Ehsan Pashanejad

Ehsan Pashanejad is an environmental geographer and spatial scientist specializing in ecosystem services, landscape optimization, and sustainable spatial planning for climate-resilient and multifunctional landscapes. His research integrates spatial modeling, remote sensing, ecosystem service mapping, and multi-objective decision frameworks to support evidence-based land-use planning across urban, agricultural, and peri-urban systems.

His PhD and postdoctoral work examine how ecosystem service provisioning, landscape structure, and land-management decisions interact to shape biodiversity outcomes, agricultural productivity, and climate mitigation potential. He has led and contributed to large-scale spatial assessments across Canada—including the Canadian Prairies, the Okanagan Valley, Vancouver, Montreal, and Quebec City—with relevance for national conservation and agri-environmental policy.

Ehsan works at the science–policy interface. He is a former CAPI (Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute) Fellow, contributing spatial and ecosystem service perspectives to agri-environmental and sustainability policy discussions. He is also an IPBES Fellow for the Spatial Planning and Ecological Connectivity Assessment, supporting international efforts to integrate connectivity, biodiversity, and ecosystem services into decision-making. His work focuses on translating complex spatial evidence into actionable strategies for sustainable and resilient landscape management in Canada and beyond.