Association
The Association for Biosphere Reserve Research and Communication (Verein für Biosphärenreservatsforschung und -kommunikation e.V.) is the legal body responsible for the management and supervision of the Global Research Centre for Biosphere Research Advancement (C-BRA).
Founded on January 29th, 2009, the non-profit organization under German law is based in Greifswald. It has won members and partners from research institutes and governmental organizations on a national and international level.
Statute of the Association (German)
Membership Form (German / English)
Photos of the inaugural meeting
Executive committee
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Stoll-Kleemann (chairperson)Chair of Applied Geography and Sustainability Science
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald - Rainer Schliep (deputy chairperson)GoBi Research Group
- Prof. Dr. Martin Welp (secretary to the board)Chair of Socioeconomics and Communication
University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde - Nadine Fritz-Vietta (treasurer)GoBi Research Group
Expert advisory board
- Prof. Dr. Sixten Bussemer
Chair of Geoecology and Soil Geography
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald - Klaus Jarmatz Coordinator Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve
- Dr. Doris PokornyResearch Coordinator Rhön Biosphere Reserve
- Prof. Dr. Konrad Ott Chair of Environmental Ethics
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald - Gertrud Sahler Chairperson of German MAB Committee
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Dr. Thomas Schaaf UNESCO-MAB Secretariat Paris
Head of the Biodiversity and Ecological Sciences Section - Dr. Regine Schönberg GTZ - German Technical Cooperation
- Lisen Schultz Stockholm University
Stockholm Resilience Centre - Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Steingrube Chair of Economic and Social Geography
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald - Gisela Stolpe Federal Agency for Nature Protection
International Academy for Nature Conservation Vilm - Prof. Dr. Michael Succow Michael Succow Foundation
Laureate of the Right Livelihoods Award