Current positions

Member of scientific staff at the project “GrüneLunge 2.0 – Transformation towards resilient urban forests”
Member of scientific staff at the project “Potential of beech-fir mixed forests to adapt from the climate change impacts in commercial forests (BuTaKli) ”
Member of scientific staff at the project “FuTuReS – Fucoxanthin production from microalgae: transdisciplinary and regional scenarios”

Fields of work

Forest ecosystem services
Biodiversity
Sustainable forest management

On the internet

Social networks:
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Professional background

since 2018	Scientific staff member at ITAS
2018	Student research assistant in the Chair of Forestry and Environment of the University of Freiburg
2017	Student research assistant in ITAS in the project “Potential of beech-fir mixed forests to adapt from the climate change impacts in commercial forests (BuTaKli)”
2016	Exchange year, participation in two master studies: Marine Sciences and Environmental Management at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Syndey - Australia
2015	Internship at the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) – Eschborn Department of rural development and agro-economy in the program Social and Environmental Standards
2013 - 2017	Master degree in “Environmental Sciences” (M.Sc.) at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg with focus on biodiversity, vegetation and wildlife
2010	Internship at the NGO Tropenbos International in Kumasi - Ghana in the field of sustainable forestry and environmental management
2007 - 2012	Bachelor degree in “Forestry and Environment” (B.Sc.) at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg with focus on international forest management

Publications

2023

Journal Articles

Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Türk, L.; Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Sotirov, M.; Saha, S.
Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 17. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00096-y

Presentations

Saha, S.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Schobert, M.; Cueva, J.; Albrecht, A.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Matzarakis, A.; Köhler, M.; Collet, F.; Laux, M.; Lv, H.
Combining inter-and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests to climate change impacts in Southwest Germany
2023. 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests (2023), Washington, DC, USA, October 16–20, 2023

2022

Journal Articles

Cueva, J.; Almeida, I. A.; Fröhlich, K.; Dermann, A. F.; Dermann, F.; Köhler, M.; Grossmann, J.; Meier, W.; Bauhus, J.; Schröder, D.; Sardemann, G.; Thomas, C.; Carnicero, A. R.; Saha, S.
Synergies and tradeoffs in ecosystem services from urban and peri-urban forests and their implication to sustainable city design and planning
2022. Sustainable cities and society, 82, 103903. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103903

Conference Papers

Saha, S.; Matzarakis, A.; Albrecht, A.; Fricke, A.; Collet, F.; Almeida, I.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Cueva-Giron, J. M.; Köhler, M.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Schobert, M.; Fröhlich, K.; Trenks, H.; Parodi, O.; Böddeker, H.; Kienzler, U.; Reuter, M.
Inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) to climate change impacts - lessons learned from the first phase of the “GreenLung” (“GrüneLunge”) project, Germany
2022. UFFU 2022 : International Conference Leuven : Urban Forests, Forest Urbanisms, and Global Warming: Developing Greener, Cooler and more Resilient Cities : Book of Abstracts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)

2021

Journal Articles

Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Converting monospecific into mixed forests: stakeholders’ views on ecosystem services in the Black Forest Region
2021. Ecology and society, 26 (4), Article no: 28. doi:10.5751/ES-12723-260428

Presentations

Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Saha, S.; Fröhlich, K.; Cueva, J.
Wie kann man Ökosystemleistungen von Bäumen messen?
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, June 15, 2021

Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Mischwälder und ihre Bedeutung für eine nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, June 15, 2021

Fricke, A.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Saha, S.; Almeida, I.
Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Bäumen in Karlsruhe
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, June 15, 2021

2019

Presentations

Almeida, I.; Saha, S.; Rösch, C.
Public preference for mixed forests - The results of a transdisciplinary research project on ecosystem services in Germany
2019. IUFRO World Congress (2019), Curitiba, Brazil, September 29–October 5, 2019

Almeida, I.; Sardemann, G.; Fricke, A.; Meyer-Soylu, S.; Trenks, H.; Waitz, C.; Parodi, O.; Seebacher, A.; Kopfmüller, J.; Rösch, C.; Stelzer, V.; Saha, S.; u.a.
Managing urban trees and forests under the threats of climate change, urbanization, and pollution
2019. IUFRO World Congress (2019), Curitiba, Brazil, September 29–October 5, 2019

2018

Journal Articles

Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Comparison of Ecosystem Services from Mixed and Monospecific Forests in Southwest Germany: A Survey on Public Perception
2018. Forests, 9 (10), Article: 627. doi:10.3390/f9100627

Presentations

Saha, S.; Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.
High public support for mixed forests over monospecific forests in Germany
2018. 4th International Congress of Planted Forests (2018), Beijing, China, October 23–27, 2018

Saha, S.; Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.
Comparison of ecosystem services from mixed against monospecific forests in the southwest Germany: a survey on public perception
2018. 11th 11th International Beech Symposium, Viterbo, I, September 18-21, 2018 (2018), Viterbo, Italy, September 18–21, 2018