Agriculture, land use, climate change
The division conducts comprehensive research and teaching on a wide range of topics. Our focus areas include climate and environment, biodiversity, global change, ecosystem services, pest management, socio-ecological transformations, nutrition, sustainable land management, urban transformation, forest management, wildlife management, renewable energy, and resource mapping.
Our doctoral candidates receive a course of study that prepares them to work as independent, highly skilled researchers in both national and international research communities, where scientific proficiency is highly valued.
The division's graduates discover diverse career opportunities in research institutions, business, public administration, higher education, municipalities, and non-governmental organizations, among others. We are committed to fostering the development of individuals who contribute significantly to their chosen fields and make a positive impact on society.
Forest in Ecuador. ZEF research looks into cocoa production in the country.
A farmer with goats in the Dominican Republic.
Laborer in a sugar cane plantation in the Dominican Republic. ZEF research looks into working and living conditions of Haitan laborers in the country.
ZEF Projects related to "Agriculture, land use, climate change"
AFAS - African Climate and Environment Center - Future African Savannas
AFS-TRP - Agrifood Systems-Transformative Research and Policy Guidance
ArboEmerge - The consequences of biodiversity loss and land use change on infectious disease emergence
BioClimSocial - The Social Dimension of Research and Implementation of Nature-based solutions: Utilising Synergies for Biodiversity and Climate
Changemaker – Promoting co-designed sustainable health interventions with young changemakers for reduced risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in urban Burkina Faso, Kenya and Tanzania
ClimapAfrica – Climate change adaptation and coping strategies of smallholder fisherfolks along the Ghana Volta Lake
Climate-sensitive nutrients, undernutrition and malaria
COhort on PLANT-based diets (COPLANT) Study in Germany and Austria
DAIV - Dynamics of agricultural innovation in Vietnam
DSSP - Doctoral Studies Support Program: Environmental peace-building and development in Colombia
Earth Commission - Safe and Just Boundaries (Workstream Support by ZEF)
Food system changes for healthy and sustainable diets in China
HealthyDiets4Africa – Combating malnutrition in Africa through diversification of the food system
INTERFACES - Supporting Pathways to Sustainable Land Management in Africa
Job Futures: Livelihood effects, digital innovations, and household dynamics in Africa (part of SFB 228 Future Rural Africa)
KliOL – Climate Change mitigation in Hospitals by Optimizing Supply Chains
LANUSYNCON - At the Science Policy Interface: LANd Use SYNergies and CONflicts within the framework of the 2030 Agenda
Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from Cultural Landscapes in Ethiopia and Kenya
Malabo Montpellier Panel
Multi-center, prospective cohort study in Ghana on early-life exposure to malaria and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in adult life
OPTIMA – Omics Approach for Personalized Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for African and European Populations
PASTURES – Protected Areas for SusTainable nUtrition REsearch in Somaliland
RAINFOREST - Coproduced transformative knowledge to accelerate change for biodiversity
SABio - Transformation and Sustainability Governance of South American Bioeconomies
START - Sustainable greenhouse production types and resource efficient technologies for future cultivation
Sustainable dietary weight loss intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes: A family-based, randomised, controlled trial with overweight and obese adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Understanding Just Transitions in Groundwater: Adaptation Futures under Climate Extremes