Conflicts on resources and sustainable use

Conflicts in nature conservation are mainly rooted in competing use of resources by animals and humans – even if they compete "only" for habitats. Current examples are conflicts of humans with bears, otters and cormorants.

Eurasian Otter

The Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra L.) competes with fischermen for fishes.
Photo: André Künzelmann

It is the duty of politics to identify such conflicts and to mitigate them with appropriate measures. Interdisciplinary teams of the UFZ analyse the backgrounds of these conflicts and develop recommendations for their mitigation. For example, in the EU-project FRAP a framework for the analysis and mitigation of such conflicts has been developed. Further projects work intensely on sustainable use of forests.

Projects & Contact

 

Title:

FRAP - Fishery and biodiversity conservation: Sustainable strategies for conservation and use, using the example of otter, cormorant and seal

Department:

Economics, Conservation Research

Contact:

Dr. Irene Ring (ÖKON), Dr. Klaus Henle (NSF)
irene.ring@ufz.de
klaus.henle@ufz.de

Remarks:

 
 

Title:

• Biodiversity conservation in forests and their sustainable use, particularly in tropical forests

Department:

Ecological Modelling

Contact:

Andreas Huth
andreas.huth@ufz.de

Remarks:

Projects with the EU, DFG, GTZ, BMBF, Smithsonian Institute

 
 

Title:

• Application of forest models for predicting consequences of different land uses and indicator development for certification of forest use

Department:

Ecological Modelling

Contact:

Dr. Andreas Huth
andreas.huth@ufz.de

Remarks:

Cooperation with Forest Stewardship Council

 
 

Title:

Models for biodiversity management

Department:

Ecological Modelling

Contact:

 

Remarks:

 

 
 

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