Haye Geukes is a postdoctoral researcher on socio-environmental justice in scaling nature-based solutions in the departments of Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at VU Amsterdam.
His research focuses on identifying how to scale nature-based solutions effectively and fairly, integrating multiple approaches to scaling and justice. This research is part of the Biodiversa+ FairNature project.
For his PhD thesis, Haye evaluated nature-based solutions for coastal climate change adaptation to inform strategic decision-making. He was trained as an interdisciplinary environmental scientist, specialising in ecology and ethics.
Expertise
Interdisciplinary research; nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; deep uncertainty; empirical ethics
Education
2026: PhD in Environmental Sciences, Leiden University
2021: MSc Industrial Ecology, Leiden University and Delft University of Technology
2019: BSc Natural and Social Sciences, University of Amsterdam
