Prof Urs Kreuter
Senior Fellow
Dr Urs Kreuter is the Joan Negley-Kelleher Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University, USA. His research is driven by his multidisciplinary interests in ecological economics, rural sociology, and environmental psychology; and he leads a research program focusing on the Human Dimensions of Rangeland Ecosystem Management.
Kreuter holds a Ph.D. Range Science (Utah State University-1992); and his work aims to inform policy aimed at creating positive incentives for the sustainable use and management of terrestrial ecosystems under a broad range of land tenure systems.
Selected Publications
- 2022 - High intensity fire experiments to manage shrub encroachment: Lessons learned in South Africa and USA
- 2019 - Ecosystem service value assessment of a natural reserve region for strengthening protection and conservation
- 2017 - Conservation credits: Evolution of a market-oriented approach to recovery of species of concern on private land
- 2010 - Wildlife conservation and community-based natural resource management in southern Africa’s private nature reserves
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