Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover

Benjamin Burkhard is Full Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology at Leibniz University Hannover. He is a geographer with a PhD in ecology and is involved in many international and national projects, research initiatives and networks. His main research focus is on landscape ecology, mapping of ecosystem service supply and demand and applications in environmental management. He is Co-Chair of the Ecosystem Services Partnership ESP and Vice President of the International Association of Landscape Ecology IALE. His publication record includes numerous peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and nine edited Special Issues and one book on mapping ecosystem services. Burkhard is editor-in-chief of One Ecosystem – Ecology and Sustainability Data Journal. His teaching activities include classes on human-environmental system analysis, ecosystem services, agro-ecology, landscape sciences and Physical Geography at BSc, MSc and PhD level.

Email: burkhard@phygeo.uni-hannover.de

Ina Sieber is a Junior Researcher and PhD Candidate at the Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology at LUH. She is an environmental scientists with focus on landscape ecology, water management, as well as mapping and assessing ecosystem services in the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. She is involved in various EU-funded projects, such as the ECOSEO Interreg Amazonia, the MOVE and MOVE-ON. Further, Ina Sieber is engaged in teaching activities, with focus on systems theory and modelling, geographical information systems, ecosystem services and the EU Outermost regions at B.Sc. and M.Sc. level.

Email: sieber@phygeo.uni-hannover.de