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New publication from the FRAMEwork project published in Agricultural Systems

A  new study from the EU Horizon 2020 project FRAMEwork, co-authored by Thomas Rellensmann, analyzes eleven European farmer clusters. The article shows how cooperation between farmers can promote biodiversity sensitive farming.

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New perspective published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (JARE)

The article, published to mark the 50th anniversary of JARE, traces how behavioral and experimental economic methods have enriched agri-environmental policy.

Group from the Inner Dimensions workshop gathered in a garden around a swing
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Workshop on “Inner Dimensions in Sustainability” at the University of Osnabrück

With the support of the transformation coaches from Quantuum, 11 sustainability researchers from around the world came together in Osnabrück to reflect on how a focus on inner values can support the sustainability transformation.

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Report for WWF Germany presented at Impact Festival

At the Impact Festival in Frankfurt, Franziska Gaupp presented the report “Positive Social Tipping Points in the Sustainability Transformation”, which she co-authored with Stefanie Engel for WWF Germany.

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New Global Tipping Points Report launched with contribution from BEE group member

On October 13, the   Global Tipping Points Report 2025 was published. Franziska Gaupp co-authored the chapter on Positive Tipping Points in Food Systems, Land Use, and Nature.

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Enhancing Tropical Landscape Multifunctionality, Resilience, Adaptability, and Health through Socio-Ecological Gains at Tropentag 2025

Members of the schools Environmental Economics at the workshop "Enhancing Tropical Landscape Multifunctionality, Resilience, Adaptability, and Health through Socio-Ecological Gains" on September 10 in Bonn.

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Second meeting of the Lake Tota’s Intersectoral and Interinstitutional Board in 2025

Members of the Department of Environmental Economics presented insights into the potential of participatory vision-building for collective action at the second meeting of Lake Tota’s Intersectoral and Interinstitutional Board in 2025.

Juan Felipe Ortiz-Riomalo, Moritz Peter Fritschle und Thomas Rellensmann at the EAAE Conference 2025.
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Members of the Environmental Economics Group at the 18th EAAE Conference in Bonn

From 26 to 29 August, the  18th Conference of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) took place in Bonn. The Environmental Economics Group was represented by Juan-Felipe Ortiz-Riomalo, Moritz Peter Fritschle, and Thomas [...]

Moritz Fritschle, Marieke Baaken and Thomas Rellensmann at BIOECON 2025 in Cambridge
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XXVI Annual BIOECON Conference 2025 at St. John's College in Cambridge

From the 31h of August to the 2nd of September 2025, environmental economists met in Cambridge at the annual  BIOECON conference.

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FRAMEwork Project Nearing Completion: Policy Briefs Published and Presented to the European Commission

As the  FRAMEwork project nears completion, key results are now available as policy briefs – including contributions from the Environmental Economics Group on how to support voluntary agri-environmental measures at the landscape level.