Traci Birge

DSc. Agriculture and Forestry

Department of Agricultural Sciences
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Agricultural Sciences
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)

Emailtraci.birge@helsinki.fi

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Curriculum vitae

Delivering the Finnish inventory of demonstration farms for Horizon2020 project Plaid Peer and working in the Horizon2020 project HNV-Link for innovation in high nature value farmland.

Research focuses mainly on human aspects of sustainable agricultural production, with current and prior work on agroecology and environmental topics including: high nature value farming, innovation for farmland nature management, agri-environmental policy, results-based payments, heritage landscapes (traditional rural biotopes), local foods, ecosystem services.

Doctoral dissertation completed in 2017. Teaching experience includes HENVI course in food loss and food waste, bachelor-level courses in restoration and management of cultural landscapes. Other experience includes Millennium Ecosystem Assessment follow-up programme and other activities at United Nations Environment Programme in Kenya and organic/biodynamic farming and field research. Proposed and developed a UNEP-endorsed ecosystem services assessment for a region in southern Finland.

Fields of Science

119 Other natural sciences
agroecology, high nature value farmland, farmer interviews, ecosystem services, cultural landscapes

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications 2011 2018

4 Article
2 Abstract
1 Commissioned report
1 Review Article
2 More
- 1 Other contribution
- 1 Doctoral Thesis

Could Results-Based Payments Help Finland’s Most Endangered Farmlands?

Birge, T. L., 13 Mar 2018

Research output: Other contribution › Research

Open Access

Results-based agri-environment payments: supporting farmers supporting nature

Herzon, I., Birge, T. L., Allen, B., Povellato, A., Vanni, F. & Hart, K., 2018. 1 p.

Research output: Conference materials › Abstract › Research › peer-review

Time to look for evidence: Results-based approach to biodiversity conservation on farmland in Europe

Herzon, I., Birge, T., Allen, B., Povellato, A., Vanni, F., Hart, K., Radley, G., Tucker, G., Keenleyside, C., Oppermann, R., Underwood, E., Poux, X., Beaufoy, G. & Prazan, J., Feb 2018, In : Land Use Policy. 71, p. 347-354 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review