Fenja Kroos

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Fenja Kroos

MSc (Environmental Protection and Management)
BSc (Geography International)

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Fenja Kroos is a Researcher at Ecologic Institute in Berlin. Her work focuses on marine and Arctic issues, as well as on biodiversity and nature-based solutions. Fenja Kroos works in English and German.

For Ecologic Institute, Fenja Kroos is involved in a variety of projects that deal with Arctic governance, policy, and knowledge transfer. This includes the "YESSS – Year-round EcoSystem Study on Svalbard: Seasonally resolving ecosystem functioning in a warming Arctic" project and the project "DynARC: A pluralistic approach to dynamic marine conservation in the Arctic". Moreover, Fenja Kroos is actively involved in a project to support EU Member States in implementing the Nature Restoration Law. In the MEER:STARK project, she is researching cross-sectoral cooperation for resilient ecosystems and sustainable climate adaptation in the North and Baltic Seas. In addition, she is actively involved in the EU Mission for the Restoration of Oceans, Seas and Waters, a strategic initiative to conserve and restore marine and aquatic ecosystems across the EU. She is furthermore involved in the Marine SABRES project, which aims to apply social-ecological systems thinking and an ecosystem approach to develop targeted solutions to marine biodiversity loss.

Before and alongside her work at Ecologic Institute, Fenja Kroos heads the biodiversity working group at the organization Generation Climate Europe. She coordinates three teams respectively on nature restoration, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and nature-based solutions. She is also the social media coordinator for the Scottish Arctic Network, where she was also a member of the steering group during its inception.

Fenja Kroos holds a master's degree in Environmental Protection and Management from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). Her thesis focussed on the role and function of Arctic networks. She completed her bachelor's degree in Geography International with a minor in Physical Oceanography at the University of Hamburg (Germany). Her bachelor thesis focussed on the geopolitical responses to retreating sea ice in the Arctic. During her bachelor studies, Fenja Kroos spent two semesters at the University of Calgary (Canada), where she focussed on climate change, ecosystems and Arctic System Science.

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Recent content by Fenja Kroos

Event:Digital Event
 
Join us for an exciting virtual expert workshop on 10 December 2024, from 10:00 to 12:30 CET, organized by the Ecologic Institute and AquaEcology. This workshop is part of the German-funded research project MEER:STARK that addresses the urgent need for climate resilience in marine conservation. With a focus on Europe-wide collaboration, this event aims to explore how Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can be adapted to withstand future climate impacts and support adapting to climatic changes.

Climate-Ready Marine Protected Areas: Building Resilience and Supporting Marine Adaptation

Virtual Workshop


online

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Event:Workshop
 
On 4 July 2024, an expert dialog on nature-based coastal protection took place at Ecologic Institute in Berlin. This event was intended to foster cross-sector dialogues between experts from different fields and thus contribute to the further development of nature-based coastal protection in order to meet the challenges of climate change and protect biodiversity in coastal regions.

Integrated Approaches for Marine Protection and Climate Adaptation in Cross-sector Dialog Using the Example of Nature-based Coastal Protection


online and Berlin, Germany

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Publication:Infographic
 
Poster titled 'Synergies and Strategies for Marine Protection and Climate Adaptation,' illustrating a research project on integrating marine protection and climate adaptation in coastal areas. The poster features a diagram of the Nexus approach, highlighting connections between marine protection, climate adaptation, socio-economic integration, policy, governance, and potential conflicts. Visual elements include various restoration, construction, and management measures ...
The poster ‘Synergies and Strategies for Marine Protection and Climate Adaptation’ presents key results and approaches of research on the integration of marine protection and climate adaptation. It shows how these two areas can be linked in order to effectively meet the challenges of climate change in marine and coastal ecosystems.

Synergien und Strategien für Meersschutz und Klimaanpassung

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the final report "Compilation of existing guidance on ecosystem restoration. Reference document for Member States to inform nature restoration planning.
This document compiles useful sources for MS to inform nature restoration planning. It aims to support MS in the contextualization, design and planning of nature restoration measures in their NRPs and includes links to established (i) guidelines and standards, (ii) key platforms and networks, and (iii) databases.

Compilation of Existing Guidance on Ecosystem Restoration

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Presentation:Speech
 
presentation
On 22 February 2024, Dr. Benjamin Kupilas and Fenja Kroos gave a presentation at the 6th ad-hoc meeting on future national restoration plans (NRPs) organized by DG ENV. They presented their work on the Compilation of Existing Guidance on Ecosystem Restoration commissioned by DG ENV.

Compilation of Existing Guidance on Ecosystem Restoration


Dr. Benjamin Kupilas

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Project
 
This project supports the EU Commission by undertaking a series of assignments that are to be requested by the Commission during the next phases of the legislative process of the proposed NRL. In this context, the project handles requests from the European Commission, for example to discuss further details of measures to be considered in the negotiations on this legislation.

Analytical and Technical Support During the Negotiations Process for the Nature Restoration Law

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Project
 
The Ecologic Institute, part of a pan-European consortium, is implementing the "Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters" support platform for the European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) and the European Commission, aiming to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems, prevent pollution, and promote a sustainable blue economy, which includes designing and managing the EU Blue Parks Community support services and contributing to the development of mission indicators.

Mission Ocean, Seas and Waters Implementation Support Platform

Mission Coordination and Monitoring

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Project
 
The project "Climate Adaptation Naturally Nature-based Solutions for Municipalities" aims to communicate the potential of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in cities and municipalities in a targeted manner and to support cities and municipalities in the implementation of such solutions with the help of practice-oriented applications. The project primarily addresses climate adaptation managers in the municipalities, but also representatives from urban planning and development, green space offices and nature conservation authorities, education and culture, water and wastewater management.

Climate Adaptation Naturally!

Nature-based solutions for communities

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