Institute of Plant Sciences

Research

Plant Ecology

Biodiversity-Related Assessment

Combining expertise on physical and human geography, forestry, wildlife ecology, mountain biodiversity, social-ecological sciences, and science-policy interfaces, we generate synthesis knowledge in support of innovative and sustainable solutions for nature and people.

The core mandates of the group are its contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), the hosting of the scientific secretariat of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity of the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the coordination of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA).

Current projects

  • Assessing the relevance of subnational reporting on the SDGs using mountains as an example
  • Mountain biodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals: knowledge for synergistic action
  • Toward biodiversity-related opportunities for sustainable development: a global social-ecological mountain comparison
  • Scientific secretariat of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity of the German Research Foundation (DFG)

Contact

Mark Snethlage (mark.snethlage@unibe.ch)