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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: Extraordinary PB2 general meeting
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22.07.2025

Extraordinary PB2 general meeting

Title: 'Narrative 5' Colloquium Sparks Critical Debate on Agriculture in the Global South
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Participants of the "Narrative 5" colloquium
01.07.2025

'Narrative 5' Colloquium Sparks Critical Debate on Agriculture in the Global South

Title: Agricultural and food systems must become more resilient: a position paper by researchers from the Leibniz Association
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01.07.2025

Agricultural and food systems must become more resilient: a position paper by researchers from the Leibniz Association

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Publications

MyTitle: Uncovering decolonial pedagogies for learning agroecological transitions: comparative analysis of South America cases
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MyAutoren: Chevelev-Bonatti, M., Reynaldo, R. G., Martín-López, B., Bolivar, S., Cordero-Fernández, M., Miguel, G. C., Martin, A., Hämmerle, J., Schröter, B., Erismann, C., da Silva Rosa, T., Hellin, J., Schlindwein, I., Osorio, Á. A., Medina, L., Baldivieso, C., Eufemia, L., Jacobi, J., Lobo Guerrero, A. M., Sieber, S. (2025)
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Uncovering decolonial pedagogies for learning agroecological transitions: comparative analysis of South America cases

Chevelev-Bonatti, M., Reynaldo, R. G., Martín-López, B., Bolivar, S., Cordero-Fernández, M., Miguel, G. C., Martin, A., Hämmerle, J., Schröter, B., Erismann, C., da Silva Rosa, T., Hellin, J., Schlindwein, I., Osorio, Á. A., Medina, L., Baldivieso, C., Eufemia, L., Jacobi, J., Lobo Guerrero, A. M., Sieber, S. (2025)
MyTitle: UAV-assisted deep learning to support results-based agri-environmental schemes: Facilitating Eco-Scheme 5 implementation in Germany
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MyAutoren: H. Basavegowda, D., Schleip, I., Bellingrath-Kimura, S. D., Weltzien, C. (2025)
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UAV-assisted deep learning to support results-based agri-environmental schemes: Facilitating Eco-Scheme 5 implementation in Germany

H. Basavegowda, D., Schleip, I., Bellingrath-Kimura, S. D., Weltzien, C. (2025)
MyTitle: From farm to table: uncovering narratives of agency and responsibility for change among actors along agri-food value chains in Germany
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MyAutoren: Hector, V., Friedrich, J., Schlaile, M., Panagiotou, A., Bieling, C. (2025)
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From farm to table: uncovering narratives of agency and responsibility for change among actors along agri-food value chains in Germany

Hector, V., Friedrich, J., Schlaile, M., Panagiotou, A., Bieling, C. (2025)

Projects

MyTitle: SynAgri-PV - Synergetic integration of photovoltaics in agriculture as a contribution to a successful energy transition – networking and support of the market ramp-up of agri-PV in Germany
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SynAgri-PV - Synergetic integration of photovoltaics in agriculture as a contribution to a successful energy transition – networking and support of the market ramp-up of agri-PV in Germany

Start: 01.07.2022
MyTitle: DAKIS2 - Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System – professional
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DAKIS2 - Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System – professional

Start: 01.01.2025
MyTitle: LeguNet - Demonstration network for expanding and improving the cultivation and utilisation of grain legumes in Germany
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LeguNet - Demonstration network for expanding and improving the cultivation and utilisation of grain legumes in Germany

Start: 18.01.2023

 

  

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 

 

Address

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

Eberswalder Straße 84
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