A (Anisja) Obermann, MSc

Anisja is a PhD candidate in the Environmental Policy and Earth Systems and Global Change Groups. She earned a BSc in Geography at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany and an interdisciplinary MSc called Sustainability, Society, and the Environment at Kiel University, Germany. Anisja has always been passionate about tourism and critically examining its impacts and potential. Growing up in Southern Germany close to the Alps, she wrote her Master's thesis on degrowth and environmentally compatible tourism in the German Alps. Before starting her PhD, Anisja worked as a lecturer in Human Geography at Kiel University.

Her PhD project is part of the international ANTARC-SHIP project, which aims to explore environmental stewardship among Antarctic tourism governance actors and institutions. Anisja's project, in particular, focuses on examining the self-regulation of the Antarctic tourism industry with respect to environmental stewardship.

For questions, feel free to send an e-mail at anisja.obermann@wur.nl