Publications

Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Locatelli, B., Lavorel, S., Colloff, M. J., Crouzat, E., Bruley, E., Fedele, G., Gret-Regamey, A., Plieninger, T., Andersson, E., Abbott, M., Butler, J., Devisscher, T., Djoudi, H., Dubo, T., Gonzalez-Garcia, A., Karim, P.G., Munera-Roldan, C., Neyret, M., Quetier, F., Salliou, N. and Walters, G. (2025). Intertwined people–nature relations are central to nature-based adaptation to climate change. Philosophical Transactions B, 380(1917), 20230213.
• Copes-Gerbitz, K., Sutherland, I.J., Dickson-Hoyle, S., Baron, J.N., Gonzalez-Moctezuma, P., Crowley, M.A., Kitchens, K.A., Devisscher, T. and Burr, J. (2024). Guiding principles for transdisciplinary and transformative fire research. Fire Ecology, 20(1), p.12.
• Devisscher, T., Lam, T*., Fitzgibbons, J., Jarvis, I., Li, D*., Mitchell, M.G.E. (2023). More than greening: Using a novel index to assess restorative nature and vulnerability relationships.Ambio: 1-17.
• Dobbs, C., Eleuterio, A.A., Vásquez, A., Cifuentes-Ibarra, M., da Silva, D., Devisscher, T., Baptista, M.D., Hernández-Moreno, Á., Meléndez-Ackerman, E. and Navarro, N.M. (2023). Are we promoting green cities in Latin America and the Caribbean? Exploring the patterns and drivers of change for urban vegetation.Land Use Policy. 134(106912)
• Barona, C.O., Eleuterio, A.A., Vasquez, A., Devisscher, T., Baptista, M.D., Dobbs, C., Orozco-Aguilar, L. and Meléndez-Ackerman, E. (2023). Views of government and non-government actors on urban forest management and governance in ten Latin-American capital cities.Land Use Policy. 129: 106635.
• Turner, B*., Devisscher, T., Chabaneix, N., Woroniecki, S., Messier, C., & Seddon, N. (2022). The role of nature-based solutions in supporting social-ecological resilience for climate change adaptation.Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 47: 123-148.
• Mitchell, M.G. and Devisscher, T., 2022. Strong relationships between urbanization, landscape structure, and ecosystem service multifunctionality in urban forest fragments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228, p.104548.
• Devisscher, T., Ordóñez-Barona, C., Dobbs, C., Baptista, M.D., Navarro, N.M., Aguilar, L.A.O., Perez, J.F.C., Mancebo, Y.R. and Escobedo, F.J. (2022) Urban forest management and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: A baseline study of stakeholder views. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 67: 127441.
• Devisscher, T., Spies, J. and Griess, V.C. (2021) Time for Change: Learning from Community Forests to Enhance the Resilience of Multi-Value Forestry in British Columbia, Canada. Land Use Policy 103: 105317.
• Tebbutt, C. A*., Devisscher, T., Obando-Cabrera, L., Gutiérrez García, G. A., Meza Elizalde, M. C., Armenteras, D., & Oliveras Menor, I. (2021). Participatory mapping reveals socioeconomic drivers of forest fires in protected areas of the post-conflict Colombian Amazon.People and Nature. 3(4): 811-826.
• Lumnitz, S*., Devisscher, T., Mayaud, J. R., Radic, V., Coops, N. C., & Griess, V. C. (2021). Mapping trees along urban street networks with deep learning and street-level imagery.ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 175: 144-157.
• Barona, C.O., Devisscher, T., Dobbs, C., Aguilar, L.O., Baptista, M.D., Navarro, N.M., da Silva Filho, D.F. & Escobedo, F.J. (2020). Trends in urban forestry research in Latin America & the Caribbean: a systematic literature review and synthesis.Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 47: 126544.
• Spies, J*., Devisscher, T., Bulkan, J., Tansey, J. & Griess, V.C. (2019). Value-oriented criteria, indicators and targets for conservation and production: A multi-party approach to forest management planning.Biological conservation. 230: 151-168.
• Yao, N*., van den Bosch, C. C. K., Yang, J., Devisscher, T., Wirtz, Z., Jia, L., … & Ma, L. (2019). Beijing’s 50 million new urban trees: Strategic governance for large-scale urban afforestation. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126392.
• Bößner, S., Devisscher, T., Suljada, T., Ismail, C. J., Sari, A., & Mondamina, N. W. (2019). Barriers and opportunities to bioenergy transitions: An integrated, multi-level perspective analysis of biogas uptake in Bali. Biomass and Bioenergy, 122, 457-465.
• Devisscher, T., Malhi, M., Boyd, E. (2018). Deliberation for wildfire risk management: Addressing conflicting views in the Chiquitania, Bolivia.The Geographical Journal. 185(1): 38-54.
• Devisscher, T., Vignola, R., Coll Besa, M., Cronenbold, R., Pacheco, N., Schillinger, R., Canedi, V., Sandoval, C., Gonzalez, D. & Leclerc, G. (2016) Water security and adaptation in Latin American landscapes: understanding the socio-institutional context using a process of science-society engagement. Ecology and Society 21(4): 48.
• Devisscher, T., Anderson, L.O., Aragão, L.E.O.C., Galván, L. & Malhi, Y. (2016) Increased wildfire risk driven by climate and development interactions in Bolivian Chiquitania, southern Amazonia. PLoS ONE 11(9): 1-29.
• Devisscher, T., Boyd, E. & Malhi, Y. (2016) Anticipating future risk in social-ecological systems using fuzzy cognitive mapping: the case of wildfire dynamics in the Chiquitania, Bolivia. Ecology and Society 21(4): 18.
• Devisscher, T., Malhi, Y. Rojas Landívar V.D. & I. Oliveras (2016) Understanding ecological transitions under recurrent wildfire: A case study in the seasonally dry tropical forests of the Chiquitania, Bolivia. Forest Ecology and Management 360: 273–286.
• Bharwani, S., Besa, M. C., Taylor, R., Fischer, M., Devisscher, T., & Kenfack, C. (2015). Identifying salient drivers of livelihood decision-making in the forest communities of Cameroon: formalising empirical evidence for use in a social simulation models. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18(1), 3.
• Padgham, J., Devisscher, T., Chuluun, T., Mtilatila, L., Kaimila, E., Mansingh, I., … & Obeng, F. K. (2013). Building shared understanding and capacity for action: Insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi, and Mongolia. International Journal of Communication, 7, 14.
• Devisscher, T., & Mont, O. (2008). An analysis of a product service system in Bolivia: coffee in Yungas. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 3(3-4), 262-284.

Books and Reports

• Devisscher, T., Konijnendijk, C., Nesbitt, L., Lenhart, J., Salbitano, F., Cheng, Z.C., Lwasa, S., van den Bosch, M. (2020) SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: Impacts on Forests and Forest-based Livelihoods. In: Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People (Ed. Katila, P. et al). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-48699-6
• Devisscher, T., Nesbitt, L., Bardekjian, A. Main findings and trends in urban forestry. (2018) In: Forestry in the Midst of Global Changes. CRC Press. ISBN 9781138197084
• Aide, T.M., Albaladejo Montoro, J., Borras Jr., S.M., et al. (2012). Land Chapter. In: Global Environmental Outlook Report (GEO-5). Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme.
• Fleming, R., Kanowski, P., Brown, N., et al. (2011). Emerging perspectives on forest biodiversity. In: Emerging issues in our global environment. UNEP Year Book 2011. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme.
• O’Brien, G., Devisscher, T., O’Keefe, P. (2011) The Adaptation Continuum: Groundwork for the Future. Saarbrücken: LAP LAMBERT, ISBN 9783843381437.
• McMullen, C., Hayden, T., et al. (2009). New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment. UNEP Year Book 2009. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme.
• Wicander, S., Helfgott, A., Bailey, M., Munroe, R., Ampomah, G., Diouf, A., Devisscher, T., Corrigan, C. (2016) Resilience and adaptation planning for communities in protected areas. A step-by-step guide. UNEP-WCMC manual. United Nations Environment Programme. ISBN: 978-92-807-3492-8
• Devisscher, T., Cronenbold, R., Coll Besa, M. (2015) Barriers, strengths and opportunities for ecosystem-based adaptation. EcoAdapt Working Paper Series No 10.
• Gardner, G., Devisscher, T., Godar, J., Vignola, R. and Davis, M. (2015) Towards sustainability in frontier landscapes: propositions for the way ahead. Stockholm: Stockholm Environment Institute.
• Tiani, A.M., Coll Besa, M., Devisscher, T., Pavageau, C., Butterfield, R., Bharwani, S. and Bele, M.Y. (2015) Assessing current social vulnerability to climate change: A participatory methodology. Bogor: CIFOR Working Paper 169, Center for International Forestry Research.