Professor Klaus Hubacek is an ecological economist with a research focus on coupled natural and human systems. He has worked extensively with stakeholders in participatory research projects and has led large interdisciplinary research teams. He has published about 200 scientific articles on topics such as climate-change adaptation and mitigation, participatory modeling, ecosystems services, and land-use governance. He has conducted studies for a number of national agencies in Austria, China, Japan, the UK, and the United States.