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Kleemann, Janina

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Dr. Janina Kleemann Fellow

Senior Researcher Sustainable Landscape Development

Mail: janina.kleemann@geo.uni-halle.de Tel: +49(0)3455526028 Room: H4, R 1.23 Consultation hours: by appointment

Focus Areas:

Ecosystem services, nature conservation, landscape ecology, biodiversity, social-ecological systems, land use change

Research

Mobile-S (Mobility of older people in urban neighbourhoods), BMBF: 2024-2026, project support

LeipzigLab “Plants and Politics”: 2024 – 2026, funding: Leipzig University, associated partner

DSS4ES (Integrated DSS for delivery of ecosystem services based on EU forest policies), COST Action CA22141: 2023 – 2027, Management Committee Member and Working Group Leader “Data and Knowledge”

NexusNet (Network on water-energy-food nexus for a low-carbon economy in Europe and beyond), COST Action CA20138: 2021 – 2025, external expert

EOCap4Africa (Earth Observation Capacity Building for Africa – wetland ecosystems), BfN/BMUV: 2023 – 2025, associated partner (lead: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Chair of Remote Sensing)

BMBF-Forschungsinitiative zum Erhaltung der Artenvielfalt (FEdA) – Faktencheck, chapter group Transformation Potentials and chapter group Soil Biodiversity: 2021 – 2024

MIGRAWARE (Rural-urban and cross-border MIGRAtion in West-Africa – an integrated assessment framework of drivers, processes and sustainable REsponses), BMBF: 2020 – 2024, project support

DREAMS (Developing Resilient African cities and their urban environMent facing the provision of essential urban SDGs), Belmont Forum/DFG: 2021 – 2023, project support

Ecu-MAES (A National Ecosystem Services Assessment and Mapping for the status and future development of ecosystem services and biodiversity – a fast track study in Ecuador), DAAD/GIZ: 2019 – 2021, project coordinator

WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use), BMBF: 2011 – 2017, project collaborator

Biography

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Since December 2017, Research Associate at the Institute of Geosciences and Geography , Department of Sustainable Landscape Development
  • June – October 2017, Research Associate in the Department of Ecosystem Services at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)/ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig
  • October 2011 – March 2013, Research Assistant in WASCAL at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, work package 6.1 Land Use Impact Modelling
  • February 2011 – July 2011, Research Associate at the Institute of Agroecology and Biodiversity (IFAB), Mannheim

TRAINING

April 2013 – November 2018: doctoral student in WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) on the topic: “An expert-based ecosystem service assessment under land use and land cover changes and different climate scenarios in northern Ghana, West Africa”

March 2016 – April 2017: doctoral student at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Campus Alpin – Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research Division (IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen

April 2013 – February 2016: doctoral student at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn

October 2005 – November 2010, Diploma in Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald Focus: International nature conservation and landscape economics, title of diploma thesis: “Opportunities and Challenges of Transboundary Protected Areas”

Teaching

Bachelor

  • Sustainable Landscape Development II: Advanced Planning
  • Project Studies II Research
  • Advanced geographical work
  • Contact for internships

Master

  • Social-Ecological Systems 1: Spatial Modelling, Scenario Development and Impact Assessment I
  • Social-Ecological Systems 3: Academic Writing I
  • Social-Ecological Systems 4: Academic Writing II
  • Social-Ecological Systems 5: Project-based Studies I
  • Social-Ecological Systems 6: Project-based Studies II
  • Social-Ecological Systems 8: Internship – Innovation lab

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Dobelmann, S., Thiel, M., Kleemann, J. (2025) Linking wildlife conservation with Nature’s Contributions to People: The case of the European wildcat in German protected forests. Biological Conservation. 312, 111506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111506

Prado, B.R., Kleemann, J. (2025) Global insights on spatial and temporal assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services in sustainable agriculture: implications for Brazil. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-025-06797-x

Sponagel, C. Thompson, A. Paetow, H. Mupepele, A.‐C. Bieling, C. Sommer, M. Klein, A.-M. Settele, J. Finger, R., Huber, R., Albert, C., Filser, J., Jansen, F., Kleemann, J., Schreiner, V., Lakner, S. (2025) Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes. People and Nature, 1–22.

Ristok, C., Babin, D., Bartkowski, B., Burkhard, B., Filser, J., Hohberg, K., Kleemann, J., Kolb, S., Lehmitz, R., Rillig, M. C., Römbke, J., Ruess, L., Scheu, S., Scheunemann, N., Schmidt, A., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Eisenhauer, N., Tebbe, C. C., Xylander, W. E. R. (2025). Towards a comprehensive assessment of soil biodiversity in Germany: status quo, challenges, and policy implications. Soil Organisms. https://doi.org/10.25674/446

Schönbrodt-Stitt, S., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C., Vlek, P., Koné, D., Ogunjobi, K., Thiel, M. (2025) One decade of institutional scientific output and impact in West Africa-The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL). Environmental Development, 56, 101283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101283

Schreiner, V., Mehring, M., Kleemann, J., Hauck, J., Knauß, S., Poßer, C., Schleyer, C., Potthast, T., Grunewald, K., Fürst, C.,  Müller, J., Albert, C., Egerer, M., Haase, D., Jähnig, S.C., Kaiser, J., Sanders, T.G.M., Sommer, P., Wellmann, T., Keil, P., Wittmer, H. (2025) Towards transformative change for biodiversity: What can we learn from case studies in Germany? Journal of Environmental Management (386), 125663, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125663 .

Kleemann, J., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Eisenhauer, N., Ristok, C., Xylander, W. E. R., Burkhard, B. (2025) The unexplored links between soil, soil biodiversity, and soil-related ecosystem services. Soil Organisms. 97(1), 5-25. https://doi.org/10.25674/442

Schürmann, A., Teucher, M., Kleemann, J., Inkoom, J.N., Nyarko, B.K., Okhimamhe, A.A., Conrad, C. (2025) Spatial assessment of current and future migration in response to climate risks in Ghana and Nigeria. Frontiers in Climate 7:1516045. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2025.1516045

Lucca, E., Kofinas, D., Avellán, T., Kleemann, J., Mooren, C.E., Blicharska, M., Teutschbein, C., Sperotto, A., Sušnik, J., Milliken, S., Fader, M., et al. (2025) Integrating “nature” in the water-energy-food Nexus: Current perspectives and future directions. Science of The Total Environment, 966, p.178600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178600

Mehring, M., Brietzke, A.S., Kleemann, J., Knauß, S., Poßer, C., Schreiner, V., Wittmer, H., Albert, C., Fürst, C., Grunewald, K., Kolkmann, M. (2024) Multiple ways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss: An analytical framework to support transformative change. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10690

Koo, H., Kleemann, J., Cuenca, P., Noh, J.K., Fürst, C. (2024) Implications of landscape changes for ecosystem services and biodiversity: A national assessment in Ecuador. Ecosystem Services, 69, p.101652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2024.101652

Oberreich, M., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Burkhard, B., Kleemann, J. (2024) The Research Gap between Soil Biodiversity and Soil-Related Cultural Ecosystem Services. Soil Systems  8, 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8030097

Guerra, C.A., Eisenhauer, N., Tebbe, C.C., Xylander, W.E., Albert, C., Babin, D., Bartkowski, B., Burkhard, B., Filser, J., Haase, D., Hohberg, K., Kleemann, J., Kolb, S., Lachmann, C., Rillig, M.C., Römbke, J., Ruess, L., Scheu, S., Scheunemann, N., Steinhoff‐Knopp, B., Wellbrock, N., Ristok, C., (2024) Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 3(3), 12116. https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12116

Schürmann, A., Kleemann, J., Teucher, M., Conrad, C. (2024) Mapping socio-environmental vulnerability to assess rural migration in Ghana. Applied Geography 167, 103283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103283

Roth, A.T., Kleemann, J., Spyra, M. (2024) Policy-making for peri-urban landscapes as arenas of human-wildlife interactions. Urban Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-024-01548-8

Fomba, M., Osunde, Z.D., Traoré, S.S., Okhimamhe, A., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2024) Urban Green Spaces in Bamako and Sikasso, Mali: Land Use Changes and Perceptions. Land, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010059

Kleemann, J., Struve, B., Spyra, M. (2023) Conflicts in urban peripheries in Europe. Land Use Policy 133, 106849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106849

Schäfer, L., Kleemann, J., Spyra, M. (2023) Allotment
Garden Products as Contribution to Sustainable and Resilient Cities: An Analysis in Leipzig, Germany. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5598. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065598

Ansah, C.E., Abu, I.-O., Kleemann, J., Mahmoud, M.I., Thiel, M. (2022) Environmental Contamination of a Biodiversity Hotspot—Action Needed for Nature Conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Sustainability 14, 14256. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114256

Schürmann, A., Kleemann, J., Teucher, M., Fürst, C., Conrad, C. (2022) Migration in West Africa: A visual analysis of motivation, causes and routes. Ecology and Society 27(3), 16. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13489-270316

Kleemann, J., Zamora, C., Villacis-Chiluisa, A.B., Cuenca, P., Koo, H., Noh, J.K., Fürst, C., Thiel., M. (2022) Deforestation in Continental Ecuador with a Focus on Protected Areas. Land 11(2), 268. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020268

Kleemann, J., Koo, H., Hensen, I., Mendieta-Leiva, G., Kahnt, B., Kurze, C., Inclan, D.J., Cuenca, P., Noh, J.K., Hoffmann, M.H., Factos, A., Lehnert, M., Lozano, P., Fürst (2022) Priorities of action and research for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador. Biological Conservation 265, 109404.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109404

Noh, J.K., Echeverria, C., Gaona, G., Kleemann, J., Koo, H., Fürst, C., Cuenca, P. (2022) Forest Ecosystem Fragmentation in Ecuador: Challenges for Sustainable Land Use in the Tropical Andean. Land 11, 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020287

Spyra, M., Kleemann, J., Calò, N.C., Schürmann, A., Fürst, C. (2021) Protection of peri-urban open spaces at the level of regional policy-making: Examples from six European regions. Land Use Policy, 107, 105480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105480

Koo, H., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2020) Integrating Ecosystem Services  into Land-Use Modeling to Assess the Effects of Future Land-Use  Strategies in Northern Ghana. Land, 9, 379.  https://doi.org/10.3390/land9100379

Noh, J.K., Echeverria, C., Kleemann, J., Koo, H., Fürst, C., Cuenca, P. (2020) Warning about conservation status of forest ecosystems in tropical Andes: National assessment based on IUCN criteria. PLoS ONE, 15(8), e0237877. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237877

Schürmann, A., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C., Teucher, M. (2020) Assessing the relationship between land tenure issues and land cover changes around the Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya. Land Use Policy, 95, 104625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104625

Kleemann, J., Schröter, M., Bagstad, K.J., Kuhlicke, C., Kastner, T., Fridman, D., Schulp, CJ.E., Wolff, S., Martinez-Lopez, J., Koellner, T., Arnhold, S., Martin-Lopez, B., Marques, A., Lopez-Hoffman, L., Liu, J., Kissinger, M., Guerra, C.A., Bonn, A. (2020) Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services – A case study for Germany. Global Environmental Change, 61, 102051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102051

Koellner, T., Bonn, A., Arnhold, S., Bagstad, K.J., Fridman, D., Guerra,  C.A., Kastner, T., Kissinger, M., Kleemann, J., Kuhlicke, C., Liu, J.,  López-Hoffman, L., Marques, A., Martín-López, B., Schulp, C.J.E., Wolff, S., Schröter, M. (2019) Guidance for assessing interregional ecosystem service flows. Ecological Indicators, 105, 92–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.046

Koo, H., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2019) Impact assessment of land use changes using local knowledge for the provision of ecosystem services in northern Ghana, West Africa. Ecological Indicators, 103, 156-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.002

Spyra, M., Kleemann, J., Cetin, N. I., Navarrete, C. J. V., Albert, C., Palacios-Agundez, I., Amezaga-Arregi, I., Rozas-Vasquez, D., Esmail, B.A., Picchi, P., Geneletti, D., König, H.J., Koo, H., Kooperionen, L., Fürst, C. (2018) The ecosystem services  concept: a new Esperanto to facilitate participatory planning processes?  Landscape Ecology, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-018-0745-6

Arnold, J., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2018) A Differentiated Spatial Assessment of Urban Ecosystem Services Based on Land Use Data in Halle, Germany. Land, 7(3), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/land7030101

Gorn, L., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2018) Improving the Matrix-Assessment of Ecosystem Services Provision—The Case of Regional Land Use Planning under Climate Change in the Region of Halle, Germany. Land, 7, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/land7020076

Koo, H., Kleemann, J., Fürst, C. (2018) Land use scenario modeling based on local knowledge for the provision of ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Land, 7, 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/land7020059

Kleemann, J., Inkoom, J.N., Thiel, M., Shankar, S., Lautenbach, S., Fürst, C. (2017) Peri-urban land use pattern and its relation to land use planning in Ghana, West Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 165, 280-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.02.004

Kleemann, J., Baysal, G., Bulley, H.N.N., Fürst, C. (2017) Assessing driving forces of land use and land cover change by a mixed-method approach in north-eastern Ghana, West Africa. Environmental Management, 196, 411-442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.053

Kleemann, J., Celio, E., Nyarko, B., Jimenez-Martinez, M., Fürst, C. (2017) Assessing the risk of seasonal food insecurity with an expert-based Bayesian Belief Network approach in northern Ghana, West Africa. Ecological Complexity, 32:53–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2017.09.002

Kleemann, J., Celio, E., Fürst, C. (2017) Validation approaches of an expert-based Bayesian Belief Network in northern Ghana, West Africa. Ecological Modelling, 365, 10–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.09.018

Opdam, P., Albert, C., Fürst, C., Grêt-Regamey, A., Kleemann, J., Parker, D., La Rosa, D., Schmidt, K., Villamor, G., Walz, A. (2015) Ecosystem services for connecting actors – lessons from a symposium. Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems, 2, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1515/cass-2015-0001

 

Hauck, J., Schreiner, V., Grunewald, K., Kleemann, J., Knauß, S., Kolkmann, M., Mehring, M., Poßer, C., Potthast, T., Schleyer, C., Warner, B., Wittmer, H., Böhning-Gaese, K., Meya, J., Fürst, C. (2024) Transformationspotenziale zum Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt. In: Wirth, C. (Hrsg.), Bruelheide, H. (Hrsg.), Farwig, N. (Hrsg.), Marx, J. (Hrsg.), Settele, J. (Hrsg.). Faktencheck Artenvielfalt. Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektiven für den Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt in Deutschland. ISBN: 978-3-98726-095-7 . https://doi.org/10.14512/9783987263361

Eisenhauer, N., Ristok, C., Guerra, C.A., Tebbe, C.C., Xylander, W., Babin, D., Bartkowski, B., Burkhard, B., Filser, J., Glante, F., Hohberg, K., Kleemann, J., Kolb, S., Lachmann, C., Lehmitz, R., Rillig, M., Römbke, J., Rueß, L., Scheu, S., Scheunemann, N., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Wellbrock, N. et al. (2024) Bodenbiodiversität. In: Wirth, C. (Hrsg.), Bruelheide, H. (Hrsg.), Farwig, N. (Hrsg.), Marx, J. (Hrsg.), Settele, J. (Hrsg.). Faktencheck Artenvielfalt. Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektiven für den Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt in Deutschland. ISBN: 978-3-98726-095-7. https://doi.org/10.14512/9783987263361

Callo-Concha, D., Sommer, J. H., Kleemann, J., Gatzweiler, F. W. and Denich, M. (2014) Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective. In: von Braun, J. and F. W. Gatzweiler (Eds.): Marginality – Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7061-4_4

Oppermann, R., Hoffmann, J., Weinhold, U., Kleemann, J. (2012) Farmland as habitat for populations of species of conservation interest.  Chapter: 3.6. In: Oppermann, R., Beaufoy G., Jones, G. (eds.): High Nature Value Farming in Europe. Regionalkultur. pp. 97-109.

Kleemann, J., Dobelmann, S., Aksoy, H., Bayraktar, S., Bončina, A., Brodrechtová, Y., Bulut, S., Cengiz, E., Corrado, S., Corticeiro, S., Dhimitri, J., Đorđević, I., Eichhorn, M., Gast, M., Günlü, A., Gruschwitz, D., Halalisan, A., Hapa, M., Kędziora, W., Koç, M., Koller, M., Küçüker, D.M., Marković, M., Máslo, J., Martini, F., Mozgeris, G., Nurrochmat, N.A., Parry, J., Pérez Rodríguez, F., Poljanec, A., Popa, B., Sedmák, R., Sinani, A., Sivrikaya, F., Štěrbová, M., Stupar, V., Synek, M., Talarczyk, A., Talpa, N., Tarčak, S., Thiel, M., Tuček, J., Uçar, Z., Vacik, H., Valbuena, R., Vinogradovs, I., Blagojević, B., Eriksson, O., Hiltner, U., Kašpar, J. (2025). Investigation of data for decision-support in forest-related natural resources management – with a focus on spatial data on European and national level. Deliverable 1.1. of Working Group 1, COST Action Integrated DSS for delivery of ecosystem services based on EU forest policies (DSS4ES). http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/118672

Oberreich, M., Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Burkhard, B., Kleemann, J. (2025) Kulturelle Ökosystemleistungen des Bodens in Deutschland: Eine systematische Literaturanalyse der Forschungslücke und deren Bedeutung für die Bodenbiodiversität. In: Feit, U. und Stadler, J. (Eds.) Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt, Nr.744. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn. https://doi.org/10.19217/skr744

Kleemann, J., Bonn, A. (2020) Die Fernwirkungen der Ökosystemleistungen in Deutschland. Innovationsnetzwerk Ökosystemleistungen Deutschland (ESP-DE), https://www.esp-de.de/die-fernwirkungen-der-oekosystemleistungen-in-deutschland/

Kleemann, J. (2019) How changes in climate and land use affect people´s lives. Assessing ecosystem services in northern Ghana. ZEF News. Research, education and policy advice with the Global South. No. 38, Bonn, Germany. PDF

Kleemann, J. (2018) Ein differenzierter Ansatz zur Bewertung der Bereitstellung urbaner Ökosystemleistungen. Innovationsnetzwerk Ökosystemleistungen Deutschland (ESP-DE), https://www.esp-de.de/differenzierter-ansatz/

Kleemann, J. (2018) An expert‐based ecosystem services assessment under land use and land cover changes and different climate scenarios in northern Ghana, West Africa. Dissertation, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/13558

Pe’er, G., Lakner, S., Müller, R., Passoni, G., Bontzorlos, V., Clough, D., Moreira, F., Azam, C., Berger, J., Bezak, P., Bonn, A., Hansjürgens, B., Hartmann, L., Kleemann, J., Lomba, A., Sahrbacher, A., Schindler, S., Schleyer, C., Schmidt, J., Schüler, S., Sirami, C., von Meyer-Höfer, M., and Zinngrebe, Y. (2017) Is the CAP fit for purpose? An evidence-based fitness check assessment. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle, Jena, Leipzig. 259 pp. PDF

Kleemann, J., Conceição, H.R., Usman, M.A. (2012) Through the doors? Scope, types and goals of interdisciplinarity in selected projects at the Center for Development Research. Interdisciplinary Term Paper. ZEF Doctoral Studies Program. ZEF, Bonn. Germany. PDF

Kleemann, J. (2011) Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen von grenzüberschreitenden Schutzgebieten. In: Feit, U. und Korn, H. (Eds.) Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn.

Talks

  • Poster presentation “Features that enable social-ecological transformative change for biodiversity” at the conference of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), September 30–October 1, 2025, Halle (Saale), Germany
  • Workshop leader/writing retreat “Data of ecosystem services for forest-related decision-support systems in Europe” for DSS4ES at the Earth Observation Research Cluster at the University of Würzburg, September 15–16, 2025, Würzburg, Germany
  • Presentation at the DSS4ES meeting at the Institute of Forest Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, March 3–4, 2025, Warsaw, Poland
  • Presentation “Exploring different contexts of peri-urban landscapes” at the workshop “Transformative Pathways: Place-shaping in Peri-urban Landscapes” of the project “Women’s Perceptions and Place Dynamics (WoPedyP) – From Knowledge Coproduction to Transformative Pathways for Sustaining Peri-urban Livelihoods in Mankweng, South Africa”, 23-24/09/24, Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Presentation “Governance of human-wildlife interactions in peri-urban landscapes” at the World Biodiversity Forum “From Science to Action”, 16-20/06/24, Davos, Switzerland
  • Presentation “Data and knowledge for EU-forest related decision-making”, DSS4ES-Meeting, at the Faculty of Forest and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, 12-13.6.24, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Poster presentation “Integrated decision support systems for delivery of ecosystem services based on EU forest policies (DSS4ES)” at the COST Event “Forests Protection and Sustainability: Leveraging Research and Networking for a Sustainable Future”, 8-9 February 24, Brussels, Belgium
  • Presentation “Analyse des sozial-ökologischen Transformationspotentials des Leipziger Neuseenlands” at the conference “Transformationen Industriekultur in Sachsen-Anhalt”, 24-25.11.23, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
  • Online poster presentation on “Ecu-MAES: A National Ecosystem Services Assessment and Mapping for the status and future development of ecosystem services and biodiversity in Ecuador”, on the website IPBES8 Stakeholder Days, 3-30/06/21
  • Presentation “The impact of climate change on biodiversity in protected areas in Ecuador”, online conference of the British Ecological Society “Protected areas under climate change: challenges and opportunities”, 19-21 January 2021
  • Ecosystem Services Partnership, World Conference “10 years advancing ecosystem services science, policy and practice for a sustainable future”, 21-25.10.19 in Hannover, session co-organiser, poster presentation and oral presentation
  • Presentation “An expert-based approach to assess the impact of climate and land-use change on food security in Northern Ghana”, African Conference of German Geoscientists “Africa – between business, development cooperation and migration”, 29/06-01/07/19 in Heiligkreuztal near Riedlingen, Germany
  • German-Ecuadorian research cooperation programme on biodiversity and climate change – CoCiBio, 24-26.06.19 in Quito, Ecuador
  • Global Land Programme, Open Science Meeting “Transforming Land Systems for People and Nature”, 24-26.04.19 in Bern, Switzerland
  • Ecosystem Services Partnership – DE Symposium, 9-10 November 17 in Hanover, Germany
  • Resilience 2017 – Conference “Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability”, 20-23 August 17 in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Poster presentation “An expert-based ecosystem service assessment with a focus on food provision in northern Ghana, West Africa”, European Ecosystem Services Partnership – Conference “Helping nature to help us”, 19-26/09/16 in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Presentation “How the climate is changing West Africa”, Future Tour of the BMZ at the World Conference Centre, 29/06/16 in Bonn, Germany
  • IALE-D “Ecosystem services to ensure sustainable rural development and sustainable resource management” in Bonn 20-23 October 2015, organisation of the conference
  • Presentation “Regional differentiation in land use patterns and its implication for integrated land use planning in Ghana”, IUFRO- Landscape Ecology Conference “Sustaining ecosystem services in forest landscapes”, 23-27/08/15 in Tartu, Estonia
  • Presentation “The development of an expert-based assessment of land use scenarios in northern Ghana”, Dresden Nexus Conference “Global Change, Sustainable Development Goals and the Nexus Approach”, 25-27/03/15 in Dresden, Germany
  • IALE-D “Ecology, Resilience and Management of our Landscape”, 15-17.10.14 in Bolzano, Italy
  • RegioRessource21 “A cross-disciplinary dialogue on future perspectives for a sustainable development of regional resources”, 15-17.09.14 in Katowice, Poland
  • Presentation “A participatory approach for adapted land use planning in the Sudanian Savannah Zone within the WASCAL-Initiative”, Resilience 2014 – Conference “Resilience & Development: Mobilising for Transformation”, 05-08.05.14 in Montpellier, France
  • Global Land Project “Land Transformations: Between Global Challenges and Local Realities”, 19-21 March 2014 at Humboldt University Berlin
  • Workshop “Governance of Ecosystem Services: Challenges for Sustainable Development”, 10-11 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • European Congress for Conservation Biology “Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice”, 01-05/09/09 in Prague, Czech Republic

Supervised Theses

Wirth, L. (2025) Mediendiskursanalyse zum Thema Wölfe in Brandenburg: Die Rolle von Macht und medialen Einfluss in Wolfsnarrativen

Thomas, N.F.D. (2025) Nature-based Solutions zur Förderung der Resilienz gegenüber Hitze und Starkregen im urbanen Raum Ansätze für den Marktplatz in Halle (Saale)

Kaden, T. (2025) Landschaftszerschneidung durch die Netzerweiterung der Deutschen Bahn AG. Veränderung der ökologischen Funktionen von Landschaftsbereichen und die Auswirkungen auf Tierpopulationen am Beispiel des Wolfes

Brodowski, M. (2025) Akzeptanz von Agroforstsystemen im Südlichen Sachsen-Anhalt: Chancen und Hindernisse aus Sicht von Vertretern landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe

Kapps, M.F. (2025) Die Akzeptanz des Biosphärenreservat Drömling innerhalb lokaler Akteursgruppen.

Volkmann, L. (2023) Urbane Gärten in Magdeburg – Eine qualitative Untersuchung der Entstehung, Motiven und Zielen von Urban Gardening-Projekten.

Jasner, N. (2022) Potenzial und Problematiken bei dem „Reblocking“ – Aufwertungsverfahren von infor-mellen Siedlungen.

Albers, F. (2022) Analyse der Landnutzungsänderungen im Großraum Leipzig-Halle.

Zvornicanin, E. (2022) Formen urbaner Landwirtschaft- Eine Untersuchung Berliner Gemeinschaftsgärten.

Böttcher, T. (2022) Die Bedeutung von Grünflächen in nachhaltiger und sozialer Stadtentwicklung am Beispiel des Quartiers L416 in Leipzig.

Schmidt, C. (2021) Migration in Subsahara-Afrika und dessen Auswirkungen auf die natürlichen Ressourcen in den Zielregionen.

Steingrobe, A. (2020) Literaturanalyse der international veröffentlichten wissenschaftlichen Artikel zu Ökosystemleistungen in Ecuador.

Gelbe, S. M. (2019) Fridays for Future – Was motiviert junge Menschen sich für den Klimaschutz einzusetzen? Welche Handlungsmöglichkeiten ergeben sich aus der Bewegung und daraus im Bezug zur Wiederherstellung der Biodiversität?

Gradzka, W. (2019) Leitbilder für eine Stadtbrache in Bitterfeld-Wolfen – Analyse der Interessen verschiedener Akteure und Akteurinnen hinsichtlich der Ökosystemleitungen.

Wagner, B. (2019) Verkehrsinfrastruktur im suburbanen Raum Leipzigs am Beispiel Rackwitz.

Hollweg, F. (2018) Bürgerpark Freiimfelde – Strategien zur Mitgliedergewinnung für den FreiImFelde e.V. in Halle (Saale).

Klopsch, C. (2018) An analysis of historical land cover and land use change in three National Nature Heritage sites in Germany.

Kramer, S. (2018) Bedarfe der älteren Bevölkerung an eine grüne Infrastruktur im Wohnkomplex VI, Halle-Neustadt.

Gradzka, W. (2019) Leitbilder für eine Stadtbrache in Bitterfeld-Wolfen – Analyse der Interessen verschiedener Akteure und Akteurinnen hinsichtlich der Ökosystemleitungen.

Wagner, B. (2019) Verkehrsinfrastruktur im suburbanen Raum Leipzigs am Beispiel Rackwitz.

Dobelmann, S. (2025) Linking Wildlife Conservation to Nature’s Contributions to People: A Case Study for the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in German Protected Forests

Müller Benarroz, C. (2025) Assessing the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Climate Change on Water-Related Ecosystem Services in Alto Parnaíba Sub-basin, MATOPIBA, Brazil.

Schaudt, D. (2024) Investigation of local and translocal networks and how they account for livelihood security especially in times of crisis. Case study of female migrants living in Acholi Quarters in Kampala, Uganda.

Oberreich, M. (2024) Cultural soil-related ecosystem services in Germany.

Mittelstädt, S. (2023) Potentiale der Entwicklung von Halle-Neustadt aus einer Multiakteursperspektive.

Bökenkamp, A. (2023) Auf dem Weg zu nachhaltigerem Konsum: Chancen und Hindernisse des unverpackten Einkaufens.

Roth, T. (2023) Policy-making for peri-urban landscapes as arenas of human-wildlife interactions.

Schäfer, L. (2022) Beitrag zur nachhaltigen Ernährungswirtschaft in Städten – Machbarkeitsstudie zum professionellen Vertrieb von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten aus privaten Gärten in Leipzig.

Struve, B. (2022) Conflicts in peri-urban landscapes in Europe from 2011 to 2021 – A systematic review.

Ansah, C. (2022) Assessing the environmental impacts of oil spills in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Zweitbetreuung), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Fenger, L. (2022) Potentialanalyse der Erfassungssysteme von Brachflächen und Baulücken in Sachsen-Anhalt.

Chiluisa, A. V. B. (2021) „Spatio-temporal patterns of urban expansion among main biomes in Ecuador using LULC data from 1990-2018. Zweitbetreuung, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Witt, C. (2019) Eine landschaftsbezogene Erfassung von kulturellen Ökosystemleistungen am Beispiel der Naumburger Kulturlandschaft.

Awards, Memberships and Reviewer

Grants and awards

  • DAAD travel grant “IPID4all” by the University of Bonn for the Resilience Conference, August 20-23, 2017, in Stockholm
  • Bernd-Rendel-Award 2018
  • Support for female researchers of MLU, 2023 und 2024

Memberships

Reviewer

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