Biodiversity – Land Use – Climate
The global decline in biodiversity ranks among the great challenges of our time. Besides agricultural landscape habitats, the condition of water bodies is particularly problematic and does not comply with European directives. In order to stop the further disappearance of animal and plant species, ambitious targets were agreed upon at the Global Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15) in Montreal. In Germany, for example, 30 per cent of the surface area is to be placed under effective protection. This has implications for current protected area concepts as well as for agricultural and forestry use. The focus group “Biodiversity – Land Use – Climate” provides science-based impulses in this thematic field.
Last edited: 22. January 2026
Speakers of the focus group
Prof. Dr.
Katrin Böhning-Gaese ▸
- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
- Election year 2015
Further members of the focus group
- Nina Buchmann ML, ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science
- Thomas Potthast, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities
- Matin Qaim ML, University of Bonn, Centre for Development Research
- Katrin Rehdanz, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Institute for Environmental, Resource and Regional Economics
- Markus Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Jena
- Josef Settele, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Department of Conservation Research
- Klement Tockner ML, Senckenberg Society Frankfurt
- Cathrin Zengerling, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Institute for Environmental Social Sciences and Geography
ML = Member of the Leopoldina
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Kontakt Dr. Christian Anton
Scientific Officer, Department Science - Policy - Society
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Kontakt Dr. Henning Steinicke
Deputy Head, Department Science – Policy – Society