Rafaella Ferraz Ziegert
| Rafaella Ferraz ZiegertProfessur für Forst- und Umweltpolitik Tennenbacher Str. 4 D - 79106 Freiburg i. Br. Room 4069 Telefon: (0761) 47661251 |
Rafaella Ferraz Ziegert is a research associate and Ph.D. researcher at the Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy. She holds an M.Sc. in Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg, and a BA in Development Studies with French from the University of Sussex, UK, including a year abroad at Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence, France, where she studied Political Sciences. In Brazil, Rafaella also completed a Postgraduate degree in Social-Psychology from FESP.
Prior to her current position, Rafaella has worked in different international contexts such as in Brazil (sustainability consultancy firms), Malaysia (Bioversity research institute), and Germany (UNFCCC and UNSSC), gaining experience and knowledge in research, impact assessments, learning and training, and stakeholder engagement in the areas of sustainability, development cooperation, environment and climate change.
Research Interests
§ Global Environmental Governance Regimes
§ Sustainable Trade and Value Supply Chains
§ Policy Coherence and Systems Thinking
§ Food Security and Systems
§ Case study focus on Brazil and South America
Education
2023 - current | PhD researcher at the Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy, University of Freiburg, Germany |
2017-2019 | MSc Environmental Governance, University of Freiburg, Germany |
2014-2016 | Post-Grad (specialization) Social Psychology, FESPSP-Fundacao Escola de Sociologia e Política de Sao Paulo, Brazil |
2008-2012 | BA (Honors) Development Studies with French, University of Sussex, United Kingdom |
2010-2011 | Year abroad studying Political Sciences at Institut d'Études Politiques (Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence), France |
Working experience
2019 - 2023 | Associate Learning Officer at the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), Germany |
2019 | Sustainable Development Mechanism Intern at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany |
2018 | Research Intern at Biodiversity International, Malaysia |
2014-2017 | Social-Economic Analyst at JGP Consultoria Ambiental (Environmental Consultancy Firm), Brazil |
2013-2014 | Sustainability Analyst at Quintessa Consultoria (Sustainability Consultancy Firm), Brazil |
Scholarships and Awards
§ 2019-2020: Recipient of the Carlo Schmid Programme, from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), for internship at the United Nations
§ 2017-2019: Recipient of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship for Master’s in Environmental Governance at the University of Freiburg
Research Projects
§ 2023 – 2025: CLEVER - “Creating leverage to enhance biodiversity outcomes of global biomass trade”. CLEVER is a transdisciplinary EU 2021 HORIZON research project. In addition to the University of Bonn, which is coordinating the project, eleven other partners from Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Cameroon and Brazil are involved. EU Commission (DG Research and Innovation), Horizon Europe (HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-15 Call).
Publications
§ Jalonen, R., Ziegert, R.F., Lamers, H.A.H. et al. From Within and Without: Gender, Agency and Sustainable Management of Non-Timber Forest Products in Two Indian States. Small-scale Forestry (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s11842-022-09531-x
§ Kleinschmit D, Ferraz Ziegert R, and Walther L (2021) Framing Illegal Logging and Its Governance Responses in Brazil – A Structured Review of Diagnosis and Prognosis. Front. For. Glob. Change 4:624072. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.624072