Environmental Policy (ENVPOL)
We conduct applied interdisciplinary research on land use change and natural resource use with a regional focus on Latin America, Afrika, and Europe. Our work often relies on qualitative and quantitative methods from environmental and agricultural economics and land system science. Ongoing projects look at the relationship between trade and biodiversity, the effects of public policies on tropical deforestation, and the role of bioeconomic innovation in sustainability transformations.
Current Fields of Research
Sustainable food and biomass value chains
The EU funded project RAINFOREST contributes to enabling, upscaling and accelerating transformative change in and beyond Europe towards reducing biodiversity impacts of major food and biomass value chains.
Biodiversity Tipping Points
In the BMFTR-funded PRODIGY project, we adopt a social-ecological systems approach to improve our understanding the vulnerability of forest-based livelihoods to social and environmental tipping points.
Governance in South American Bioeconomies
In the BMLEH-funded SABIO project, we look at how technological innovation and policy incentives contribute to innovation in bio-based value chains in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.
ENVPOL Staff
- Börner, Prof. Dr. Jan, jborner(at)uni-bonn.de
- Braun, Daniel, daniel.braun(at)uni-bonn.de
- Dürr, Dr. Jochen, jduerr(at)uni-bonn.de
- Giudice, Dr. Renzo, renzogiudice(at)gmail.com, rgiudic1@uni-bonn.de
- Oliveira, Dr. Gustavo Magalhães de, gusmoliv(at)uni-bonn.de
- Tups, Dr. Gideon, gtups@uni-bonn.de
- Martinelli, Fernanda, fernanda.martinelli(at)uni-bonn.de
- Navichoc Chavajay, David Felipe, dnavichoc(at)gmail.com
- Olivera, Serena, olivera(at)uni-bonn.de
- Rojas Bernal, Laura Andrea, laura.rojas(at)uni-bonn.de
- Silva Carrazzone, Maria Eugenia, maria.silvacarrazzone(at)uni-bonn.de
- Tisler, Trevor, trtisler(at)uni-bonn.de
ENVPOL Projects
BioSummit – Bioeconomy in Dialogue
SABio – Transformation and Sustainability Governance of South American Bioeconomies
Former ENVPOL Projects
PRODIGY – Soil Biodiversity Governing Tipping Points in the Amazon
RAINFOREST – Coproduced transformative knowledge to accelerate change for biodiversity