@article{SpiesSchickKaromatovetal.2021, author = {Spies, Michael and Schick, Axel and Karomatov, Sharofiddin and Bakokhoja, Bobozoda and Zikriyokhon, Khaidarov and Jobirov, Shonazar and Bloch, Ralf and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Adapting a Participatory and Ecosystem-Based Assessment Impacted by the Pandemic: Lessons Learned With Farmers in Tajikistan}, series = {Frontiers in sustainable Food Systems}, journal = {Frontiers in sustainable Food Systems}, number = {5}, publisher = {Frontiers}, issn = {2571-581X}, doi = {10.3389/fsufs.2021.750252}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2263}, pages = {15}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The paper presents a systemic and participatory assessment approach and scrutinizes how methodological changes necessitated during the Covid-19 pandemic implicated the process and its outcomes. The approach was applied in rural Tajikistan to evaluate changes effected by a development project that promoted the enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agrarian landscapes. The central building block of the assessment consisted of participatory workshops in 2018 and 2020 with farmers and other stakeholders to develop a systemic knowledge map and to evaluate the promoted strategies based on local expertise. The methodological basis was MARISCO (adaptive MAnagement of vulnerability and RISk at COnservation sites), a holistic and participatory approach to ecosystem-based assessment and management that requires well-trained facilitators. While the activities in 2018 could be implemented as planned, major changes in the work plan were necessary in 2020 due to severe travel restrictions and social distancing rules. Conducting virtual workshops was not possible, as it would have excluded key stakeholders from the process. Instead of conducting a comprehensive assessment workshop guided by two German MARISCO facilitators as originally planned, a series of short and small workshops could be realized. These workshops were facilitated by Tajik scientists after receiving virtual training from their German colleagues. Although it was possible to bring the assessment to a satisfactory conclusion, the methodological changes revealed significant drawbacks. Radical simplifications of the methods were necessary that led to reduced depth of the assessment and missed learning opportunities for participants. Limited experience in workshop guidance by the new facilitators posed challenges to the participatory process and the quality of its outcomes. While the adapted method created training effects that would otherwise have been missed, it also put additional pressure on the capacities of local partners. Our experience during the pandemic offers valuable lessons learned for future applications of systemic-participatory approaches. Whereas, a complete shift to remote applications is problematic, there is a need to put greater emphasis on capacitating local partners. Methodological trade-offs are necessary for partially remote working processes, but principles of participation and systemic thinking should not be compromised.}, language = {en} } @article{BlumroederHoffmannIlinaetal.2020, author = {Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Hoffmann, Monika T. and Ilina, Olga and Winter, Susanne and Hobson, Peter R. and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Clearcuts and related secondary dieback undermine the ecological effectiveness of FSC certification in a boreal forest}, series = {Ecological Process}, journal = {Ecological Process}, number = {9}, publisher = {SpringerOpen}, issn = {2192-1709}, doi = {10.1186/s13717-020-0214-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2414}, pages = {9}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background: Over the last 25 years, the prominent forest certification system established by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has used by many companies worldwide for claiming responsible forest management. The objectives of the Russian National FSC standard to decrease the size of clearcuts and the retention of forest elements such as residual seed trees need on-site validation to proof the effectiveness of FSC. To assess the ecological impacts of harvesting practices and benefits of FSC certification, we geospatially compared logging activities with and without FSC certification. Within a sample area covering approximately 3,000 km 2 in the east of the Russian Arkhangelsk Region, we used available data on tree cover loss and satellite images to assess secondary impacts of clearcuttings on adjacent remnant forests and to quantify the logging intensity. Additionally, the size and structure as well as the density of skidding trails of ten specific clearcuttings located within the sample area were surveyed using satellite images and in the field observation to delineate the boundaries of clearcuts and forested remnants within the clearcuts. Results: We found a significant increase of small-scale tree cover loss in the proximity of the clearcuts. Patchy dieback is possibly linked to the scale and intensity of logging in the surroundings. On the investigated clearcuts, FSC failed to reduce the size, to increase the retention of forest remnants including seed trees on logged areas, and to maintain larger tracts of undisturbed ground and soil compared to clearcuts that were logged before they received FSC-certification. Conclusions: Trees and forest remnants remaining inside an increasingly stressed forest ecosystem matrix may not resist further harvesting-related and climate change-induced stresses and disturbances. Large-scale clearcuttings seem to have negative impacts even in adjacent forests and undermine the ecological effectiveness of FSC certification in the study area. The Russian FSC standard is not clearly setting effective guidelines that induce a change in clearcutting practices in order to reduce ecological risks.}, language = {en} } @article{IbischDichteHamoretal.2021, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L. and Dichte, Angela and Hamor, Fedir D. and Holovko, Andrii and Pokynchereda, Vasyl F. and Ryback, Mykola P. and Shvediuk, Iuliia}, title = {About borders and limits: experiences with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for transboundary cooperation in Ukraine and neighbouring countries}, series = {eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management}, volume = {13}, journal = {eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management}, publisher = {Verlag der {\"O}sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften}, issn = {2073-1558}, doi = {10.1553/eco.mont-13-sis136}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2508}, pages = {136 -- 141}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In Eastern Europe, several UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) have been important promoters of transnational and transboundary nature conservation and sustainable development. Nevertheless, political and institutional barriers and scarcity of resources have hindered successful cross-border cooperation. The prospects for BRs in Eastern Europe are mixed, especially in relation to the challenges of ecosystem degradation and climate change, as well as socioeconomic and (geo)political crises. Based on our own experience of one and a half decades of growing cooperation between partners in Ukraine and Germany, we conclude that transnational cooperation between BRs and science is particularly rewarding and mutually beneficial.}, language = {en} } @article{BlumroederMayHaerdtleetal.2021, author = {Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and May, Felix and H{\"a}rdtle, Werner and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Forestry contributed to warming of forest ecosystems in northern Germany during the extreme summers of 2018 and 2019}, series = {Ecological Solutions and Evidence}, volume = {2}, journal = {Ecological Solutions and Evidence}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {2688-8319}, doi = {10.1002/2688-8319.12087}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-1992}, pages = {14}, year = {2021}, abstract = {1. Forest management influences a variety of ecosystem structures and processes relevant to meso- and microclimatic regulation, but little research has been done on how forest management can mitigate the negative effects of climate change on forest ecosystems. 2. We studied the temperature regulation capacity during the two Central European extreme summers in 2018 and 2019 in Scots pine plantations and European beech forests with different management-related structural characteristics. 3. We found that the maximum temperature was higher when more trees were cut and canopy was more open. Logging 100 trees per hectare increased maximum temperature by 0.21-0.34 K at ground level and by 0.09-0.17 K in 1.3 m above ground. Opening the forest canopy by 10\% significantly increased Tmax, measured 1.3 m above ground by 0.46 K (including pine and beech stands) and 0.35 K (only pine stands). At ground level, Tmax increased by 0.53 K for the model including pine and beech stands and by 0.41 K in pure pine stands. Relative temperature cooling capacity decreased with increasing wood harvest activities, with below average values in 2018 (and 2019) when more than 656 (and 867) trees per hectare were felled. In the pine forests studied, the relative temperature buffering capacity 1.3 m above ground was lower than average values for all sample plots when canopy cover was below 82\%. In both study years, mean maximum temperature measured at ground level and in 1.3 m was highest in a pine-dominated sample plots with relatively low stand volume (177 m3 ha-1) and 9 K lower in a sample plot with relatively high stock volumes of Fagus sylvatica (>565 m3 ha-1). During the hottest day in 2019, the difference in temperature peaks was more than 13 K for pine-dominated sample plots with relatively dense (72\%) and low (46\%) canopy cover. 4. Structural forest characteristics influenced by forest management significantly affect microclimatic conditions and therefore ecosystem vulnerability to climate change. We advocate keeping the canopy as dense as possible (at least 80\%) by maintaining sufficient overgrowth and by supporting deciduous trees that provide effective shade.}, language = {en} } @article{BlumroederSchmidtGordonetal.2022, author = {Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Schmidt, Frederic and Gordon, Anat and Grosse, Stefanie and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Ecosystemic resilience of a temperate post-fire forest under extreme weather conditions}, series = {Frontiers in Forests and Global Change}, volume = {5}, journal = {Frontiers in Forests and Global Change}, number = {5}, publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.}, issn = {2624-893X}, doi = {10.3389/ffgc.2022.1070958}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-3825}, pages = {1 -- 16}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Introduction The effects of climate change are exacerbating the fire risk in forests worldwide. Conifer plantations in particular are especially vulnerable to fire outbreaks. At the end of the extraordinarily hot and dry summer of 2018, a forest pine plantation burned in Brandenburg, NE Germany. Different forestry interventions were carried out after the fire, while one area of the damaged plantation remained untouched. Methods We investigated the resilience of the forest ecosystem and the effectiveness of different active and passive forest restoration measures during the subsequent relatively warm and dry years 2019-2021. Results One year after the fire, Populus tremula showed strong spontaneous colonization at all sites. In contrast, the majority of planted Pinus sylvestris plantlets died on the plots that had been salvage-logged after the fire. Three years after the fire, Populus tremula successfully established itself as the dominant tree species on all plots, with the highest abundance on the plot where the overstorey of the dead pines was left. Betula pendula, Salix caprea, and Pinus sylvestris showed lower abundance, with their proportion increasing with decreasing cover by dead trees. The distribution of regrowing trees is very heterogeneous across the different treatments and plots. In the clear-cut plots, the extreme microclimatic conditions expose the young trees to additional heat and drought, while the retention of deadwood measurably buffers the temperature and water stress. Discussion The resilience and adaptability of naturally regenerating forests that develop into ecosystems that are more diverse seem more promising than restoration through intervention. Apart from hampering restoration under extreme weather conditions, post-fire salvage logging contributes to soil degradation and loss of organic carbon.}, language = {en} } @article{MannGohrBlumroederetal.2023, author = {Mann, Deepika and Gohr, Charlotte and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Does fragmentation contribute to the forest crisis in Germany?}, series = {Frontiers in Forests and Global Change}, volume = {6}, journal = {Frontiers in Forests and Global Change}, publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.}, issn = {2624-893X}, doi = {10.3389/ffgc.2023.1099460}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-3909}, pages = {12}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Intact forests contribute to the ecosystem functionality of landscapes by storing and sequestering carbon, buffering and cooling the microclimate, and providing a range of related ecosystem functions. Forest fragmentation not only poses a threat to many organisms but also reduces the resistance and resilience of the ecosystem, which is especially relevant to the ongoing climate crisis. The effects of recent extreme heat years on forests in Germany have not been studied in detail for the influence of fragmentation. We investigate the relation of forest fragmentation with temperature and vitality in Germany per ecoregion at the canopy level using satellite imagery at 1-km and 30-m resolution. We compiled and correlated forest maps for connectivity based on Thiessen polygons, canopy temperatures on the hottest days based on land surface temperature, and forest vitality based on the maximum normalized difference vegetation index per growing season. We differentiated between ecoregions and main forest types. In 2022, larger intact tree-covered areas that are less fragmented have relatively low temperatures on hot days and higher overall vitality. Nearly 98\% of the almost 1.95 million forest fragments at 30-m resolution in Germany are smaller than 1 km2, which cover nearly 30\% of the total forest area. To counteract the forest crisis, forest and landscape management should aim to reduce fragmentation and maintain tree biomass and forest cover in the landscape. Increasing the size of continuous forest fragments contributes to ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change.}, language = {en} } @article{SabatiniBluhmKunetal.2021, author = {Sabatini, Francesco Maria and Bluhm, Hendrik and Kun, Zoltan and Aksenov, Dmitry and Atauri, Jos{\´e} A. and Buchwald, Erik and Burrascano, Sabina and Cateau, Eug{\´e}nie and Diku, Abdulla and Duarte, In{\^e}s Marques and Fern{\´a}ndez L{\´o}pez, {\´A}ngel B. and Garbarino, Matteo and Grigoriadis, Nikolaos and Horv{\´a}th, Ferenc and Keren, Srđan and Kitenberga, Mara and Kiš, Alen and Kraut, Ann and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Larrieu, Laurent and Lombardi, Fabio and Matovic, Bratislav and Melu, Radu Nicolae and Meyer, Peter and Midteng, Rein and Mikac, Stjepan and Mikol{\´a}š, Martin and Mozgeris, Gintautas and Panayotov, Momchil and Pisek, Rok and Nunes, Le{\´o}nia and Ruete, Alejandro and Schickhofer, Matthias and Simovski, Bojan and Stillhard, Jonas and Stojanovic, Dejan and Szwagrzyk, Jerzy and Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka and Toromani, Elvin and Volosyanchuk, Roman and Vrška, Tom{\´a}š and Waldherr, Marcus and Yermokhin, Maxim and Zlatanov, Tzvetan and Zagidullina, Asiya and Kuemmerle, Tobias}, title = {European primary forest database v2.0}, series = {Scientific Data}, volume = {8}, journal = {Scientific Data}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK}, issn = {2052-4463}, doi = {10.1038/s41597-021-00988-7}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4173}, pages = {14}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Primary forests, defined here as forests where the signs of human impacts, if any, are strongly blurred due to decades without forest management, are scarce in Europe and continue to disappear. Despite these losses, we know little about where these forests occur. Here, we present a comprehensive geodatabase and map of Europe's known primary forests. Our geodatabase harmonizes 48 different, mostly field-based datasets of primary forests, and contains 18,411 individual patches (41.1 Mha) spread across 33 countries. When available, we provide information on each patch (name, location, naturalness, extent and dominant tree species) and the surrounding landscape (biogeographical regions, protection status, potential natural vegetation, current forest extent). Using Landsat satellite-image time series (1985-2018) we checked each patch for possible disturbance events since primary forests were identified, resulting in 94\% of patches free of significant disturbances in the last 30 years. Although knowledge gaps remain, ours is the most comprehensive dataset on primary forests in Europe, and will be useful for ecological studies, and conservation planning to safeguard these unique forests.}, language = {en} } @article{AngelstamAsplundBastianetal.2021, author = {Angelstam, Per K. and Asplund, Brita and Bastian, Olaf and Engelmark, Ola and Fedoriak, Mariia and Grunewald, Karsten and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Lindvall, Per and Manton, Michael and Nilsson, Magnus and Nilsson, Sten B. and Roberntz, Peter and Shkaruba, Anton and Skoog, Per and Soloviy, Ihor and Svoboda, Miroslav and Teplyakov, Victor and Tivell, Anders and Westholm, Erik and Zhuk, Alina and {\"O}ster, Leif}, title = {Tradition as asset or burden for transitions from forests as cropping systems to multifunctional forest landscapes: Sweden as a case study}, series = {Forest Ecology and Management}, journal = {Forest Ecology and Management}, number = {505}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0378-1127}, doi = {10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119895}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4789}, pages = {17}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Expectations of what forests and woodlands should provide vary among locations, stakeholder groups, and over time. Developing multifunctional forests requires understanding of the dynamic roles of traditions and cultural legacies in social-ecological systems at multiple levels and scales. Implementing policies about multifunctional forests requires a landscape and social-ecological perspective, and recognition of both spatial and temporal features at multiple scales. This study explores the dissemination of even-aged silviculture in central, eastern and northern Europe, and the consequences of choosing different vantage points in social-ecological systems for mapping of barriers, and to identify levers, towards multifunctional forest landscapes. Using a narrative approach, we first summarise the development of even-aged silviculture in four European regions. Next, we focus on Sweden as a keen adopter of even-aged silviculture, and identify levers at three groups of vantage points. They were (1) biosphere with biodiversity as short-hand for composition, structure and function of ecosystems, which support human well-being at multiple scales; (2) society in terms of different levels of stakeholder interactions from local to global, and (3) economy represented by value chain hierarchies and currencies. The emergence of even-aged silviculture >200 years ago formed an expanding frontier from central to northern Europe. Sustained yield wood production and biodiversity conservation encompass different portfolios of ecosystem aspects and spatio-temporal scales. Ignorance and lack of knowledge about these differences enforce their mutual rivalry. An exploratory review of six groups of stakeholders at multiple levels in the traditional industrial forest value chain highlights inequalities in terms of distribution of income and power across different levels of governance. This effectively marginalises other than powerful industrial actors. The distribution of financial results along the value chain is dynamic in space and time, and not all benefits of forest ecosystems can be measured using monetary valuation. There are also other currencies and incentives. A discussion of cultural trajectories in central and eastern European, Russian and Swedish forest management illustrates that forest history patterns repeat themselves. Longitudinal case studies of countries and regions can help foster holistic multi-dimensional and multi-level systems thinking. Application of deep levers of change is likely to require external drivers. A key challenge is to handle the manufacturing of doubt and decay of truth, i.e., the appearance of alternative facts, and the diminishing role of evidence and systems analyses in political and civic discourses. This transition is fuelled by new and rapidly evolving digital arenas.}, language = {en} } @article{KochIbischBloch2022, author = {Koch, Olef and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Bloch, Ralf}, title = {Climate change and shifting land-use: Consequences for smallholder agroforestry systems and rural livelihoods in the southwest Ethiopian Highlands}, series = {Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems}, volume = {46}, journal = {Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems}, number = {5}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, doi = {10.1080/21683565.2022.2067930}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4340}, pages = {672 -- 711}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Applying a Regional Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (RIVAS), this study aims to identify the local farming system characteristics of 54 smallholder agroforestry farms in Kafa Zone (Ethiopia), their climate change vulnerability, and how they are affected by current land-use changes. The study combines semi-structured interviews with a biophysical characterization of farm systems. The results show that the assessed farming systems' multifunctionality is essential to rural livelihoods while sustaining crop and tree diversity. While dry season crop diversity drives household's sufficiency and capacity to respond to crop failure, medium-low sufficiency of production in more than a third of the assessed systems, as well as soil degradation in cereal fields lessen adaptive capacity. For their contribution to climate resilience, diverse and perennial cropping regimes should be supported and maintained.}, language = {en} } @article{GohrBlumroederSheiletal.2021, author = {Gohr, Charlotte and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Sheil, Douglas and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Quantifying the mitigation of temperature extremes by forests and wetlands in a temperate landscape}, series = {Ecological Informatics}, journal = {Ecological Informatics}, number = {66}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1574-9541}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101442}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4376}, year = {2021}, abstract = {As a result of ongoing climate change and more frequent heat events, the regulating services of land cover in terms of moderating and mitigating local temperatures are increasingly important. While the reduced temperatures found in forests and wetlands are recognized, their wider contribution to regional landscape cooling remains largely uncharacterized and unquantified. Herein, we propose and test a new method that estimates the temperature response and inertia of landscapes in high temperatures, based on land cover share. In order to achieve this goal, we combined the MODIS daytime land surface temperature (henceforth LST) time series and CORINE land cover data. We classified the time series in two ways, i.e. by stepwise temperature range (-10/-5 °C to +35/+40 °C) and by the occurrence of hot days (days with a mean LST ≥ 30 °C). As an explanatory variable, we developed and used a greenest pixel composite of the MODIS normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series. In our study area, covering parts of northeastern Germany and western Poland, the fragmented landscape has heterogeneous temperature patterns, including urban heat islands, warm agricultural areas, cool forests and cold wetlands. We found that at high temperature ranges only forests and wetlands remained comparably cool, with LSTs up to 20.8 °C lower than the maximum LST in the study area. The analysis of land cover shares and LSTs revealed the substantial cooling effect of forests and wetlands in line with increasing land cover share in higher temperature ranges, as well as on hot days. The relation between LST and the NDVI indicated vegetation cover as the cause. We propose the corresponding metrics to quantify landscape-level temperature regulation. Equally, we advocate for management to identify these ecosystem services and their current and potential contributions, along with implications for sustaining and increasing, both tree cover and wetlands and thereby adapting landscapes to climate change.}, language = {en} } @article{GohrvonWehrdenMayetal.2022, author = {Gohr, Charlotte and von Wehrden, Henrik and May, Felix and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Remotely sensed effectiveness assessments of protected areas lack a common framework: A review}, series = {Ecosphere}, volume = {13}, journal = {Ecosphere}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {2150-8925}, doi = {10.1002/ecs2.4053}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4799}, pages = {14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Effective protected areas reflect socio-ecological values, such as biodiversity and habitat maintenance, as well as human well-being. These values, which safeguard ecosystem services in protected areas, are treated as models for the sustainable preservation and use of resources. While there is much research on the effectiveness of protected areas in a variety of disciplines, the question is whether there is a common framework that uses remote sensing methods. We conducted a qualitative and a quantitative analysis of 44 peer-reviewed scientific papers utilizing remote sensing data in order to examine the effectiveness of protected areas. Very few studies to date have a wide or even a global geographical focus; instead, most quantify the effectiveness of protected areas by focusing on local-scale case studies and single indicators such as forest cover change. Methods that help integrate spatial selection approaches, to compare a protected area's characteristics with its surroundings, are increasingly being used. Based on this review, we argue for a multi-indicator-based framework on protected area effectiveness, including the development of a consistent set of socio-ecological indicators for a global analysis. In turn, this will allow for globally applicable use, including a concrete evaluation that considers the diversity of regional parameters, biome-specific variables, and political frameworks. Ideally, such a framework will enhance the monitoring and evaluation of global strategies and conventions.}, language = {en} } @book{IbischSommer2022, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L. and Sommer, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Das {\"o}kohumanistische Manifest : unsere Zukunft in der Natur}, edition = {1}, publisher = {S. Hirzel}, address = {Stuttgart}, isbn = {9783777630427}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4816}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {173}, year = {2022}, language = {de} } @article{Ibisch2022, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Ein {\"o}kosystembasierter Ansatz f{\"u}r den Umgang mit der Waldkrise in der Klimakrise}, series = {Natur und Landschaft}, volume = {97}, journal = {Natur und Landschaft}, number = {7}, publisher = {W. Kohlhammer}, issn = {0028-0615}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4841}, pages = {325 -- 333}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die vorherrschenden Str{\"o}mungen in Diskurs und Praxis forstlicher Klimawandelanpassungen stehen einem {\"o}kosystembasierten Ansatz entgegen. Es wird auf Baumarten fokussiert; aktive Anpassung bedeutet oftmals das Anpflanzen {\"o}kosystemfremder Arten. Die Bem{\"u}hungen, zuk{\"u}nftige Waldtypen m{\"o}glichst artenscharf zu definieren, offenbaren ein deterministisches Gestaltungsparadigma. Dieses kann darauf zur{\"u}ckgef{\"u}hrt werden, dass die bioenergetisch bzw. thermodynamisch untermauerte Nichtgleichgewichts{\"o}kologie nicht rezipiert wurde. Auf der Grundlage aktueller system{\"o}kologischer Theorien und Befunde wird in zehn Prinzipien ein Ansatz {\"o}kosystembasierten Waldmanagements skizziert. {\"O}kosystemfunktionalit{\"a}t kann thermodynamisch beschrieben und quantifiziert werden; im Mittelpunkt steht die Energiedissipation(sf{\"a}higkeit). {\"O}kosystembiomasse und -informationsgehalt sowie ein koh{\"a}rentes holarchisches Netzwerk sind die Grundlage f{\"u}r die physikalische Arbeitsf{\"a}higkeit, aber auch f{\"u}r Resistenz und Resilienz. Aus den thermodynamischen Eigenschaften und der Komplexit{\"a}t ergeben sich ontische Offenheit und Unbestimmtheit von Wald{\"o}kosystemen. Ein {\"o}kosystembasiertes Waldmanagement fokussiert auf Strukturen und Prozesse, die K{\"u}hlung und Wasserr{\"u}ckhaltung sowie Selbstregulation im System vermitteln.}, language = {de} } @article{SelvaKreftKatietal.2011, author = {Selva, Nuria and Kreft, Stefan and Kati, Vassiliki and Schluck, Martin and Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar and Mihok, Barbara and Okarma, Henryk and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Roadless and Low-Traffic Areas as Conservation Targets in Europe}, series = {Environmental Management}, volume = {48}, journal = {Environmental Management}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {0364-152X}, doi = {10.1007/s00267-011-9751-z}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4856}, pages = {865 -- 877}, year = {2011}, abstract = {With increasing road encroachment, habitat fragmentation by transport infrastructures has been a serious threat for European biodiversity. Areas with no roads or little traffic ("roadless and low-traffic areas") represent relatively undisturbed natural habitats and functioning ecosystems. They provide many benefits for biodiversity and human societies (e.g., landscape connectivity, barrier against pests and invasions, ecosystem services). Roadless and low-traffic areas, with a lower level of anthropogenic disturbances, are of special relevance in Europe because of their rarity and, in the context of climate change, because of their contribution to higher resilience and buffering capacity within landscape ecosystems. An analysis of European legal instruments illustrates that, although most laws aimed at protecting targets which are inherent to fragmentation, like connectivity, ecosystem processes or integrity, roadless areas are widely neglected as a legal target. A case study in Germany underlines this finding. Although the Natura 2000 network covers a significant proportion of the country (16\%), Natura 2000 sites are highly fragmented and most low-traffic areas (75\%) lie unprotected outside this network. This proportion is even higher for the old Federal States (western Germany), where only 20\% of the low-traffic areas are protected. We propose that the few remaining roadless and low-traffic areas in Europe should be an important focus of conservation efforts; they should be urgently inventoried, included more explicitly in the law and accounted for in transport and urban planning. Considering them as complementary conservation targets would represent a concrete step towards the strengthening and adaptation of the Natura 2000 network to climate change.}, language = {en} } @misc{MackSchickGeyeretal.2021, author = {Mack, Kevin and Schick, Axel and Geyer, Juliane and Kruhlov, Ivan and Dichte, Angela and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Ukraine based on three UNESCO Biosphere Reserves : Toolbox}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.30597.01768}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-7205}, pages = {97}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @incollection{MuellerSommerIbisch2020, author = {M{\"u}ller, Michael and Sommer, J{\"o}rg and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Heimat - Ein schwieriges Thema}, series = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, booktitle = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, editor = {Leitschuh, Heike and Brunnengr{\"a}ber, Achim and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Loske, Reinhard and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Sommer, J{\"o}rg and von Weizs{\"a}cker, Ernst Ulrich}, publisher = {S. Hirzel}, isbn = {978-3-7776-2864-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6942}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {14 -- 25}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Heimat ist gerade in der deutschen Debatte ein mehrdimensionaler Begriff. Die Auseinandersetzung mit ihm erfordert ein Aushalten und vor allem ein Austragen von Differenzen und Gegens{\"a}tzen, von Spannungen zwischen Sicherheit und Unsicherheit, N{\"a}he und Ferne, Vertrauen und Misstrauen, Geborgenheit und Einsamkeit, Demokratie und Chauvinismus.}, language = {de} } @incollection{IbischSommer2020, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L. and Sommer, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Heimaterde und Heimat Erde - Globale Verantwortung statt "Blut und Boden"}, series = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, booktitle = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, editor = {Leitschuh, Heike and Brunnengr{\"a}ber, Achim and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Loske, Reinhard and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Sommer, J{\"o}rg and von Weizs{\"a}cker, Ernst Ulrich}, publisher = {S. Hirzel}, isbn = {978-3-7776-2864-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6950}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {26 -- 39}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Wir haben die identit{\"a}tsstiftenden Natur- und Kulturr{\"a}ume im Namen des Fortschritts zerst{\"o}rt. Daran sind wir selbst schuld und keineswegs andere Menschen, die sich in unserer auf Raub und Zerst{\"o}rung basierenden Gesellschaft vermeintlich nicht integrieren wollen. Die Antwort in Form eines "Heimatministeriums" ist verlogen, weil es sich in keinerlei Weise um die Bek{\"a}mpfung der wahren Ursachen der Zerst{\"o}rung unseres Lebensraum bem{\"u}ht.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Ibisch2020, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Eine {\"O}kologie gegen Rechts - von {\"O}kosystemen Unsicherheit und Demut lernen}, series = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, booktitle = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, editor = {Leitschuh, Heike and Brunnengr{\"a}ber, Achim and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Loske, Reinhard and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Sommer, J{\"o}rg and von Weizs{\"a}cker, Ernst Ulrich}, publisher = {S. Hirzel}, issn = {978-3-7776-2864-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6968}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {191 -- 205}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Die Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften des 19. Jahrhunderts befruchteten sich gegenseitig und gebaren mit der Evolutionstheorie nicht nur eine kopernikanische Revolution, sondern auch ein folgenschweres Missverst{\"a}ndnis. Die Idee des Kampfes ums Dasein wurde zu einem biologistischen Fundament v{\"o}lkisch-rassistischer Ideologie. Die Erkenntnisse der modernen {\"O}kologie sind weder mit dem simplen Prinzip des {\"U}berlebens der St{\"a}rkeren noch mit einem Gleichgewicht in der Natur vereinbar. Vielmehr ist das Ausmaß von Kooperation und Integration im stetig anwachsenden Netzwerk des Lebens geeignet, ein v{\"o}llig neues Bild von funktionierenden {\"o}kologischen und sozialen Systemen zu inspirieren.}, language = {de} } @incollection{IbischSommer2020, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L. and Sommer, J{\"o}rg}, title = {F{\"u}r einen globalen {\"O}kohumanismus - Wie wir die Grenzen von Natur- und Heimatschutz {\"u}berwinden}, series = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, booktitle = {{\"O}kologie und Heimat - gutes Leben f{\"u}r alle oder die R{\"u}ckkehr der braunen Natursch{\"u}tzer?}, editor = {Leitschuh, Heike and Brunnengr{\"a}ber, Achim and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Loske, Reinhard and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Sommer, J{\"o}rg and von Weizs{\"a}cker, Ernst Ulrich}, publisher = {S. Hirzel}, isbn = {978-3-7776-2864-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6976}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {231 -- 244}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Die kommenden gesellschaftlichen Großkonflikte werden ganz erheblich von {\"o}kologischen Faktoren beeinflusst. Dennoch wird die {\"o}kologische Frage nicht im Zentrum stehen, da kurz- und mittelfristig soziale Spannungen in den Vordergrund dr{\"a}ngen. Wie kann sie dennoch die n{\"o}tige Ber{\"u}cksichtigung erfahren? Durch eine Weiterentwicklung {\"o}kologischen Denkens zu einem radikalen und globalen {\"O}kohumanismus.}, language = {de} } @book{WohllebenIbisch2023, author = {Wohlleben, Peter and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Waldwissen : Vom Wald her die Welt verstehen. Erstaunliche Erkenntnisse {\"u}ber den Wald, den Menschen und unsere Zukunft}, publisher = {Ludwig Verlag}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {978-3-453-28149-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6609}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {383}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @article{Ibisch2023, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Nat{\"u}rlicher Klimaschutz als strategische {\"O}kosystementwicklungsplanung Land und Raum in der Multikrise}, series = {Politische {\"O}kologie}, volume = {172}, journal = {Politische {\"O}kologie}, number = {1}, publisher = {oekom Verlag}, issn = {2625-543X}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-8187}, pages = {119 -- 123}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @misc{TietzeGerholdIbisch2023, author = {Tietze, Nikola and Gerhold, Lars and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Policy narratives in forest fire management}, series = {Environmental Research Letters}, volume = {18}, journal = {Environmental Research Letters}, publisher = {IOP Publishing Ltd}, issn = {1748-9326}, doi = {10.1088/1748-9326/acf6d2}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-8193}, pages = {32}, year = {2023}, abstract = {As the risk of forest fires increases around the globe, the issues of how to control, suppress, and prevent them are the subjects of growing public and political attention. This study focuses on the political debate in Germany regarding forest fires and provides insights into the conceptualization of forest fires and forest fire management at the federal and state policymaking levels. By examining forest fire narratives through the policy lens, this case study takes an exemplary extreme weather event exacerbated by climate change as an opportunity to examine the policy response to this problem. In this way, we examine the role of policy narratives in civil and environmental protection and disaster management. The findings reveal that all politicians examined in this study agree that forest fire management is an urgent matter that needs to be supported. In the prevailing human-centered narrative, policymakers see active forest management and use as tools to improve forest resilience to fire and other calamities. Those who advocate a nature-based narrative assert that it is natural processes in protected forest areas that most effectively enhance resilience. The policy solutions derived from these views include financial support, recognition of the work of foresters, forest fire managers, and civil protection agencies as well as, depending on the type of narrative argument favored, either increased forest management or improved protection of forest ecologies. This suggests that narrative analysis may illuminate the rationales underlying previous policy decisions and the framework for future ones. This contribution throws light on how narratives shape policymaking and, by extension, disaster management. Future studies should therefore take into account the influence of prevailing narratives when it comes to evaluating the potential that policymaking can offer for disaster management in the future.}, language = {en} } @article{BlumroederIbisch2023, author = {Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Wald- und Forstbr{\"a}nde im Klimawandel}, series = {Gegraphische Rundschau}, journal = {Gegraphische Rundschau}, number = {11}, publisher = {Westermann Bildungsmedien Verlag GmbH}, issn = {0016-7460}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-8205}, pages = {5}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Regelm{\"a}ßige Landschaftsbr{\"a}nde sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil vieler {\"O}kosysteme wie Savannen oder Trockenw{\"a}ldern. In vielen Regionen der Welt sind die Br{\"a}nde gr{\"o}ßer und h{\"a}ufiger geworden. Br{\"a}nde in den W{\"a}ldern der Gebiete mit gem{\"a}ßigtem Klima wie Deutschland sind eigentlich nicht {\"o}kosystemtypisch. Aktuell nehmen allerdings die H{\"a}ufigkeit und Anzahl sowie die Gr{\"o}ße von Waldbr{\"a}nden zu, ohne dass Gesellschaft und Politik darauf angemessen vorbereitet sind.}, language = {de} } @misc{BoecherBoetiusBorchardtetal.2021, author = {B{\"o}cher, Michael and Boetius, Antje and Borchardt, Dietrich and Grethe, Harald and Gutow, Lars and Haase, Dagmar and Hain, Stefan and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Jacob, Klaus and Joosten, Hans and Niebert, Kai and P{\"o}rtner, Hans-Otto and Settele, Josef and Zinngrebe, Yves}, title = {Naturschutzpolitischer Aufbruch jetzt: F{\"u}r ein Jahrzehnt des naturschutzbasierten Klimaschutzes und der Biodiversit{\"a}tspolitik - Orientierungspapier Biodiversit{\"a}t f{\"u}r die Koalitionsverhandlungen - Oktober 2021}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.14927.41125}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6909}, pages = {52}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Der Erhalt der Biodiversit{\"a}t und intakter {\"O}kosysteme ist {\"u}berlebenswichtig f{\"u}r Mensch und Natur. Dennoch schreitet der Verlust von Biodiversit{\"a}t sowohl in Deutschland - dem Fokus dieses Papiers - wie auch weltweit dramatisch voran. Die Politik hinkt dem zunehmenden Handlungsdruck allerdings weit hinterher. Bestehende Verpflichtungen wurden bisher nicht erf{\"u}llt, gesteckte Ziele nicht erreicht. Daher muss die neue Bundesregierung Verantwortung {\"u}bernehmen und die Ursachen f{\"u}r den Verlust der Biodiversit{\"a}t, die in verschiedenen Politikfeldern liegen, bereits im Koalitionsvertrag adressieren. Der wirksame Schutz von Biodiversit{\"a}t kann nicht alleine mit der Ausweisung von Schutzgebieten erreicht werden, sondern ist eine Integrationsaufgabe. Die Adressaten dieses Textes sind daher politische Akteure, die Biodiversit{\"a}tsziele in ihren Verantwortungsbereichen (Ressorts) und in allen relevanten Strategien integrieren sowie die relevanten Stakeholder mitnehmen m{\"u}ssen. Die hier beitragenden und zeichnenden Wissenschaftler*innen aus unterschiedlichsten Disziplinen werben gemeinsam f{\"u}r ein deutlich gr{\"o}ßeres Engagement f{\"u}r Biodiversit{\"a}t und legen hierf{\"u}r die folgenden Handlungsempfehlungen f{\"u}r deutsche und europ{\"a}ische Politik vor. Sie appellieren an die politischen Verantwortungstr{\"a}ger*innen, diese vielf{\"a}ltigen Herausforderungen entschlossen anzugehen und unsere nat{\"u}rlichen Lebensgrundlagen wirkungsvoll zu sch{\"u}tzen.}, language = {de} } @misc{MackStryametsKruhlovetal.2021, author = {Mack, Kevin and Stryamets, Galyna and Kruhlov, Ivan and Schick, Axel and Dichte, Angela and Smaliychuk, Anatoliy and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Climate Change and Land Use Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Well-being in Roztochya Biosphere Reserve : Situation Analysis for Ecosystem-based Adaptation}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.28919.29600}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6916}, pages = {67}, year = {2021}, abstract = {This document provides a summary of the situation analysis and the diagnosis. It is the cumulative result of the findings, discussions, and excursions during a. the citizen workshops b. GIS-based analysis and mapping c. MARISCO (adaptive MAnagement of vulnerability and RISk at COnservation sites) expert workshops d. EbA training3 and recent developments since these events.}, language = {en} } @misc{MackKubrakovKruhlovetal.2021, author = {Mack, Kevin and Kubrakov, Sergiy and Kruhlov, Ivan and Schick, Axel and Dichte, Angela and Smaliychuk, Anatoliy and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Climate Change and Land Use Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Well-being in Desnianskyi Biosphere Reserve : Situation Analysis for Ecosystem-based Adaptation}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.35630.18244}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6928}, pages = {65}, year = {2021}, abstract = {This document provides a summary of the situation analysis and the diagnosis. It is the cumulative result of the findings, discussions, and excursions during a. the citizen workshops b. GIS-based analysis and mapping c. MARISCO (adaptive MAnagement of vulnerability and RISk at COnservation sites) expert workshops d. EbA training3 and recent developments since these events.}, language = {en} } @misc{SelvaChylareckiJonssonetal.2020, author = {Selva, Nuria and Chylarecki, Przemysław and Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Misguided forest action in EU Biodiversity Strategy}, series = {Science}, volume = {368}, journal = {Science}, number = {6498}, publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science}, issn = {0036-8075}, doi = {10.1126/science.abc9892}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6130}, pages = {1438 -- 1439}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @misc{WelleIbischBlumroederetal.2021, author = {Welle, Tobias and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Bohr, Yvonne E.-M. B. and Leinen, Loretta and Wohlleben, Tobias and Sturm, Knut}, title = {Accurate use of forest inventories shows that unmanaged forests have a higher climate protection effect than managed forests: A response to the letter by Bolte et al.}, series = {GCB Bioenergy}, volume = {13}, journal = {GCB Bioenergy}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1757-1707}, doi = {10.1111/gcbb.12796}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6079}, pages = {367 -- 368}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @misc{WelleIbischBlumroederetal.2021, author = {Welle, Torsten and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin and Bohr, Yvonne E.-M. B. and Leinen, Loretta and Wohlleben, Tobias and Sturm, Knut}, title = {Incorrect data sustain the claim of forest-based bioenergy being more effective in climate change mitigation than forest conservation}, series = {GCB Bioenergy}, volume = {13}, journal = {GCB Bioenergy}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1757-1707}, doi = {10.1111/gcbb.12738}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6092}, pages = {286 -- 287}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @incollection{IbischBlumroeder2021, author = {Ibisch, Pierre L. and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette Silvin}, title = {Waldwende in der Wald- und Klimakrise? - Warum viele Forstakteure das {\"O}kosystem vor lauter B{\"a}umen nicht sehen (wollen)}, series = {Der kritische Agrarbericht 2021}, booktitle = {Der kritische Agrarbericht 2021}, publisher = {ABL Bauernblatt Verlags-GmbH}, isbn = {978-3-930413-69-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-6252}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, pages = {236 -- 240}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Dem Wald in Deutschland geht es schlecht. Seit 2018 machen außergew{\"o}hnliche W{\"a}rme und Trockenheit vielen B{\"a}umen zu schaffen. Von einem »Waldsterben 2.0« ist die Rede. Die Interpretationen der Genese der aktuellen Waldkrise sowie die strategischen Ideen zu ihrer Bek{\"a}mpfung gehen zwar weit auseinander - aber die Einsch{\"a}tzung, dass die aktuelle Verkettung von extremen Witterungen und die entsprechenden Konsequenzen in den W{\"a}ldern eine Z{\"a}sur darstellt, ist weitgehend Konsens. Die zentrale Frage ist, ob die Krise Anlass zu einer tiefgreifenden Reflektion {\"u}ber das vorherrschende Management der Wald{\"o}kosysteme und eine entsprechende »Waldwende« gibt oder ob die aktuellen Reaktionen von Politik und Forstwirtschaft sogar zur Versch{\"a}rfung der Situation beigetragen.}, language = {de} } @article{DabardGohrWeissetal., author = {Dabard, Caroline H{\´e}l{\`e}ne and Gohr, Charlotte and Weiss, Fabio and von Wehrden, Henrik and Neumann, Frederike and Hordasevych, Solomiia and Arieta, Bruno and Hammerich, Jenny and Meier, Caroline and Jargow, Janine and Luthardt, Vera and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Ferreira, Ana Filipa}, title = {Biosphere Reserves as model regions for transdisciplinarity? A literature review}, series = {Sustainability Science}, volume = {19}, journal = {Sustainability Science}, number = {6}, publisher = {Springer Japan}, address = {Tokyo}, issn = {1862-4065}, doi = {10.1007/s11625-024-01542-1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9497}, pages = {2065 -- 2081}, abstract = {Abstract The World Network of Biosphere Reserves promotes learning sites for sustainable development, designated under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere programme (MAB). The programme aims to strengthen biodiversity conservation, economic development and capacity building. Scientific research in and about Biosphere Reserves is expected to support these objectives. In response to a strong focus on natural sciences and conservation issues, calls for transdisciplinary approaches emanated from science and the newest MAB Lima Action Plan. Yet, the extent and contributions of transdisciplinary research in Biosphere Reserves remains unexplored. This study provides a comprehensive and systematic screening of 3304 scientific publications in and about Biosphere Reserves published since 1975. Research within Biosphere Reserves spans a broad spectrum, encompassing social to political to ecological investigations, with a focus on natural sciences and studies conducted mainly in Europe and Asia. We identified an emerging field of transdisciplinary science in research, represented in 336 publications. Most transdisciplinary studies were conducted in Mexican and Indian Biosphere Reserves. While transdisciplinary research provided insights about participation, management and governance in Biosphere Reserves, its transformative potential could be enhanced, notably through stronger forms of participation of non-academic actors in research processes. Our review suggests strengthening knowledge co-creation about transformative solutions and interventions addressing deep leverage points. Scientific research could thereby enhance the role of Biosphere Reserves as model regions for sustainability transformations.}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannOstapowiczBartońetal., author = {Hoffmann, Monika T. and Ostapowicz, Katarzyna and Bartoń, Kamil and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Selva, Nuria}, title = {Mapping roadless areas in regions with contrasting human footprint}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {14}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, number = {1}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK}, address = {London}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-55283-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9553}, abstract = {Abstract In an increasingly human- and road-dominated world, the preservation of functional ecosystems has become highly relevant. While the negative ecological impacts of roads on ecosystems are numerous and well documented, roadless areas have been proposed as proxy for functional ecosystems. However, their potential remains underexplored, partly due to the incomplete mapping of roads. We assessed the accuracy of roadless areas identification using freely available road-data in two regions with contrasting levels of anthropogenic influence: boreal Canada and temperate Central Europe (Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, and Hungary). Within randomly selected circular plots (per region and country), we visually examined the completeness of road mapping using OpenStreetMap 2020 and assessed whether human influences affect mapping quality using four variables. In boreal Canada, roads were completely mapped in 3\% of the plots, compared to 40\% in Central Europe. Lower Human Footprint Index and road density values were related to greater incompleteness in road mapping. Roadless areas, defined as areas at least 1 km away from any road, covered 85\% of the surface in boreal Canada (mean size ± s.d. = 272 ± 12,197 km 2 ), compared to only 0.4\% in temperate Central Europe (mean size ± s.d. = 0.6 ± 3.1 km 2 ). By visually interpreting and manually adding unmapped roads in 30 randomly selected roadless areas from each study country, we observed a similar reduction in roadless surface in both Canada and Central Europe (27\% vs 28\%) when all roads were included. This study highlights the urgent need for improved road mapping techniques to support research on roadless areas as conservation targets and surrogates of functional ecosystems.}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{AdhikariBachsteinGohretal., author = {Adhikari, Yojana and Bachstein, Nadine and Gohr, Charlotte and Blumr{\"o}der, Jeanette S. and Meier, Caroline and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Old-growth beech forests in Germany as cool islands in a warming landscape}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {14}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, number = {1}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK}, address = {London}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-81209-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9608}, abstract = {Abstract The climate crisis seriously threatens Central European forests and their ecosystem functions. There are indications that old-growth forests are relatively resilient and efficient in micro-climatic regulation during extreme climatic conditions. This study evaluates five well-protected old beech forests in Germany, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We examined temperature dynamics and vitality in core, buffer, and border zones during hot days from 2017 to 2023, using Landsat 8 and 9 imageries to assess Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), alongside on-site Air Temperature (AT) measurements. Our findings reveal that all five forests were impacted by recent extreme heat events, with core zones remaining cooler and more vital, followed by buffer zones. Temperature-regulating patterns varied with landscape characteristics and the surrounding matrixes. We observed a site-dependent cooling effect of the forest interior that increased with higher LST. Our study highlights the value of old-growth forests and recommends increasing effective protection around mature forests, establishing corridors between isolated patches, and creating mosaics in managed landscapes that include unmanaged areas capable of developing into old-growth ecosystems.}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{DabardGohrWeissetal., author = {Dabard, Caroline H{\´e}l{\`e}ne and Gohr, Charlotte and Weiss, Fabio and von Wehrden, Henrik and Neumann, Frederike and Hordasevych, Solomiia and Arieta, Bruno and Hammerich, Jenny and Meier, Caroline and Jargow, Janine and Luthardt, Vera and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Ferreira, Ana Filipa}, title = {Correction: Biosphere Reserves as model regions for transdisciplinarity? A literature review}, series = {Sustainability Science}, volume = {19}, journal = {Sustainability Science}, number = {6}, publisher = {Springer Japan}, address = {Tokyo}, issn = {1862-4065}, doi = {10.1007/s11625-024-01589-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9506}, pages = {2083 -- 2084}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannOstapowiczBartońetal., author = {Hoffmann, Monika T. and Ostapowicz, Katarzyna and Bartoń, Kamil and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Selva, Nuria}, title = {Author Correction: Mapping roadless areas in regions with contrasting human footprint}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {14}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, number = {1}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK}, address = {London}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-79802-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9580}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{GohrvonWehrdenSaatchietal., author = {Gohr, Charlotte and von Wehrden, Henrik and Saatchi, Sassan and Pettorelli, Nathalie and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Effectiveness of the world network of biosphere reserves in maintaining forest ecosystem functions}, series = {Communications Earth \& Environment}, volume = {6}, journal = {Communications Earth \& Environment}, number = {1}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK}, address = {London}, issn = {2662-4435}, doi = {10.1038/s43247-025-02081-y}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-9691}, abstract = {Abstract UNESCO biosphere reserves serve as learning areas for sustainable development, where preserving ecosystem functionality is an imperative. However, this critical assumption has yet to be thoroughly examined. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated differences in satellite-derived proxies of ecosystem functions in forests between inside and surrounding areas of biosphere reserves, globally. Our findings based on linear mixed effect models show that (i) only 18 of 119 biosphere reserves exhibited higher values for all forest ecosystem function proxies inside the reserves compared to outside, (ii) smaller reserves in fragmented forestscapes were more affected by hot day temperatures, and (iii) greater forest cover correlated with increased ecosystem functioning across all biomes. This study underscores the potential significance of biosphere reserves to biodiversity conservation efforts and the need for the integration of satellite-based, outcome-oriented proxies of ecosystem functions in assessments of protected area effectiveness.}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{JouySchueleAdhikarietal., author = {Jouy, Florent and Sch{\"u}le, Maren and Adhikari, Yojana and Binder, Anja and Clerc, Danica and Gerwin, Werner and Heinken, Thilo and Raab, Thomas and Repmann, Frank and R{\"o}nnefarth, Susanne and Schirrmacher, Marina and Schmehl, Marie-Therese and Schr{\"o}der, Jens and Ibisch, Pierre L.}, title = {Factors impacting the variability of post-fire forest regeneration in central European pine plantations}, series = {Restoration Ecology}, volume = {33}, journal = {Restoration Ecology}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, address = {Malden, USA}, issn = {1061-2971}, doi = {10.1111/rec.70017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-10108}, pages = {15}, abstract = {Fire is increasingly posing a risk to forests and plantations, even in the temperate latitudes of central Europe. Little is known about fire ecology in this region, and therefore, appropriate approaches for the management and reforestation of burned sites are mostly lacking. In a Scots pine plantation region in Brandenburg (northeast Germany), the early tree regeneration of two nearby areas that burned 1 year apart was investigated. We observed that 3 years after the fire events, the forest in one study area showed a relatively high regeneration with a mean density of 7765 saplings/ha, clearly dominated by European aspen (93\%); whereas the other study area showed a lower mean density of 5061 saplings/ha, dominated by Scots pine (71\%) and aspen (15\%). Three years after the fires, the difference in aspen density was 11-fold between the two areas. We studied the effects of several variables about soil and environmental properties on the aspen establishment in these two study areas in the second and third years after the fire events. We found that the post-fire aspen regeneration was influenced by several factors, including soil texture, soil disturbance from forest management, volume of deadwood, and browsing. We also discussed that weather conditions during seed production and germination might have played a role in the difference in aspen establishment between the two study areas. We concluded that the post-fire forest regeneration potential in the study region is highly variable and could come under critical pressure as climate change progresses.}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AschenbrandGraebenerIbischetal.2023, author = {Aschenbrand, Erik and Gr{\"a}bener, Uli Frank and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Luthardt, Vera and Matias, Denise Margaret and Mutschler, Lena-Marie}, title = {Science and Research in, for and with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves}, editor = {Biosphere Reserves Institute (BRI),}, organization = {Hochschule f{\"u}r nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde}, doi = {10.57741/opus4-832}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-8323}, pages = {100}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @article{SchmehlAdhikariBalthasaretal., author = {Schmehl, Marie-Therese and Adhikari, Yojana and Balthasar, Cathrina and Binder, Anja and Clerc, Danica and Dobkowitz, Sophia and Gerwin, Werner and G{\"u}nther, Kristin and Hartong, Heinrich and Heinken, Thilo and Hess, Carsten and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Jouy, Florent and Leinen, Loretta and Raab, Thomas and Repmann, Frank and R{\"o}nnefarth, Susanne and Rohlfs, Lilly and Schirrmacher, Marina and Schr{\"o}der, Jens and Sch{\"u}le, Maren and Vieth-Hillebrand, Andrea and Francke, Till}, title = {Monitoring abiotic and biotic parameters of forest regrowth under different management regimes on former wildfire sites in northeastern Germany - data from the PYROPHOB project}, series = {Earth System Science Data}, volume = {17}, journal = {Earth System Science Data}, number = {11}, publisher = {Copernicus Publications}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen, Germany}, issn = {1866-3516}, doi = {10.5194/essd-17-6295-2025}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-10302}, pages = {6295 -- 6313}, abstract = {Abstract We present the data recorded by eight institutions within the PYROPHOB project, running from 2020 to 2024 at two forest research sites in the south-west of Brandenburg, Germany. The aim of the project was to monitor abiotic and biotic parameters of forest regrowth under different management regimes on former wildfire sites in northeastern Germany. The observations comprised intermittent and continuous measurements or surveys on meteorological parameters (rainfall, temperature, vapour pressure deficit), soil (soil type and texture, soil chemistry and leaching, water content, soil temperature), deadwood, stand structure, vegetation regrowth, abundance of selected fauna (moths, beetles, mammals), UAV-based remote sensing (stand structure, spatial overview), and photo monitoring (succession). Thus, the multitude of collected data allows not only for detailed analyses of these observables separately, but also considering their interaction for a more multidisciplinary view on forest recovery after a wildfire. The data are available under the following DOIs: 10.23728/b2share.08a6a8b56f774a08a984871e7ef1b5a8 (Part 1, ), under embargo until 31 March 2026 (Part 2, ), 10.23728/b2share.de1661761da5481f938caf460e4f0ca9 (Part 3.1, ), and 10.23728/b2share.51bdf4b6dc854873b6ff44fdddbf4c3b (Part 3.2, ).}, subject = {-}, language = {en} } @article{SchmehlAdhikariBalthasaretal., author = {Schmehl, Marie-Therese and Adhikari, Yojana and Balthasar, Cathrina and Binder, Anja and Clerc, Danica and Dobkowitz, Sophia and Gerwin, Werner and G{\"u}nther, Kristin and Hartong, Heinrich and Heinken, Thilo and Hess, Carsten and Ibisch, Pierre L. and Jouy, Florent and Leinen, Loretta and Raab, Thomas and Repmann, Frank and R{\"o}nnefarth, Susanne and Rohlfs, Lilly and Schirrmacher, Marina and Schr{\"o}der, Jens and Sch{\"u}le, Maren and Vieth-Hillebrand, Andrea and Francke, Till}, title = {Monitoring abiotic and biotic parameters of forest regrowth under different management regimes on former wildfire sites in northeastern Germany - data from the PYROPHOB project}, series = {Earth System Science Data}, volume = {17}, journal = {Earth System Science Data}, number = {11}, publisher = {Copernicus Publications}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen, Germany}, issn = {1866-3516}, doi = {10.5194/essd-17-6295-2025}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-10293}, pages = {6295 -- 6313}, abstract = {Abstract We present the data recorded by eight institutions within the PYROPHOB project, running from 2020 to 2024 at two forest research sites in the south-west of Brandenburg, Germany. The aim of the project was to monitor abiotic and biotic parameters of forest regrowth under different management regimes on former wildfire sites in northeastern Germany. The observations comprised intermittent and continuous measurements or surveys on meteorological parameters (rainfall, temperature, vapour pressure deficit), soil (soil type and texture, soil chemistry and leaching, water content, soil temperature), deadwood, stand structure, vegetation regrowth, abundance of selected fauna (moths, beetles, mammals), UAV-based remote sensing (stand structure, spatial overview), and photo monitoring (succession). Thus, the multitude of collected data allows not only for detailed analyses of these observables separately, but also considering their interaction for a more multidisciplinary view on forest recovery after a wildfire. The data are available under the following DOIs: 10.23728/b2share.08a6a8b56f774a08a984871e7ef1b5a8 (Part 1, ), under embargo until 31 March 2026 (Part 2, ), 10.23728/b2share.de1661761da5481f938caf460e4f0ca9 (Part 3.1, ), and 10.23728/b2share.51bdf4b6dc854873b6ff44fdddbf4c3b (Part 3.2, ).}, subject = {-}, language = {en} }