Research
Kili-SES
The role of nature in human well-being in the Kilimanjaro socio-ecological system (Kili-SES).
Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
ZirKUH
Circular cattle farming systems in Hesse to strengthen regional value chains for milk and meat.
Funded by the Regional Council of Giessen (Regierungspräsidium Gießen)
GreenChicken
Development of sustainable feeding strategies in organic chicken farming with the egg and poultry meat value chains, while improving environmental and climate impacts.
Funded by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, BLE)
RESPECT
Environmental changes in biodiversity hotspot ecosystems in southern Ecuador: system response and feedback effects.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
TRIO
LOEWE joint project
Transformative mixed cropping systems for One Health
Funded by LOEWE, the Hessian State Offensive for the Development of Scientific and Economic Excellence (Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung wissenschaftlich-ökonomischer Exzellenz)
Kenya Monitoring
Effects of global change on hydro-biogeochemical processes in tropical catchment areas in Kenya.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
FORMULA
Investigates how silvoarable agroforestry systems provide natural services for humans and how management can promote synergies between trees and arable farming.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
I-CRO-LIVE
Increasing the potential of largely unused local taurine cattle pastures in integrated crop-livestock systems to improve resource efficiency, environmental impacts and food security in Benin.
Funded by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, BLE)
Agroforstsysteme Hessen
Weiterentwicklung der Agroforstforschung und -praxis auf dem Gladbacherhof.
Food@Justus
Building a regional, university-internal value chain to market products from JLU's agricultural teaching and research farms: from field to canteen, smart fridge and hands-on courses.
Funded by the Klimafonds of Justus Liebig University Giessen
GArua
DFG Research Unit on water balance and plant invasion in fog-rich ecosystems of the Galápagos Islands under climate change. Subproject C3 analyses current and future water fluxes in mixed stands of native and invasive plant species.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)