#Agroforestry is often discussed in terms of its benefits for biodiversity & diversified production. However, it can also support sustainable diets. Khant Sandar Htet showcases her study on the nexus of agroforestry & dietary diversity in Myanmar in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/the-pathways-towards-dietary-diversity-of-myanmars-dry-zone-7eae71666276

Biological & cultural diversity is closely linked in many landscapes with a long land-use history. Here, Emmeline Topp reports on our oral history approach that explores biocultural diversity in forests & grasslands within the three German Biodiversity Exploratories. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. @dfg_public https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/oral-histories-fb54b9dfeb92

"It truly felt like a rollercoaster ride — highs and lows in quick succession, with moments of accomplishments followed by doubts about whether I was truly ready for the finish line." A very personal report on the PhD journey by Sukanya Basu, leading her to amazing urban wetlands in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai & Kochi (and some university campuses). @unigoettingen. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/the-phd-rollercoaster-highs-lows-and-the-moments-that-mattered-387ca7a7421b

Geographic indication labels have potential to support sustainable landscape management (incl. cultural values) at regional scale. Here, Lukas Flinzberger tells the story of German mountain cheese, Greek goat cheese & Spanish air-cured ham. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/9d648372fb34

Amazigh communities in Morocco's High Atlas host a treasure of traditional knowledge on agroforestry & other sustainable land-use practices. A report by Chaima Mobarak from the field. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/amazigh-traditional-knowledge-in-shaping-the-future-of-the-high-atlas-agroforestrsy-systems-bdf12d0e2c0e

Morocco is a central place for our group to study social-ecological interactions in land-use systems. Here's a report by Chaima Mobarak, showcasing the biocultural treasures & the massive social-ecological challenges that our study sites are facing. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/discovering-moroccos-diverse-farming-landscapes-and-culture-9d667820bc63

Which landscape values determine local people's sense of place in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest? Abul Bashar Polas on our recent "Ecosystems and People" study in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/the-sundarbans-mangrove-forest-shapes-peoples-sense-of-place-40f270ec60d5

How to set up social-ecological research on plural values, rules, and knowledge around nature restoration? A report by Gaelle Ndayizeye on her PhD journey in our group. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/plural-values-rules-and-knowledge-in-rural-landscape-restoration-insights-from-rwanda-d91e083faedb

Thanaka is a farm tree of cultural & historical significance (and of importance for farmers' livelihoods). A nicely visualised story by Khant Sandar Htet on her PhD fieldwork in Myanmar. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. (PhD project supported by DAAD German Academic Exchange Service). https://link.medium.com/18uNPEPOUIb

Urban wetlands offer plentiful opportunities for edible foraging - providing nature connectedness, nutrition, income, social cohesion, and many other well-being benefits. Check out Sukanya Basu's beautifully illustrated field report from Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Kochi. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/6c6bEOMv7Hb

A very nice, personal story by Mario Torralba about a (once, now established) early career researcher's pathways through the study of social-ecological interactions.#PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/my-journey-in-social-ecological-interactions-for-sustainable-land-management-b58c17d5ccc6

The cultural-spiritual lives of forests: A beautiful report of heritage & livelihoods of the Indigenous Semai people (Malaysia) by our visiting scholar Karen Heikkilä in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/WjeHjtLweEb

Visit our research group's People • Nature • Landscapes blog for a new post by Lauren Schnor.

She reflects on highlights of the GEWISOLA conference — “Sustainable Food Systems and Land Use Change” — from a social-ecological perspective.

That's peatlands, bison and powerful maps 🦬 🗺️👇

https://t1p.de/3lfkd

#peatlands #FoodSystems #restoration #LandUse #research #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog

A reflection on the social-ecological highlights of the annual meeting of the German Society for Economic and Social Sciences of Agriculture that we recently held at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. By Lauren Schnor, #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. #GEWISOLA2023. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/gewisola-highlights-c17f83219b8c

How to move toward zero-deforestation supply chains without compromising shade coffee production by smallholder farmers that sustains high carbon stocks & biodiversity? Christian Bunn in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/hDZ1Vjx8yDb

Integrating animals back into landscapes through extensive pastoral systems has potential to lessen negative environmental impacts of food production while gaining social benefits. Brianne Altmann in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. #GEWISOLA2023. https://link.medium.com/9sdw3XC0ZCb

Morocco's High Atlas is a hotspot of biocultural diversity & rich in traditional agroforestry systems, where some trees act as cultural keystone species. Here's a beautifully illustrated report from the field in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog by L. Kmoch, C. Mobarak, and L. Hatoum. https://link.medium.com/YbCckubAJCb

Read about changing biocultural #landscapes and cultural keystone species on our #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog 👇

Chaima and Lilliana - two MSc students in our research group - share insights from their #fieldwork journey in #Morocco with us 🌿🌍⛰️

#mountains #trees #ClimateJustice

https://link.medium.com/pQMCl5R0HCb

📢 Take a look at Brianne Altmann's latest post on our research group's #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog

It'll open your eyes for socio-ecological win-wins from extensive animal farming 🐎🐓

A workshop on this theme will be hosted by Brianne and her colleagues in connection with the #GEWISOLA2023 conference

https://link.medium.com/Ug6EcNSXsCb

Multiple benefits from small-scale green infrastructure should be appreciated & recognized in local policies, so that the benefits of trees can be equitably promoted & harms to communities can be minimized. Pramila Thapa in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/welcome-back-df9b743bf1a6