Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

Vision & Mission

We envision a fair world where the benefits generated within social-ecological systems are shared sustainably with other species, both within and across generations. Solutions to sustainability challenges are developed collaboratively across diverse scientific disciplines, knowledge systems, and social interests. To realise our vision, we recognise the need for transformative change. In pursuit of such change we:

  • use place-based social-ecological systems thinking to understand and resolve sustainability challenges such as biodiversity loss and environmental injustice;
  • bring together insights and approaches from the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities in genuinely collaborative endeavours;
  • integrate experiences, practices, and understandings from diverse knowledge systems;
  • embed tools for transformative change into the social-ecological systems thinking via a leverage points perspective;
  • develop and apply methods to bridge multiple scales and governance levels; and
  • provide spaces for people sharing our vision to meet and exchange ideas.

Main research areas

We primarily conduct integrative and transdisciplinary research. In particular, the following topics are central to the Institute's research work:

  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Biocultural diversity
  • Cross-scale governance
  • Leverage points & transformation
  • Ecosystem services
  • Relational values
  • Environmental justice
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  1. A biodiversity hotspot faces intensification of viticulture: the role of Fynbos remnants for the conservation of plants and butterflies

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic), Topp, E. (Project staff), Burghardt, S. (Project staff), Talanow, K. (Project staff), Martín-López, B. (Partner), Underhill, L. (Partner) & Edge, D. (Partner, non-academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.04.1830.06.20

    Project: Research

  2. NaGe: Befördern Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen Frauen an die Spitze?

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Thiem, A. (Project staff), Katz, C. (Project staff), Moths, K. (Project staff) & Heilmann, S. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.03.1131.12.14

    Project: Research

  3. BioKultDiv: Biocultural Diversity in Farming Landscapes of the Global South

    Hanspach, J. (Project manager, academic), Díaz Reviriego, I. (Project staff), Benavides Frias, C. (Project staff), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Project staff) & Drews-Shambroom, A. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.06.1931.05.25

    Project: Research

  4. Biomass - A renewable energy source? Sustainable biomass (re)production through Landscape Quality Management

    Brüll, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0810.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  5. 04OE045: BioRegal

    Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.0631.07.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  6. CfN: Caring for natures? Geschlechterperspektiven auf (Vor)Sorge im Umgang mit ,Natur/en‘

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Mölders, T. (Project manager, academic), Kapitza, K. (Project staff), Deininger, M. (Project staff) & Katz, C. (Partner)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1730.09.20

    Project: Research

  7. College Studien in der Praxis- KLIMAWERK Energieagentur GmbH & Co. KG

    Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic), Lang, F. J. (Project staff) & Schrader, R. (Project staff)

    01.04.1230.09.12

    Project: Practical Project

  8. Kili-SES (NCP): Demand and values of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Groß, M. (Project staff), Pearson, J. (Project staff) & Julius, J. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.07.2001.02.26

    Project: Research

  9. DFG research unit “The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System” (Kili-SES) - Sub project 7: “Synthesis”

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Böhning-Gaese, K. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, M. (Project manager, academic) & Zeuss, D. (Project manager, academic)

    12.12.2412.12.28

    Project: Research

  10. ESuDis: Effects of land management on the Supply and Distribution of ecosystem services

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Felipe-Lucia, M. R. (Project manager, academic) & Isaac, R. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    13.07.2031.12.23

    Project: Research

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  12. Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation
  13. The “Business Case for Sustainability” Concept
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  17. Edgar Reitz' 'Heimat' als Sozialgeschichte der Neuen Medien
  18. Impact of soft law regulation by corporate governance codes on firm valuation
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