Ann Christin Kornelsen
Research assistant
Member of the resource management working group
Involved in research within the MOOSland Project, which deals with peat moss paludiculture as a sustainable agricultural use of drained peatland soils.
Ann Christin Kornelsen has been working at the Institute of Geography in Osnabrück since April 2024. She is involved in research within the MOOSland Project, which deals with peat moss paludiculture as a sustainable agricultural use of drained peatland soils.
Ann Christin Kornelsen studied Physical Geography and Landscape Sciences, with a focus on hydrology and soil science, at Leibniz University of Hanover.
As a research assistant at the Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie (LBEG), Department of Agriculture and Soil Monitoring, she was involved in the SWAMPS Project, which investigated methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural used peatlands in Lower Saxony. Her work included the design and implementation of the field trial, hydrological modeling and the development of future scenarios.
After the end of the SWAMPS project, she went to the European Competence Center for Mires and Climate gGmbH, where she took over the role of scientific director. Also, as project manager of the ReviMoor project in the field of research, she was involved in stakeholder management and networked research on peatlands.
Since 2022, Ann Christin is the founder and scientific director of the Mission to Marsh gGmbH, a leading non-profit organization, specializing in wetland conservation and education on sustainability. She is passionate about bridging the gap between the scientific community and the general public in order to highlight the importance of healthy peatlands for the environment and for climate protection.
As a renowned peatland scientist, Ann Christin has already researched the state of the world's peatlands as part of a 9-month research expedition on the North-, Central- and South American continent from the boreal peatlands in Canada to the untouched mires in Tiera del Fuego, Patagonia. In addition to taking water samples, her work focused on interviewing experts and scientists in order to highlight the condition of the wetlands and the changes they have undergone.
Kornelsen, A.C. (2023): Im Reich des Jaguars, story.one publishing, 64 p., ISBN: 9783710836862
Pagenkemper S., Jansen-Minßen, F. Krause, A. Ernsing-Blaga, M., Herzberg, I., Kahle, L., Höper, H., Minke, M., Sieber, A.C., Tiemeyer, B., Heller, S., Oehmke, S.W., Bräuer, M., Dettmann, U., Lange, G., Gatersleben, P., Schröder, U., Giani, L., Langenscheidt, S., Buchwald, R. & Kupke, L. (2022): The SWAMPS project - Process analyses and options for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect peatlands for agricultural grassland - Final report of the project years 2015 to 2021, 347 pp. Ovelgönne.
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn064561.pdf
Fanghänel, I.; Gerkens, J.; Hammerich, J.; Schilling, A. & Sieber, A.C. (2022): Wrapped up - Impressions from the DGMT annual conference 2022. In: TELMA - Reports of the German Society for Peatland and Peat Science, Volume 52: 223 - 226,
https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-5787
Kalinski, K., Sieber, A.C. & Höper, H. (2021): Effects of water management on peatland water table and peatland subsidence, TELMA Berichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Moor- und Torfkunde, Vol. 51, pp.13-40. Hannover.
https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-5336
Pagenkemper S., Jansen-Minßen, F., Höper, H., Sieber, A.C., Minke, M., Thiemeyer, B., Heller, S., Lange, G., Schröder, U., Gatersleben, P., Giani, L., Langenscheidt, S., Buchwald, R. & Kupke, L. (2021): SWAMPS joint project - process analyses and options for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect peatlands for agricultural grassland: Interim results of the project period to date (key messages). 21 S.
Pagenkemper S., Jansen-Minßen,F. Krause,A. Ernsing-Blaga,M., Herzberg, I., Kahle,L. ...& Kupke,L. (2020): SWAMPS - Recommendations for action, 4 p. Ovelgönne.
Minke, M., Sieber, A. C., Tegge, A., & Höper, H. (2020): Maintenance of high peatland water levels by subsurface water regulation, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4-8 May 2020, EGU2020-13704, doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-13704.
Sieber, A.C. & A. Bauerochse (2018): A moor in transition - the Huvenhoopsmoor in old maps and aerial photographs; TELMA reports of the German Society for Moor and Peat Science, vol. 48, pp.49-70. Hannover.
Awards
For her work in peatland conservation, Ann Christin has been nominated for and won several awards:
- DGMT Young Scientist Award (2019)
- Patagonia Environmental Program Grantee (2022)
- Finalist Zurich Planet Hero Award (2023)
- Finalist Cosmopolitan #SupportHer Award (2023)
- Top 20 Thalia Storyteller Award (2023)
- Winner of the Durchstarter Award (2023), category: social impact start-up