Mgr. Davina Elena Vačkářová, Ph.D.

Position: senior researcher

Branch: Department of the Human Dimensions of Global Change

Workplace: ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.V Jirchářích 149/6Praha110 00

Email: vackarova.d@czechglobe.cz

Phone: +420 601 383 185

Research Focus

human dimension of global environmental change; ecosystem services and values; anthropogenic transformation of ecosystems and implications for quality of life; climate change adaptation

Education

2010 PhD. Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (Applied and Landscape Ecology)

2001 Mgr. Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (Environmental studies)

Appointments

1/2020 – present Global Change Research Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Human Dimensions of Global Change, senior researcher and project manager

12/2010 – 1/2020 Global Change Research Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Human Dimensions of Global Change, Head of the Department

1/2006 – present Charles University in Prague, Environment Center

7/2001 – 12/2005 Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic

Important research visits and fellowships

2015 Institute for Sustainability Studies, University of Iceland, Reykjavík

2015 – 2016 UNDP Poverty-Environment Initiative Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan)

Membership

Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP – 2014-2018 Steering Committee); Global Footprint Network – National Accounts Committee; IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN CEM)

IPBES: Policy support tools and methodologies for scenario analysis and modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services (Chapter 5 Review Editor)

Editorial Board Ecosystem Health and Sustainability