David Leclere
Senior Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Dr. David Leclere is a Research Scholar with the IIASA Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program, having joined in 2012. He contributes to several developments on the GLOBIOM land use model and investigates various topics such as climate change impacts on agriculture, processes of agriculture expansion and intensification, and impacts of anthropogenic land use on the climate, the nutrient cycles and biodiversity. He recently coordinated the “Bending the Curve Initiative”, an international network of about 60 persons and 46 institutions focused on advanced quantitative modeling techniques, and investigating future pathways towards ambitious targets for biodiversity.Dr. Leclere obtained an MSc in Fundamental and Applied Physics, and in Climate Environment interactions from the Paris-Saclay University, as well as a PhD in Environmental Science, also from the Paris-Saclay University (AgroParisTech), France.
Last update: 14 SEP 2020
Publications
Johnson, J.A., Brown, M.E., Corong, E., Dietrich, J.P., C Henry, R., von Jeetze, P.J., Leclere, D., Popp, A., Thakrar, S.K., & Williams, D.R (2023). The meso scale as a frontier in interdisciplinary modeling of sustainability from local to global scales. Environmental Research Letters 18 (2) e025007. 10.1088/1748-9326/acb503.
Spillias, S., Valin, H. , Batka, M. , Sperling, F., Havlik, P. , Leclere, D., Cottrell, R.S., O’Brien, K.R., & McDonald-Madden, E. (2023). Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming. Nature Sustainability 6 380-390. 10.1038/s41893-022-01043-y.
FABLE (2023). Ecological restoration and deforestation control: Implications for Colombia’s agriculture and climate goals. FABLE Policy Brief. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) , Paris, France/Laxenburg, Austria.
Kozicka, M. , Havlik, P. , Valin, H. , Wollenberg, E., Deppermann, A., Leclère, D., Lauri, P., Moses, R., Boere, E., Frank, S. , Davis, C., Park, E., & Gurwich, N. (2023). Feeding climate and biodiversity goals with novel plant-based meat and milk alternatives. Nature Communications 14 e5316. 10.1038/s41467-023-40899-2.
IBF-IIASA (2023). Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) Documentation 2023 - Version 1.0. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis , Laxenburg, Austria.