Stefan Lange, March 21st, 2012

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1 Thünen-Institute (vti) Germany s major research institution for the rational use of natural resources Research strategies and prospects of cooperation Stefan Lange, March 21st, 2012

2 Research within the scope of the BMELV Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Leibniz Institutes Rural Areas, Forestry, Fisheries Risk Assessment Food Chemistry Agricultural Engineering Animal Health Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Nutrition and Food Biology of Farm Animals Cultivated Plants Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) Agricultural Landscape Research Agr. Development in Central and Eastern Europe

3 Research within the scope of the BMELV Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Leibniz Institutes Rural Areas, Forestry, Fisheries Risk Assessment Food Chemistry Agricultural Engineering Animal Health Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Nutrition and Food Biology of Farm Animals Cultivated Plants Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) Agricultural Landscape Research Agr. Development in Central and Eastern Europe

4 Profile of the Thünen-Institute Economy s Economy Ecology Ecology Technology Agriculture Fisheries Technology sty e r Fo Forestry ure t l u ric g A e eri h Fis

5 Institutes of the Thünen-Institute Sea Fisheries Agric. Technology and Biosystems Engineering Baltic Sea Fisheries Fisheries Ecology Forest Genetics Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory World Forestry Forest Based Sector Economics Wood Technology and Wood Biology Rural Studies Farm Economics Market Analysis and Agric. Trade Policy Biodiversity Agric. Climate Research Organic Farming Our research covers all farmed zones and landscape components.

6 Two main tasks of Thünen-Institute 1. to advice the German Government regarding sustainable and rational use of natural resources: Responsibility for longterm monitorings, Representing Germany in international scientific committees / advisory boards Preparing of scientifically based reports, statements and recommendations Providing rapid and highly qualified answers to urgent requests from politics 2. to research and to participate in the free scientific competition: Scientific activities of high societal relevance based on institutional budgets Applying for third-party funds on national and international level Collaborating in national and international research consortia

7 Thünen-Institute from scattered history to a strategic structure The fact: Developed in 2008 from a fusion of three thematically different research institutes initially the composition of Thünen-Institute wasn t based on a clear strategy. The risk: Each of our 15 specific institutes continues its separate research the Thünenumbrella becomes mindless; every single institute competes with external institutions The chance: Sustainable use of natural resources on fields, in forests, seas and oceans this is our joint bracket at least in Germany an unique feature for a major research institution! The consequence: Active Organising of co-operations between 3 thematic blocks and all 15 institutes Preparing of a Strategic Concept of Thünen-Institute

8 This strategic orientation bears first fruits Thünen-Institute - more and more in demand to consult: European Commission / DG Research & Innovation Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Federal Ministry of Education and Research ERA-NETs (e.g. RURAGRI, Susfood, MariFish etc.) Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) International boards (e.g. FAO, OECD, ICES, EFSA etc.) Economy, associations and NGOs as to future research strategies, design of funding schemes and call topics.

9 Thünen-Institute makes these efforts for a final goal: to influence the agenda setting of research funders on national and international level in order to answer societal relevant questions concerning: 1. sustainable land use and agriculture (feed, food, non-food) 2. issues of climate change mitigation and adaptation 3. vital and liveable rural regions 4. sustainable forest management 5. sustainable management of marine resources

10 Locations of the Thünen-Institute

11 Input Output of the Thünen-Institute Input Output > 800 scientific papers per year lectures and posters on symposia and conferences > 400 reports and statements for BMELV and other ministries Cooperation with research institutions in 66 countries worldwide academic networking: appr. 60 scientists of Thünen-Institute give lessons at universities, 80 students finish their PhD, MSc or BSc at Thünen-Institute per year 577 permanent positions (> 200 for scientists) Total staff (incl. external funded personnel): approx persons Annual budget: approx. 60 million Euro

12 International Cooperation 2010 Cooperation No cooperation Researchers of Thünen-Institute currently cooperate with partners from 144 universities / higher schools and 234 other scientific institutions in 66 countries worldwide.

13 Looking for cooperation opportunities that is to say first of all presenting own research areas. That s why now in a fast-forward modus a tightly arranged survey of our 15 institutes under the Thünen-umbrella. Please note: All information will be provided afterwards. So just look and see, do not take notes about all details. Institutes with a small -flag sign already carried out resp. currently run research activities with Russian partners.

14 Thünen-Institute of Rural Studies Braunschweig Director: Prof. Dr. Peter Weingarten Staff: 35, thereof 29 scientists Living conditions in rural areas, provision of basic public services, regional disparities Economy and jobs, social policy for farmers Use of resources, environmental protection Agricultural policy, policy impact assessment vti model network for different decision levels (farm, region, sector), e.g. RAUMIS, CAPRI

15 Thünen-Institute of Farm Economics Braunschweig Director: Dir. u. Prof. Dr. Hiltrud Nieberg Staff: 46, thereof 37 scientists Farm Economic Analyses (cash crops, animal husbandry, organic farming, food industry Policy impact assessment and evaluation of policy options Agricultural production systems International competitiveness ( agri benchmark ) Policies for agriculture, environment, animal welfare vti model network (e.g. FARMIS, TIPI-CAL)

16 Thünen-Institute of Market Analysis and Agricultural Trade Policy Braunschweig Director: Dr. Martin Banse Staff: 24, thereof 17 scientists analysis of consumers behaviour Labelling, certification systems Market analysis, world agricultural trade Policy impact assessment and evaluation of policy options Agricultural trade policies world food affairs / food safety vti model network (e.g. GTAP, AGMEMOD)

17 Thünen-Institute of Organic Farming Trenthorst (near Lübeck) Director: Prof. Dr. Gerold Rahmann Staff: 79, thereof 40 scientists Organic dairy farming and meat production Organic crop production Organic grassland management quality of products / quality of production process Integration of nature conservation in agricultural production systems Efficient use of resources in production systems with different levels of intensity Socio-economic aspects of agriculture

18 Thünen-Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering Braunschweig Directors: Prof. Dr. Axel Munack, Prof. Dr. Klaus Vorlop Staff: 76, thereof 46 scientists Plant cultivation technology, soil conservation Automatisation technologies for crop production and animal health (contactless sensors, innovative measurement methods) Environmental technology (composting, biogas plants, air purification systems in animal husbandry) Renewables as carbon source for chemical industry: conditioning; physical, enzymatic, chemical digestion; biotechnological, chemical, catalytic conversion; product isolation and refining biodiesel-fuel mixtures

19 Thünen-Institute of Agricultural Climate Research Braunschweig Director: Prof. Dr. Heinz Flessa Staff: 67, thereof 42 scientists Greenhouse gases (GHG): investigation of emissions, evaluation of mitigation measures impacts of a changing climate on nutrient cycling in agricultural production systems carbon flow in soils, GHG from organic soils Emission of ammonia gas from animal husbandry Provision of the German National Emission Inventory Report (NIR) concerning agriculture and land use

20 Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Braunschweig Director: Prof. Dr. Hans Weigel Staff: 21, thereof 12 scientists Soil biology (covering soil biodiversity from soil microorganisms to soil fauna as well as their services) Biodiversity under changing climate conditions concepts for conservation and promotion of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems test indicators and monitoring-systems for the assessment of pressures or mitigation schemes on the state

21 Thünen-Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology Hamburg Director (provisional): Dir. Uwe Schmitt Staff: 75, thereof 48 scientists Wood structure, wood properties and wood quality Wood in construction; wood preservation Chemical feedstock, pulp and wood based composites Wood and environment (e.g. CO2 storage effects in wood products; emissions from wood and wood based composites) Detection of boreal / tropical wood species and wood timber origin in order to uncover illegal logging

22 Thünen-Institute of Forest Based Sector Economics Hamburg Director: PD Dr. habil. Matthias Dieter Staff: 18, thereof 15 scientists Forest policy: monitoring and analysis of political decisions, legal regulations and societal demands on forests (multifunctional services of forests) Timber Market Research: raw wood and timber products markets, market influencing factors; compiling timber market outlooks for Germany Business economics: economic situation for forest holdings & their adaptability to changing framework conditions

23 Thünen-Institute of World Forestry Hamburg Director: Prof. Dr. Michael Köhl Staff: 31, thereof 25 scientists International forest development and forest policy Sustainable forest management (Subtropics, Tropics) European and international reporting of forest data: biometrics, spatial statistics, forest information systems, inventories Climate change and forests, e.g. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) - Qualitative and quantitative assessment of changes of tropical forests

24 Thünen-Institute of Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory Eberswalde Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas Bolte Staff: 47, thereof 30 scientists Forest Ecology / Wildlife Ecology: e.g. role of forests as habitats for plants and animals, as natural reservoir of water and provider of drinking water Forest Inventory and Forest Monitoring: responsibility for National Forestry Inventory (BWI), Forest Soil Survey (BZE), Forest Condition Survey (WZE), Intensive Forest Monitoring (UN-ECE/EU-Level II), Greenhouse Gas Monitoring (THG) Forest Data Center: collecting, editing and providing geo-reference data (forestry, agriculture, fisheries) for research, for the general public and for European use beyond country borders (under EU guideline INSPIRE)

25 Thünen-Institute of Forest Genetics Großhansdorf (near Hamburg) Director: PD Dr. habil. Bernd Degen Staff: 63, thereof 24 scientists Provenance and breeding research Pathogen resistance and seed quality research Ecological genetics: Population structure and gene flow shaping genetic diversity in woody plants; adaptation to dynamic environments; species identification and tracking systems against illegal logging Genome research: structure and function of genes and genomes; development of molecular markers, assessment of potentials and risks of GMO trees

26 Thünen-Institute of Sea Fisheries Hamburg Director: Dr. Gerd Kraus Staff: 55, thereof 28 scientists Population dynamics of exploited marine resources Effects of climate and oceanographic variability on distribution, growth, reproduction and recruitment success of fish stocks Impacts of competing utilization of seas and oceans on fish stocks and fisheries (offshore wind energy plants, maritime traffic, protected sea areas) Monitoring of fishing effort and yield (impact of commercial fishery on target/non-target species) Fisheries economics and socio-economic aspects; fisheries policy impact assessment

27 Thünen-Institute of Fisheries Ecology Hamburg Director: Dr. Reinhold Hanel Staff: 44, thereof 25 scientists Monitoring of radioactivity in water, fish and other marine organisms Integrated marine monitoring for health of marine ecosystems: Environmental stressors (e.g. organic contaminants / heavy metals: concentrations in fish, impact on fish, cause of diseases) Biology and management of diadromous fish Molecular biology und genetics Aquaculture and freshwater fishing

28 Thünen-Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries Rostock Director: PD Dr. habil. Cornelius Hammer Staff: 48, thereof 22 scientists Monitoring and assessment of fish stocks (esp. cod, herring, sprat, flounder), fish stock recruitment Catch- and survey technologies Fishery management: contribution to ICES advice, development of alternative approaches (catch quota instead of conventional landings quota, avoidance of discards) Fishery, marine environment and increasing utilisation of the sea

29 Food & Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries promising areas for German-Russian research cooperation! Situation in Russia (examples): need for sustainable reforestation after forest fires great chance as producer and exporter of feed & food vs. current potentials and deficits in sustainable land use, animal husbandry, and crop production accumulated needs concerning agricultural engineering Interest to prevent illegal wood harvest and illegal fishery need for reliable tracking systems Interest for decentralised substantial and energetic utilisation of agricultural waste, biomass, and renewable materials = broad range for German-Russian R&D programmes and projects!

30 Take-home-message: Five features of the ThünenInstitute Broad range of expertise (economics, ecology, technologies) Scientifically independent, close to politics Embedded in networks (national / international) Sufficient number of highly qualified researchers Latest methods and first hand data to answer key future issues Thünen-Institute partner for promising cooperation!

31 благодарю вас за внима ние! Contact: Stefan Lange Research Coordinator Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries Bundesallee 50 D Braunschweig phone: / fax: / stefan.lange@vti.bund.de