We are thrilled to announce that Miguel Saravia is joining the South America Team as Hub Director. Here, he tells us about himself and...

An interview with Prof. Dr. Margaret Owuor ahead of the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference Margaret Owuor, Professor for Integrative...

We are thrilled to announce that Benson Okita is joining the East Africa Hub Team as Hub Director. Dr. Okita was previously Director of...

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...

A matter of opinion? No, science! Ecosystem services can best be investigated in tangible applications and situations. Does the forest...

Location/region: Savannakhet is the largest province in the south of Laos (~22,000 km2) Inhabitants: approximately 1 million...

The preservation of the ecological basis of our life can only be achieved if as many people as possible participate in decision-making...

Managing fragile natural resources starts with a sound understanding of their location and dynamics. Together with the National Land...

​ Place/region: Mount Kenya and the catchment area of the Ewaso Ng’iro river together with the Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Meru...

Engaging in discussions In addition to environmental organizations and tourism businesses, many other interest groups need to be able to...

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...

A focus on landscapes instead of on isolated individual areas is an underlying goal of the strategic plan for the buffer zone of...

“If we can identify a common thread of a shared vision, then this will work,” says Sofia Rubio, biologist and entrepreneur in Madre de...

Location/region: Madre de Dios is a department in Peru (85,300 km2). Inhabitants: Approximately 141,070 Biodiversity: As part of the...

BERN HUB | Project AWA-1 Our goal: By means of detailed material examinations, we aim to estimate the recycling potential of mineral...

BERN HUB | Project LANAT-3 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in waterbodies and strengthen...

BERN HUB | Project LANAT-7 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the development of a strategy for efficient monitoring and control of invasive...

BERN HUB | Project LANAT-6 Our goal: Our aim is to support the safeguarding of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the long term – by...

BERN HUB | Project LANAT-5 Our goal: Our aim is to aid the creation and application of hydrological bases for the long-term conservation...

BERN HUB | Project LANAT-4 Our goal: Our aim is to develop the currently lacking scientific foundations and expertise required to...