Nicklas Forsell
Senior Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
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Biography
Nicklas Forsell is a senior research scholar in the Integrated Biosphere Futures Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. He devoted over a decade to scientific work in a variety of areas, including: systemic thinking, sustainability, climate change, climate legislation, economics, governance and greenhouse gas reporting.His research experience stretches from biophysical modeling in the areas of ecosystems, forestry, and agriculture to economics, finance, and integrated assessment. He has successfully conducted projects for international organizations such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), governmental bodies such as the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action and Environment, and the US Environmental Protection Agency and international companies.
He obtained a PhD in Forest Economics from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Toulouse.
Last update: 02 AUG 2023
Publications
IBF-IIASA (2023). Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) Documentation 2023 - Version 1.0. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis , Laxenburg, Austria.
Gidden, M. , Gasser, T. , Grassi, G., Forsell, N., Janssens, I., Lamb, W., Minx, J., Nicholls, Z. , Steinhauser, J. , & Riahi, K. (2022). Policy guidance and pitfalls aligning IPCC scenarios to national land emissions inventories. Earth and Space Science Open Archive 10.1002/essoar.10512676.2.
Nascimento, L., Kuramochi, T., Wollands, S., de Villafranca Casa, M.J., Hans, F., de Vivero, G., Fekete, H., Pelekh, N., Lui, S., Wong, J., Höhne, N., Dafnomilis, I., Hooijschuur, E., den Elzen, M., Roelfsema, M., Forsell, N., Araujo Gutierrez, Z., & Gusti, M. (2022). Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries
Analysis of current climate policies and mitigation commitments: 2022 update. NewClimate Institute , Cologne, Germany.
Daigneault, A., Baker, J.S., Guo, J., Lauri, P., Favero, A., Forsell, N., Johnston, C., Ohrel, S.B., & Sohngen, B. (2022). How the future of the global forest sink depends on timber demand, forest management, and carbon policies. Global Environmental Change 76 e102582. 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102582.
Mazziotta, A., Lundström, J., Forsell, N., Moor, Helen, Eggers, J., Subramanian, N., Aquilué, N., Morán‐Ordóñez, A., Brotons, L., & Snäll, T. (2022). More future synergies and less trade‐offs between forest ecosystem services with natural climate solutions instead of bioeconomy solutions. Global Change Biology 28 (21) 6333-6348. 10.1111/gcb.16364.