Petr Havlík
Program Director and Principal Research Scholar
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Petr Havlík joined IIASA in 2007 as a research scholar in the former Forestry Program and is currently the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program (BNR) Director. Within BNR, he also leads the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group (IBF).His research interests are in integrated modeling of natural resources and ecosystems management for the development of transformations in food and bio-based sectors that enable satisfying human needs while ensuring the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine environments. In this context, he also led the development of the renowned IIASA Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM).
He coordinates the institute’s contributions to global land use related foresight and assessment activities with European Commission funded research projects, and with international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank. At the national level, Havlík coordinates the contribution to policies and regulatory processes in, among others, China, the European Union, Indonesia, and the USA. These projects generated funding for IIASA of about EUR 14 million.
While working at IIASA, he also held a three-year joint position with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Havlík has been among the World’s most Highly Cited Researchers since 2018 and was ranked by Reuters as the sixth most influential climate scientist worldwide. His scientific excellence is also recognized by his appointment as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), and the leading roles he plays in other international scientific networks, such as the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP).
Havlík received his PhD from the University of Montpellier 1 in France, and Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic.
Last update: 04 APR 2023
Publications
Kozicka, M. , Leclere, D. , Davis, C., Deppermann, A., Frank, S. , Bos, D., & Havlik, P. (2025). Feeding The Planet While Saving It: How New Foods Can Help! Frontiers for Young Minds 13 10.3389/frym.2025.1558710.
Derci Augustynczik, A.L., Gusti, M., Deppermann, A., Nakhavali, A. , Jia, F., Di Fulvio, F. , & Havlik, P. (2025). Adapting forest management to climate change impacts and policy targets in the EU: Insights from the coupled GLOBIOM/G4M-i3PGmiX model. One Earth 8 (6) e101313. 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101313.
Chang, J. , Peng, S., Yin, Y., Ciais, P., Havlik, P. , & Herrero, M. (2025). The key role of production efficiency changes in livestock methane emission mitigation V4. 10.5281/zenodo.15093189.
Krisztin, T. , Ringwald, L., Balkovič, J. , Cornford, R. , Freund, C., Havlík, P. , Lauerwald, R., O'Connor, L., Renhart, A., Tan, E., & Visconti, P. (2025). Maximizing CAP impact: Advancing Climate, Biodiversity, and Farm Profitability Through Strategic Action. LAMASUS Policy Brief 001
Escobar Lanzuela, N. , Valin, H. , Frank, S. , Galperin, D., Wade, C.M., Ringwald, L., Tanner, D., Hinkel, N., Havlik, P. , Baker, J.S., Lie, S., & Ramig, C. (2024). Understanding Uncertainty in Market-Mediated Responses to US Oilseed Biodiesel Demand: Sensitivity of ILUC Emission Estimates to GLOBIOM Parametric Uncertainty. Environmental Science & Technology 10.1021/acs.est.3c09944.