Cornelia Krug

Global change ecology, science-policy interfaces, biodiversity, ecosystems, scenario development

I have worked extensively on the impacts of environmental change on ecological communities in Europe and Southern Africa, in particular the role of land use management, land use change and habitat fragmentation.

At the science policy interface, I facilitate the synthesis and catalysis of policy-relevant biodiversity and ecosystem research, create linkages between science, policy and society and contribute to science communication activities.

Education and professional positions

Other roles

I serve as a Resource Person on the IPBES Task Force Data & Knowledge, am the Co-Lead of the GEO BON Policy Task Force, and Steering Committee Member of the Future Earth Natural Assets KAN and the Future Earth Pathways to Sustainability Initiative.

• Schneider F., Tribaldos T., Adler C., Biggs R., de Bremond A., Buser T., Krug C., Loutre M-F., Moore S., Norström AV., Paulavets K., Urbach D., Spehn E., Wülser G., Zondervan R. (2021). Co-production of knowledge and sustainability transformations. a strategic compass for global research networks. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 49:127-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.04.007
• Díaz S., Zafra-Calvo N., Purvis A., [... ...]., Krug CB., [... ...]., et al. (2020). Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability. Science 370: 411-413. DOI: 10.1126/science.abe1530
• Krug CB., Sterling E., Cadman T., Geschke J., Drummond de Castro PF., Schliep R., Osemwegie I., Muller-Karger FE., Maraseni T. (2020). Stakeholder participation in IPBES: connecting local environmental work with global decision making, Ecosystems and People 16 197-211 . DOI: 10.1080/26395916.2020.1788643
• Martinez-Harms MJ., Gelcich S., Krug RM., Maseyk FJF., Moersberger H., Rastogi A., Wambugu G., Krug CB., Spehn EM., Pascual U. (2018). Framing natural assets for advancing sustainability research: translating different perspectives into actions. Sustainability Science, 13(6):1519-1531. DOI: 10.5167/uzh-160248
• Krug CB., Schaepman ME., Shannon LJ., Cavender-Bares J., Cheung W., McIntyre PB., Metzger JP., Niinemets Ü., Obura DO., Schmid B., Strassburg BBN., Van Teeffelen AJA., Weyl OLF., Yasuhara M., Leadley PW. (2017). Observations, indicators and scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services change — a framework to support policy and decision-making. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 29 198–206 . DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.04.001
• Emmenegger R., Rowan R., Zuppinger-Dingley D., Krug CB., Parreño MA., Korf B. (2017). Ontology and integrative research on Global Environmental Change: towards a critical GEC science. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 29 131–137. DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.02.001
• Urban MC., Bocedi G., Hendry AP., Mihoub J-B., Pe'er G., Singer A., Bridle JR., Crozier LG., De Meester L., Godsoe W., Gonzalez A., Hellmann JJ., Holt RD., Huth A., ohst K., Krug CB., Leadley PW., Palmer SCF., Pantel JH., Schmitz A., Zollner PA., Travis JMJ. (2016). Improving the forecast for biodiversity under climate change. Science 353. DOI: 10.1126/science.aad8466
• Bennett EM., Cramer W., Bessi A., Cundill G., Diaz S., Egoh B., Geijzendorffer IS., Krug CB., Lavorel S., Lazos E., Lebel L., Martín-Lopez B., Meyfroid P., Mooney HA., Nel JL., Pascual U., Payet K., Pérez Harguindeguy N., Peterson G., Prieur-Richard A-H., Reyers B., Roebeling P., Seppelt R., Solan M., Tschakert P., Tscharntke T., Turner BL., Verburg PH., Viglizzo EF., White PCL, Woodward G. (2015). Linking ecosystem services to human well-being: Three challenges for designing research for sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 14:76-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.03.007
• Marques A., Pereira HM., Krug CB., Leadley PW., Visconti P., Januchowski-Hartley SR., Krug RM., Alkemade R., Bellard C., Cheung WWL., Christensen V., Cooper HD., Hirsch TL., Hoft R., van Kolck J., Newbold T., Noonan-Mooney K., Regan EC., Rondinini C., Sumaila UR., Teh LSL., Walpole M. (2014). A framework for identifying enabling and urgent actions for the 2020 Aichi Targets. Basic and Applied Ecology 15, 633-638. DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2014.09.004
• Tittensor DP., Walpole M., Hill SLL., Boyce DG., Britten GL., Burgess ND., Butchart SHM., Leadley PW., Regan EC., Alkemade R., Baumung R., Bellard C., Bouwman L., Bowles-Newark NJ., Chenery AM., Cheung WWL, Christensen V., Cooper HD., Crowther AR., Dixon MJR., Galli A., Gaveau V., Gregory RD., Gutierrez NL., Hirsch TL., Höft R., Januchowski-Hartley R.,, Karmann M., Krug CB., Leverington FJ., Loh J., Lojenga RK., Malsch K., Marques A., Morgan DHW., Mumby PJ., Newbold, T., Noonan-Mooney K., Pagad SN., Parks BC., Pereira HM., Robertson T., Rondinini C., Santini L., Scharlemann JPW., Schindler S., Sumaila UR., Teh LSL., van Kolck J., Visconti P., Ye Y. (2014). A mid-term analysis of progress towards international biodiversity targets. Science 346, 241-244. DOI: 10.1126/science.1257484