ryu, Luca Coscieme, Nils Droste, Sonali Gosh, Lovisa Nilsson, et al.
(2020) Frontiers for Young Minds, 08
ArticleDisentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’
Andrew N. Kadykalo, María D. López-rodriguez, Jacob Ainscough, Nils Droste, Hyeonju Ryu, et al.
(2019) Ecosystems and People, 15 p.269-287
ArticleThinking green, circular or bio : Eliciting researchers' perspectives on a sustainable economy with Q method
D. D'amato, N. Droste, K.J. Winkler, A. Toppinen
(2019) Journal of Cleaner Production, 230 p.460-476
ArticleDesigning a global mechanism for intergovernmental biodiversity financing
Nils Droste, Joshua Farley, Irene Ring, Peter H. May, Taylor H. Ricketts
(2019) Conservation Letters, 12
ArticleDecentralization Effects in Ecological Fiscal Transfers : A Bayesian Structural Time Series Analysis for Portugal
Nils Droste, Claudia Becker, Irene Ring, Rui Santos
(2018) Environmental and Resource Economics, 71 p.1027-1051
ArticleEcosystem Service Valuation for National Accounting : A Reply to Obst, Hein and Edens (2016)
Nils Droste, Bartosz Bartkowski
(2018) Environmental and Resource Economics, 71 p.205-215
ArticleEcological Fiscal Transfers in Europe – Evidence-Based Design Options for a Transnational Scheme
N. Droste, I. Ring, R. Santos, M. Kettunen
(2018) Ecological Economics, 147 p.373-382
ArticleWhere communities intermingle, diversity grows : The evolution of topics in ecosystem service research
Nils Droste, Dalia D'Amato, Jessica Goddard
(2018) PLoS ONE, 13
ArticleIntegrating Ecological Indicators into Federal-State Fiscal Relations : A policy design study for Germany
Nils Droste, Irene Ring, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack, Thomas Lenk
(2017) Environmental Policy and Governance, 27 p.484-499
ArticleGreen, circular, bio economy : A comparative analysis of sustainability avenues
D. D'amato, N. Droste, B. Allen, M. Kettunen, K. Lähtinen, et al.
(2017) Journal of Cleaner Production, 168 p.716-734
ArticleThe Green Economy : Pragmatism or Revolution? Perceptions of Young Researchers on Social Ecological Transformation
Dalia D'amato, Nils Droste, Sander Chan, Anton Hofer
(2017) Environmental Values, 26 p.413-435
ArticleMunicipal Responses to Ecological Fiscal Transfers in Brazil : A microeconometric panel data approach
Nils Droste, Guilherme Rodrigues Lima, Peter Herman May, Irene Ring
(2017) Environmental Policy and Governance, 27 p.378-393
ArticleImplementing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Areas : Financing and Governance Aspects
Nils Droste, Christoph Schröter-schlaack, Bernd Hansjürgens, Horst Zimmermann
(2017) Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas , p.307-321
Book chapterExploring the policy mix for biodiversity financing : opportunities provided by environmental fiscal instruments in the EU
Andrea Illes, Marianne Kettunen, Patrick Ten Brink, Rui Santos, Nils Droste, et al.
(2017) Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series , p.261-276
Book chapterSteering innovations towards a green economy : Understanding government intervention
Nils Droste, Bernd Hansjürgens, Peter Kuikman, Nils Otter, Riina Antikainen, et al.
(2016) Journal of Cleaner Production, 135 p.426-434
ArticleMethodische Defizite der Umweltbewertung im Bundesverkehrswegeplan 2030
Jasper Meya, Nils Droste, Bernd Klauer
(2016) WasserWirtschaft, 106 p.59-60
LetterEcosystem services in infrastructure planning – a case study of the projected deepening of the Lower Weser river in Germany
Nils Droste, Jasper N. Meya
(2016) Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 60 p.231-248
ArticleGreen economy and related concepts : An overview
Eleonore Loiseau, Laura Saikku, Riina Antikainen, Nils Droste, Bernd Hansjürgens, et al.
(2016) Journal of Cleaner Production, 139 p.361-371
ArticleNeglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts, and Economic Valuation
Bernd Hansjürgens, Nils Droste, Klement Tockner
(2016) Water Resources Development and Management , p.65-78
Book chapterWhat can be learned from practical cases of green economy? –studies from five European countries
K. Pitkänen, R. Antikainen, N. Droste, E. Loiseau, L. Saikku, et al.
(2016) Journal of Cleaner Production, 139 p.666-676
ArticleEnvironmental and conservation policies
David N. Barton, Graciela M. Rusch, Irene Ring, Lucy Emerton, Nils Droste
(2014) Environmental policy and law, 44 p.368-371
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Introduction
Nils works on public finance institutions for land use, conservation, and participatory governance mechanisms for sustainable development.
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