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Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)

Organisational unit: Institute

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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)

    01.04.18 → 30.06.20

    Project: Research

  2. Aufbau eines nationalen Weiterbildungszentrums für Fach- und Führungskräfte in Schutzgebieten Bulgariens im geplanten Umweltbildungszentrum "Kloster Rila"

    Evers, M. (Project manager, academic), Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic) & Pashova, R. (Partner)

    01.05.11 → 01.12.12

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  3. 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

    01.03.11 → 31.12.14

    Project: Research

  4. 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

    01.06.19 → 31.05.25

    Project: Research

  5. BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Koordination, Sozialökologie und Modellregion Nord

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), Kuhn, L. (Project staff), Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. (Project staff), Twerski, A. (Project staff) & Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.11.21 → 30.04.25

    Project: Research

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

    Brüll, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.08 → 10.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  7. 04OE045: BioRegal

    Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.06 → 31.07.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  8. Blockierter Wandel? Die Überwindung von Dichotomien in den Raumbeziehungen als Element sozial-ökologischer Transformation. Teilprojekt 4: Naturkulturräume

    Mölders, T. (Partner) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.03 → 28.02.06

    Project: Research

  9. 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)

    01.02.17 → 30.09.20

    Project: Research

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

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

    01.04.12 → 30.09.12

    Project: Practical Project

  11. Competence profiles, success criteria, and qualification requirements for scientists of environmental and sustainability sciences.

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

    01.11.09 → 31.05.11

    Project: Research

  12. Der Beitrag von Semi-Subsistenzwirtschaft zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung ländlicher Räume. Eine Untersuchung in ausgewählten Regionen Polens (Arbeitstitel)

    Szumelda, A. U. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.09 → 31.12.19

    Project: Dissertation project

  13. DFG Resarch Unit 5501: A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa . Subproject SP2: Landscape context - landscape-scale restoration dynamics in western Rwanda

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerle, T. (Project manager, academic) & Sun, P. (Project staff)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.27

    Project: Research

  14. DFG Research Unit 5064: The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System (Kili-SES) - Sub project 3: 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)

    01.07.20 → 01.02.26

    Project: Research

  15. DFG Research Unit 5064: 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)

    12.12.24 → 12.12.28

    Project: Research

  16. DFG Research Unit 5501: A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.27

    Project: Research

  17. DFG Research Unit 5501: A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa. Sub Project SP8: Synthesis: Social-ecological restoration in western Rwanda

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.27

    Project: Research

  18. DFG Research Unit 5501: A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa. Subprojekt - Sub project 3: Designing and implementing restoration governance for entvironmental justice

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.27

    Project: Research

  19. DFG research unit “The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System” (Kili-SES-2) - Sub project 3: “Understanding social-ecological transformations: the role of initiatives’ values, rules and knowledge”

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic) & Groß, M. (Project manager, academic)

    12.12.24 → 12.12.28

    Project: Research

  20. Die Natur des Ländlichen. Zur Konzeption gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse in ländlichen Räumen (Arbeitstitel)

    Mölders, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.09 → 19.12.18

    Project: Research

  21. Dokumentation zum aktuellen Stand von Forschung und Diskussion zum Thema Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit

    Katz, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.01 → 31.03.02

    Project: Research

  22. 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)

    13.07.20 → 31.12.23

    Project: Research

  23. Ethiopia’s sustainable land management practices: lessons for ecosystem restoration

    Duguma, D. W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.26 → 31.12.29

    Project: Research

  24. FOR5501: A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa. Subproject SP1: Biodiversity impacts-local-scale restoration effects in western Rwanda

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.27

    Project: Research

  25. Forschungszuschuss Beatriz Vizuete

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.26 → 31.12.27

    Project: Research

  26. Fostering sustainable development in Eastern Europe: A case study of ancient agricultural landscapes in Central Romania

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.10 → 11.03.16

    Project: Research

  27. FRA.ME: Wissenschaftlerinnen Mentoring an der Universität Lüneburg

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Thiem, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.04 → 18.06.07

    Project: Research

  28. Gestaltung gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse in der ländlichen Entwicklung am Beispiel der nachhaltigen Nutzung von Agrobiodiversität

    Burandt, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.08 → 07.02.18

    Project: Dissertation project

  29. Humboldt-Forschungsstipendium für Frau Dr. Lauren Lambert

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.26 → 31.05.28

    Project: Research

  30. IBA Sloth Bears

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    International Association for Bear Research and Management

    15.04.15 → 15.04.16

    Project: Other

  31. Identifikation, Vernetzung und Stärkung von Akteuren im Bereich Care in der Green Economy

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.13 → 30.04.15

    Project: Research

  32. SESyP: Identifying social-ecological System Properties benefiting Biodiversity and Food Security

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Hanspach, J. (Coordination), Schultner, J. (Coordination), Dorresteijn, I. (Coordination), Collier, N. (Coordination), Dugo, G. S. (Project staff), Rodrigues, P. (Project staff), Jiren, T. S. (Project staff) & Manlosa, A. O. (Project staff)

    01.06.14 → 31.05.19

    Project: Research

  33. Interactions of Regenerative Dynamics in Social-Ecological Systems

    Wolters, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.25 → 30.09.29

    Project: Dissertation project

  34. Intercultural CityLandscapes - Analysis and Design of Spatial Social-Ecological Transformations for Sustainable Regional Development

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Katz, C. (Project staff)

    18.02.09 → 18.08.10

    Project: Research

  35. IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.15 → 31.12.18

    Project: Research

  36. Internationale wissenschaftliche Veranstaltung: „Zwölfte internationale Konferenz über das Monitoring und das Management von Besuchern in Erholungs- und Schutzgebieten“

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    21.06.24 → 31.01.25

    Project: Scientific event

  37. "Invasive" Arten im Prozessschutz

    Kapitza, K. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.17 → 30.04.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  38. Kleinforschungsprojekt: Transformationsfeld Energiewende im Raum - Impulse aus der Genderforschung

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Henkel, A. (Project staff) & Stumpe, F. (Project staff)

    16.02.15 → 30.09.15

    Project: Research

  39. Kollektiv-privater Landbesitz und die Krise des (Re)Produktiven

    Dannenberg, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.13 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  40. Kontroverse Praktiken – Praktiken einer Kontroverse. Schließung von Aushandlungsräumen in der öffentlichen Debatte zur Agro-Gentechnik in Polen

    Sulmowski, J. A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.09 → 22.06.16

    Project: Dissertation project

  41. Koordinatorin des Moduls "Wissenschaft trägt Verantwortung" im Leuphana-Semester am Institut für Umweltkommunikation

    Burandt, A. (Coordination)

    01.07.07 → 30.04.08

    Project: Teaching

  42. Landwirtschaft und landwirtschaftliche Systeme in Kriegszeiten aus der Perspektive sozial-ökologischer Systeme: Erkenntnisse aus Kolumbien

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.25 → 30.03.27

    Project: Research

  43. Language for Sustainability: Sustaining Biodiversity and Biocultures

    Manuel-Navarrete, D. (Project manager, academic), Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Lam, D. (Project staff), Swanson, T. D. (Project manager, academic), Gerber, L. (Project staff), Mwampamba, T. H. (Project manager, academic), Escalante, A. E. (Project staff) & Camou Guerreroe, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.18 → 30.06.19

    Project: Research

  44. Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation: Institutions, People and Knowledge

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Sieveking, A. (Project staff), Klaniecki, K. T. (Project staff), Dorninger, C. (Project staff), Clarke, E. A. (Project staff), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Project staff), Lam, D. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Jager, N. W. (Project staff), Derwort, P. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Apetrei, C.-I. (Project staff), Freeth, R. C. (Project staff), Engbers, M. (Project staff), Peukert, D. (Project staff), Berkau, A. J. (Project staff), Lutz, L. M. (Coordination), Leventon, J. (Project manager, academic) & Abson, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.15 → 31.03.21

    Project: Research

  45. Lokale Konflikte um die Gestaltung gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse am Beispiel von Agro-Gentechnik (Arbeitstitel)

    Friedrich, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.09 → 29.04.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  46. MaSES: Mainstreaming Social-Ecological Sufficiency: Closing the sustainable consumption gap between societal demand and ecological limits (ERC Consolidator Grant)

    Abson, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.23 → 30.04.28

    Project: Research

  47. Management von Gehölzen zur Verbesserung der Multifunktionalität in einer Kulturlandschaft Äthiopiens

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    15.04.20 → 14.04.23

    Project: Research

  48. Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung - Wirtschaften in Netzen: Regionalvermarktung und Akteursnetzwerke von der Elbe bis zur Heide

    Schrader, R. (Project staff), Lang, F. J. (Project staff), Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    15.10.12 → 28.02.13

    Project: Teaching

  49. Nachhaltige Raum- und Regionalentwicklung in der "Energiewende"

    Heilmann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.13 → 30.09.18

    Project: Dissertation project

  50. Natur-Wissenschaft-Nachhaltigkeit. Die Bedeutung ökologischer Wissenschaften im Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs sowie deren Zusammenhang mit gesellschaftlichen Natur- und Geschlechtervorstellungen

    Katz, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.00 → 31.07.01

    Project: Research

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