Education

• M.Sc. Environmental, Cultural and Land Economics, University of Turin
• B.A. Political Science and International Relations, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Research area

• Environmental and natural resource economics
• Payments for ecosystem services and agri-environmental policy
• Socio-economic impact analysis

Research projects

• 2019-2023: EFFECT (EU H2020 Project)
• 2020-2024: SIGMA-Nexus (PRIMA/EU H2020 Project)Research projects

Teaching activities

• Advanced Environmental and Resource Economics
• Climate Change Economics

Publications

• Canessa, C.; Ait-Sidhoum, A.; Wunder, S.; Sauer, J. (2024). What matters most in determining European farmers' participation in agri-environmental measures? A systemativ review of the quantitative literature. Land Use Policy, Vol 140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107094
• Canessa, C.; Venus, T. E.; Wiesmeier, M.; Mennig, P.; Sauer, J. (2023). Incentives, Rewards or Both in Payments for Ecosystem Services: Drawing a Link Between Farmers' Preferences and Biodiversity Levels. Ecological Economics 213, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107954
• Ait Sidhoum, A., Canessa, C., Sauer, J. (2022), Effects of agri-environment schemes on farm-level eco-efficiency measures: Empirical evidence from EU countries. J Agric Econ. 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12520
• Canessa C, Vavvos A, Triliva S, Kafkalas I, Vrachioli M, Sauer J (2022) Implementing a combined Delphi and Focus Group qualitative methodology in Nexus research designs—The case of the WEFE Nexus in Apokoronas, Crete. PLoS ONE 17(7): e0271443. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0271443