General change processes as well as the impact of individual measures, depend on the interests and actions of various stakeholders, but in turn also have an impact on them. It is therefore crucial to involve the relevant actors in the research process from an early stage and thus enable a joint knowledge production.
The active participation of stakeholders improves the quality of knowledge, increases the legitimacy of the results and leads to more informed decisions and practice-oriented solutions. It also creates transparency, trust, and acceptance of the developed solutions. To identify the relevant stakeholders, we create stakeholder mappings, taking into account different perspectives, interests and values. We use dialog formats such as workshop series, world cafés, focus groups or design-thinking elements in order to capture different perceptions and enable joint learning and the co-production of new knowledge. If necessary, mediative formats are also used. Consequently, we also involve the stakeholders in the development of solutions and their implementation.
Creating transformative spaces to identify new ways of dealing with uncertainties in water resource management – using the example of karst landscapes in Europe
SoCoDES investigates socio-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene and focuses in particular on interactions between biodiversity and social developments.
Um Rahmenbedingungen für die Umsetzung von Wasserwiederverwendung zu schaffen, integriert das Projekt WaReNam innovative Technologien, Wissenstransfers, adaptive Governance und Kapazitätsentwicklung auf verschiedenen Ebenen.
The project Bio-O-Ton develops a new machine-learning approach to the assessment of biodiversity by combining smartphone sound recordings with satellite imagery.
Using new and innovative knowledge transfer formats, the project is developing sustainable solution strategies for a system change in viticulture in the Rheingau and its species-rich cultural landscape.
The mobility transition requires cooperation between political, civil society and economic players. Innovative measures and social innovations are being tested in real-world laboratories.
For evidence-based decisions in applied biodiversity conservation, ENABLElocal promotes the exchange of biodiversity monitoring data between local actors and global initiatives.
The aim of the gwTriade project is to develop an integrated assessment concept for groundwater ecosystems based on ecotoxicological characterization, chemical analysis and the recording of faunal diversity.
The research project investigates the influence of social transformation processes on cultural landscapes and their biodiversity.
In the research project LiveSewer, real-time wastewater data are processed and analyzed using AI-supported pattern recognition (machine learning).
ISOE is researching how train stations can become attractive, sustainable mobility hubs and lively places to spend time. It is developing a modular catalog of measures for their design.
Hypowave+ is supporting the implementation of the piloted HypoWave concept. It focuses on integrated quality management, which stands for a holistic view of water treatment processes and regional vegetable production.
KomKlAn creates an improved knowledge base for municipal climate adaptation and aims to strengthen the municipalities' adaptation activities.
Forest conversion to mixed forest is intended to ensure the sustainability of forests threatened by climate change. Conflicts over their use are dealt with and negotiated in the “Forest of the Future” project through dialog formats such as round tables.
The MORE STEP research project is investigating change processes in the ecosystem of the eastern Mongolian steppe and their possible consequences for nature and society.
The research project accompanies the sustainable drinking water supply in Marburg through demand estimates, dialog formats and forecast scenarios in the course of integrating the “Heiliger Born” site.
The junior research group regulate investigates challenges in the management of groundwater in Europe against the background of acute drought, conflictuality and the complexity of institutional frameworks.
Working out an example for the conservation and restoration of savannah ecosystems worldwide, the research project investigates how climatic, ecological and social factors drive desertification in Namibia.
The GreeN-H2 Namibia project is investigating the feasibility of producing, converting and transporting green hydrogen in Namibia.
In September, 2024 ISOE was commissioned by the Austrian Science Fund FWF to offer scientists training in transdisciplinary research.
CapTain Rain develops climate services for forecasting and assessing heavy rainfall events. It also identifies measures to adapt to climate change and mitigate disaster damage.
The project investigates the effects of greater plant diversity on human health and biodiversity, with a focus on the knowledge and use of medicinal plants.
The PendelLabor research project is investigating how commuting between the city and the region can be made more sustainable.
The project analyzes conflicting goals and synergies of socially just environmental policy and develops recommendations for sustainable and accepted measures.
The NamTip project investigates desertification tipping points in Namibia's savannahs, analyzes social and ecological factors and develops sustainable pasture management strategies.
The BIOZ project investigates environmentally friendly alternatives for controlling mosquitoes that transmit the West Nile virus through citizen science, experimentation and dialog.
The PlaNE project is developing practical approaches for municipalities such as Frankfurt and Marburg to sustainably transform food systems according to planetary health criteria.
The project develops points of reference for those involved in neighbourhood development in order to better consider the opportunities and risks of the increasing digitalization of everyday life in planning processes.
The aim of DINA is to test standardized monitoring of flying insects and to analyse factors that correlate with the drastic decline of insects in nature reserves.
ORYCS investigates the suitability of wildlife management strategies as a climate-friendly land use option. Together with stakeholders, it develops conflict-regulating approaches.
The MORE STEP research project investigates processes of change in the ecosystem of the Mongolian steppe and their socio-economic and ecological causes and consequences. The mobility of wild and domesticated herd animals plays a central role here.
The EU project TRI-HP is investigating the social acceptance and requirements of innovative trigeneration systems in order to make renewable energy technology for residential buildings user-friendly and effective.
The aim of the IntenKS research project is to develop an ecologically and economically sustainable concept for the optimized material and energy recovery of sewage sludge.
The program aims to promote the capacities of young scientists in Africa for transdisciplinary research and to support scientific contributions to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The project identifies transfer potential within the framework of research at the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung. Taking into account the knowledge needs of target groups, transfer products are identified and designed in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders.
The project is developing dialog and communication formats, such as web-based information and participation platforms, in order to constructively regulate conflicts and the context of renaturation.
Capital4Health takes a transdisciplinary approach to researching how healthy lifestyles can be promoted, linking science, target groups and health stakeholders.
The PLASTRAT project is developing solutions to reduce plastic in water bodies in urban areas and investigating consumer perceptions of environmentally friendly plastic.
The IMAGINE project is investigating how green infrastructure management can be made sustainable at regional level in five European countries.
The aim of the project is to improve the performance of wastewater pond facilities. To this end, ISOE is investigating aspects of governance and developing management structures and financial controlling procedures.
The project develops and evaluates a modular system for the treatment of municipal wastewater, with a focus on industrial applications in Germany.
ISOE supports the further development of the regional energy concept in order to strengthen cooperation between renewable energy stakeholders.
The NamTip project investigates desertification tipping points in Namibia's savannahs, analyzes social and ecological factors and develops sustainable pasture management strategies.
The MORE STEP research project is investigating change processes in the ecosystem of the eastern Mongolian steppe and their possible consequences for nature and society.
In the Heat Consulting project, ISOE scientists are developing new approaches to reduce heat consumption in households.
OPTIMASS investigates which adapted forms of water management enable important ecosystem services to be secured in the long term.
Using the Rhine-Main region as an example, ISOE and the Institute of Human Geography at Goethe University Frankfurt are investigating how new mobility services can be integrated into the public transport system and transport planning.
In the project, the risks of discharges of medicinal chemicals from retirement homes, nursing homes and hospices are assessed with stakeholder groups and action strategies are developed.
The IndUK project pools results from SÖF projects on climate protection and change, promotes knowledge transfer and develops practical strategies for climate-friendly behavior.
