Markus Kröger
@markuskroger.bsky.social
Professor of Global Development Studies, University of Helsinki. Research on the BRICS, natural resource politics, forestry, mining, agriculture, climate etc
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Clearcut | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
New book: Clearcut: Political Economies of Deforestation www.cambridge.org/fi/universit...
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Here my views on the far-right victory in Brazil's elections, amid the super El Nino and Amazon tipping point: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Brazil had an election on Sunday.
The extreme right-wing won a large majority in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, and Bolsonaro seems to be heading for the victory over Lula in the second round… ...
Brazil had an election on Sunday.
The extreme right-wing won a large majority in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, and Bolsonaro seems to be heading for the victory over Lula in the second round o...
www.linkedin.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Here my views on the far-right victory in Brazil's elections, amid the super El Nino and Amazon tipping point: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
New open-access, co-authored publication by a group of Amazon researchers:
"Global responsibility for Amazon conservation: why soy, beef imports and agrochemical overuse demand urgent international action"
Read it here! doi.org/10.1080/1474...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social @treesfordev.bsky.social
"Global responsibility for Amazon conservation: why soy, beef imports and agrochemical overuse demand urgent international action"
Read it here! doi.org/10.1080/1474...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social @treesfordev.bsky.social
Global responsibility for Amazon conservation: why soy, beef imports and agrochemical overuse demand urgent international action
Published in Globalizations (Ahead of Print, 2026)
doi.org
September 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
New open-access, co-authored publication by a group of Amazon researchers:
"Global responsibility for Amazon conservation: why soy, beef imports and agrochemical overuse demand urgent international action"
Read it here! doi.org/10.1080/1474...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social @treesfordev.bsky.social
"Global responsibility for Amazon conservation: why soy, beef imports and agrochemical overuse demand urgent international action"
Read it here! doi.org/10.1080/1474...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social @treesfordev.bsky.social
Podcast episode about deforestation & why it is so hard to cut it out!! Listen on Apple Podcasts or the podcatcher of your choice!
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/i...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/i...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
Why is stopping deforestation so difficult? with Markus Kröger
Podcast Episode · Inconvenient Chats · 28 July · 44min
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September 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Podcast episode about deforestation & why it is so hard to cut it out!! Listen on Apple Podcasts or the podcatcher of your choice!
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/i...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/i...
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
Transformative resistances to extractivisms tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New special issue and its introductory article are now out, with Third World Quarterly. Here the abstract, co-written with Anja Nygren and Barry Gills
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
New special issue and its introductory article are now out, with Third World Quarterly. Here the abstract, co-written with Anja Nygren and Barry Gills
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
September 7, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Transformative resistances to extractivisms tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New special issue and its introductory article are now out, with Third World Quarterly. Here the abstract, co-written with Anja Nygren and Barry Gills
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
New special issue and its introductory article are now out, with Third World Quarterly. Here the abstract, co-written with Anja Nygren and Barry Gills
@exaltresearch.bsky.social
Land-grabbing mafias and dispossession in the Brazilian Amazon: rural–urban land speculation and deforestation in the Santarém region www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Land-grabbing mafias and dispossession in the Brazilian Amazon: rural–urban land speculation and deforestation in the Santarém region
This article explores the ways that illegal land grabbing has taken place in contemporary Brazil since 2003. The findings suggest that much more attention needs to be paid to the various forms of v...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Land-grabbing mafias and dispossession in the Brazilian Amazon: rural–urban land speculation and deforestation in the Santarém region www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Clearcut Book Launch!
youtu.be/jjj17DzxYKY?....
Larry Lohmann and I explore regionally dominant political economies & how we understand extractive sectors
youtu.be/jjj17DzxYKY?....
Larry Lohmann and I explore regionally dominant political economies & how we understand extractive sectors
Clearcut Book Launch
YouTube video by EXALT Helsinki
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Clearcut Book Launch!
youtu.be/jjj17DzxYKY?....
Larry Lohmann and I explore regionally dominant political economies & how we understand extractive sectors
youtu.be/jjj17DzxYKY?....
Larry Lohmann and I explore regionally dominant political economies & how we understand extractive sectors
What path dependencies determine if a forest is Clearcut? (Clearcut book discussion)
EXALT Podcast, links below for listening:
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4y9LgeP...
@helsinki.fi @helsus.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
EXALT Podcast, links below for listening:
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4y9LgeP...
@helsinki.fi @helsus.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Markus Kröger - What path dependencies determine if a forest is Clearcut? (Clearcut book discussion)
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October 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
What path dependencies determine if a forest is Clearcut? (Clearcut book discussion)
EXALT Podcast, links below for listening:
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4y9LgeP...
@helsinki.fi @helsus.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
EXALT Podcast, links below for listening:
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4y9LgeP...
@helsinki.fi @helsus.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
New book: Clearcut: Political Economies of Deforestation www.cambridge.org/fi/universit...
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Clearcut | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New book: Clearcut: Political Economies of Deforestation www.cambridge.org/fi/universit...
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the places, methods, reasons for, and timing of, deforestation
-Assesses the distinct contexts, politics, and policies which influence extractivist sectors
Reposted by Markus Kröger
Oletko miettinyt, miksi Amazon palaa?
Haastattelimme Helsingin yliopiston globaalin kehitystutkimuksen professoria @markuskroger.bsky.social Amazonin sademetsän tuhoutumisen syistä. 👇
Haastattelimme Helsingin yliopiston globaalin kehitystutkimuksen professoria @markuskroger.bsky.social Amazonin sademetsän tuhoutumisen syistä. 👇
September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Oletko miettinyt, miksi Amazon palaa?
Haastattelimme Helsingin yliopiston globaalin kehitystutkimuksen professoria @markuskroger.bsky.social Amazonin sademetsän tuhoutumisen syistä. 👇
Haastattelimme Helsingin yliopiston globaalin kehitystutkimuksen professoria @markuskroger.bsky.social Amazonin sademetsän tuhoutumisen syistä. 👇
New book coming out soon! Clearcut: Political Economies of Deforestation. @helsinki.fi
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
April 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New book coming out soon! Clearcut: Political Economies of Deforestation. @helsinki.fi
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
