Armando Valdés-Velásquez joins the South America Team as Senior Advisor
We are thrilled to announce that Armando Valdés-Velásquez is joining the South America Team as Senior Advisor. Here, he tells us about...
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- May 17
- 2 min
Miguel Saravia joins the South America Team as Hub Director
We are thrilled to announce that Miguel Saravia is joining the South America Team as Hub Director. Here, he tells us about himself and...
- Apr 27
- 9 min
“Is what I’m doing making sense to a local person?”
An interview with Prof. Dr. Margaret Owuor ahead of the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference Margaret Owuor, Professor for Integrative...
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Benson Okita joins the East Africa Hub Team as Hub Director
We are thrilled to announce that Benson Okita is joining the East Africa Hub Team as Hub Director. Dr. Okita was previously Director of...
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Sheila Funnell joins the East Africa Hub Team as an Innovation & Impact Specialist
We are thrilled to announce that Sheila Funnell is joining the East Africa Hub Team as an Innovation and Impact Specialist. Here is a few...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Survey with local households on ecosystems
A matter of opinion? No, science! Ecosystem services can best be investigated in tangible applications and situations. Does the forest...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Our Activities in the Southeast Asia Hub (2020)
Location/region: Savannakhet is the largest province in the south of Laos (~22,000 km2) Inhabitants: approximately 1 million...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Researching ecosystems (2020)
The preservation of the ecological basis of our life can only be achieved if as many people as possible participate in decision-making...
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Participatory mapping exercise in Kipsing, Isiolo
Managing fragile natural resources starts with a sound understanding of their location and dynamics. Together with the National Land...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Activities in the East Africa Hub - An Overview (2020)
Place/region: Mount Kenya and the catchment area of the Ewaso Ng’iro river together with the Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Meru...
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Building local networks (2020)
Engaging in discussions In addition to environmental organizations and tourism businesses, many other interest groups need to be able to...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
CorriDOOR Project (2020)
In East Africa, as elsewhere, it is not possible to turn back the clocks. Although people and animals lived here side by side 50 years...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Buffer zones: Reconciling conservation and sustainable livelihoods
A focus on landscapes instead of on isolated individual areas is an underlying goal of the strategic plan for the buffer zone of...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
The Brazil Nut Project (2020)
“If we can identify a common thread of a shared vision, then this will work,” says Sofia Rubio, biologist and entrepreneur in Madre de...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Activities in the South America Hub - An Overview (2020)
Location/region: Madre de Dios is a department in Peru (85,300 km2). Inhabitants: Approximately 141,070 Biodiversity: As part of the...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Replacement of raw materials in the circular economy
BERN HUB | Project AWA-1 Our goal: By means of detailed material examinations, we aim to estimate the recycling potential of mineral...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Stopping biodiversity loss in waterbodies – despite climate change
BERN HUB | Project LANAT-3 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in waterbodies and strengthen...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Neobiota Master Plan for invasive non-native species
BERN HUB | Project LANAT-7 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the development of a strategy for efficient monitoring and control of invasive...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Ecological infrastructure of the Canton of Bern
BERN HUB | Project LANAT-6 Our goal: Our aim is to support the safeguarding of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the long term – by...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Hydrology of the Bernese Fens
BERN HUB | Project LANAT-5 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the creation and application of hydrological bases for the long-term conservation...