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Research Area 2 "Land Use and Governance"

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How can we sustainably develop and shape intensively used agricultural landscapes?

The focus of this Research Area lies on the investigation of land use practices and their interactions with associated ecosystem services and biodiversity. These interactions are not only studied for agriculturally managed crop- and grasslands, but also in the context of adjacent ecosystems such as forests and waterbodies. It is the aim to use research results to support the site-adapted management of agricultural landscapes under the impact of climate change and in different socio-economic and socio-cultural contexts. This adapted management must be supported by stakeholders and institutionally promoted. Research on the interactions, the development of suitable indicators for the valorisation of the services provided by agricultural landscapes and embedded ecosystems, the development of suitable governance approaches as well as the dissemination of institutional, technological and management-related innovations are additional topics of research in this Research Area.

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Our Working Groups

 

The topics of this Research Area address the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG; UN 2015), which are also addressed in the German Sustainable Development Strategy (2016): Zero Hunger (2), Health and Well-Being (3), Clean Water und Sanitation (6), Responsible Consumption and Production (12), Climate Action (13), Life below Water (14), and Life on Land (15).

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Working groups in research area 2 

 

 

News

Title: The ZALF at Tropentag 2025 in Bonn
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Associate Professor Dr. rer. agr. Michelle Chevelev-Bonatti discussing on her recent publication “Uncovering decolonial pedagogies for learning agroecological transitions: comparative analysis of South America cases”.
15.09.2025

The ZALF at Tropentag 2025 in Bonn

Title: The European Association of Agricultural Economists honored ZALF researchers
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During the award ceremony
09.09.2025

The European Association of Agricultural Economists honored ZALF researchers

Title: Tatiana Rodríguez Torres defends doctoral dissertation on agroforestry scaling at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
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During the presentation
26.08.2025

Tatiana Rodríguez Torres defends doctoral dissertation on agroforestry scaling at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

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Publications

MyTitle: Core design principles for just sustainability transitions: a framework for transformative research
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MyAutoren: Herwix, A., Bogner, K., Schlaile, M. (2025)
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Core design principles for just sustainability transitions: a framework for transformative research

Herwix, A., Bogner, K., Schlaile, M. (2025)
MyTitle: Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance
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MyAutoren: Klimešová, J., Laughlin, D. C., Siebert, F., Bergmann, J., Tumber-Dávila, S. J., Andraczek, K., Bombo, A. B., Bruelheide, H., Fan, Y., Freschet, G. T., Hennecke, J., Howard, C. C., Jimoh, S. O., Mommer, L., Ramalevha, T., Weigelt, A., Fidelis, A. (2025)
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Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance

Klimešová, J., Laughlin, D. C., Siebert, F., Bergmann, J., Tumber-Dávila, S. J., Andraczek, K., Bombo, A. B., Bruelheide, H., Fan, Y., Freschet, G. T., Hennecke, J., Howard, C. C., Jimoh, S. O., Mommer, L., Ramalevha, T., Weigelt, A., Fidelis, A. (2025)
MyTitle: Comparing ecohydrological characteristics of European Kettle Holes and Prairie Potholes for effective conservation and management
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MyAutoren: Taie Semiromi, M., Pätzig, M., Merz, C., Hayashi, M. (2025)
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Comparing ecohydrological characteristics of European Kettle Holes and Prairie Potholes for effective conservation and management

Taie Semiromi, M., Pätzig, M., Merz, C., Hayashi, M. (2025)

Projects

MyTitle: LIL-KliBioTo - Landscape innovations in the Lausitz region for a climate-adapted bioeconomy and nature-based bioeconomy tourism
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LIL-KliBioTo - Landscape innovations in the Lausitz region for a climate-adapted bioeconomy and nature-based bioeconomy tourism

Start: 01.11.2022
MyTitle: ReSTORE - A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa
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ReSTORE - A social-ecological systems approach to inform ecosystem restoration in rural Africa

Start: 01.01.2024
MyTitle: CiLaKlima - Screening of genetic resources of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus): Adaptation to climate change in Germany with alternative legumes for human consumption
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CiLaKlima - Screening of genetic resources of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus): Adaptation to climate change in Germany with alternative legumes for human consumption

Start: 01.12.2022

 

  

People of the research area

 

Co-Heads

Prof. Dr. agr.
Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura

T +49 (0)33432 82-207

Prof. Dr. Bettina Matzdorf
T +49 (0)33432 82-207
T +49 (0)33432 82-150

 

Administration

Dr. Verena Toussaint
T +49 (0)33432 82-323

Secretary’s office

Viola Kranich
T +49 (0)33432 82-207
F +49 (0)33432 82-308

Sabrina Weinert
T +49 (0)33432 82-170

E-Mail Sekretariat Programmbereich 2 

 

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Leibniz-Zentrum für
Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e. V.

Eberswalder Straße 84
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