Economics of Woodland Creation in England
Author(s): Gregory Valatin, Vadim Saraev, Robert Hattersley, Wen Hao Low, Eleanor Gardner, Romain Thurin
Wen Hao Low
BSc (Hons), MSc
Wen Hao Low
BSc (Hons), MScAssistant Economist
Climate change
Alice Holt, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH
About Wen Hao Low
Biography
Prior to joining Forest Research in January 2022, he completed an MSc in Environmental Technology (specialising in Environmental Resource Management) at Imperial College London and a BSc (Hons) in Economics at the University of Warwick. Through these degrees, he gained experience in applying economic theory as well as econometric and machine learning techniques to study environmental and sustainability issues within interdisciplinary settings. This includes research on the effectiveness of forest certification in reducing deforestation using econometric panel regressions. It also includes investigations into the spatial-temporal dynamics and drivers of Amazonian wildfires using Random Forest analysis on geospatial data.
What Wen Hao does
Job Description
Wen Hao is an Assistant Economist at Forest Research. He conducts research on a broad spectrum of forestry economics and sustainable forest management topics. This includes the:
- economics of agroforestry and woodland creation;
- application of Green Finance mechanisms to trees, woods, and forests;
- use of behavioural science ‘nudges’ to encourage sustainable forestry practices;
- monetary valuation of forest ecosystem services; and
- climate change mitigation cost-effectiveness of forestry.
