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Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity"

The Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity" advises the Principal Expert Committee of the Monitoring Centre. In particular, it develops a concept on influencing factors as part of the overall concept "Advancement of nationwide biodiversity monitoring". Find out about the activities of the expert committee.

Context

Biodiversity is influenced by natural and human-induced environmental properties and their changes. Therefore, capturing influencing factors and analyzing their effects provide a central part for assessing biodiversity changes as well as developing measures for biodiversity conservation.

Definitionen rund um Einflussgrößen

Einflussgrößen, Standortfaktoren und Datenverfügbarkeit werden folgendermaßen definiert ...

Goals and tasks

The Expert Committee "Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity"

  • Advises the Principal Expert Committee on the topic of data availability on influencing factors on biodiversity
  • Works on the current status and demand for data and information on influencing factors
  • Collaborates with relevant central authorities and agencies to improve data availability
  • Develops a concept to improve data availability on influencing factors on biodiversity
  • Drafts a concept proposal on the topic of influencing factors as part of the overall concept "Advancement of nationwide biodiversity monitoring"

Current activities and topics

  • Establishes a concept for categorizing influencing factors
  • Prioritises influencing factors with the support of experts
  • Develops a position paper as an interim report for the Principal Expert Committee
  • Identifies key gaps in data availability on influencing factors
  • Conducts a current-state-analysis of the recording/monitoring programmes of influencing factors on biodiversity in Germany

List of Members

Current overview of the members of the Expert Committee „Improving the availability of data on drivers of biodiversity”:

The links lead to the profiles of the individuals in their respective institutions, if available.

Name Institution
Federal authorities 
Clara Baier Federal Environment Agency (UBA) 
Karina Klein Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) 
Dr. Christina Lachmann National Monitoring Centre for Biodiversity (NMZB) 
Dr. Hella Ludwig Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) 
Simone Richter Federal Environment Agency (UBA) 
Dr. Merlin Schäfer Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) 
Dr. Lina Weiß National Monitoring Centre for Biodiversity (NMZB) 
State authorities 
Lisa Habigt Landesamt für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Geologie Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Dr. Jens Kolk State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV) 
Education and research 
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bolte Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems 
Prof. Dr. Aletta Bonn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Prof. Dr. Helge Bruelheide Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) 
Prof. Dr. Hjalmar Kühl German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) 
Dr. Peter Meyer Northwest German Forestry Research Institute (NW-FVA) 
Prof. Dr. Martina Roß-Nickoll RWTH Aachen University 
Dr. Claus Weiland Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre 
Prof. Dr. Damaris Zurell University of Potsdam
Professional association 
Dr. Jakob Katzenberger Federation of German Avifaunists (DDA)

Contact at Monitoring Centre

Dr. Lina Weiß
Head of expert committee on drivers and deputy head of expert committee on soil biodiversity
+49 341 30977-236
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