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Department of Ecosystem Services
Institution
Section overview
Description
Our research in the Department for Ecosystem Services encompasses three interlinked themes: (i) We investigate patterns of spatio-temporal configuration of biodiversity and ecosystem service flows in socio-ecological systems at different scales. A focus is on the opportunities and risks presented by interregional telecoupled ecosystem services provision and their interaction with socio-economic drivers. Another interest is on the changing roles of national and international protected areas in provision of ecosystem services. (ii) Secondly, we explore the interrelationship of biodiversity and ecosystem services and their contribution to health and human wellbeing. (ii) Thirdly, we seek to operationalise the ecosystem approach by developing effective strategies and tools to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing world.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
Contact
Department of Ecosystem Services
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig
Saxony
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)341 973-3152
Email: silvia.wartenberg(@)ufz.de