Anna Brietzke is a research scientist at ISOE since 2022. She studied Latin American and Ancient American Studies and English Studies (B.A.) in Bonn and Cultural and Social Anthropology (M.A.) in Marburg. Within her focus areas Environmental Anthropology and Anthropology of Conflict, she is particularly interested in both human-environment relations as well as environmental and resource conflicts. In her master’s thesis, Anna Brietzke investigated the role of land (rights) for an indigenous community in Ecuador and to what extent their struggle for land can be characterized as a decolonial practice. In her doctoral project, which she began in 2022, she examines different ideas about the ‘forest of the future’ and investigates how these futures are being shaped in various ways.

Upcoming Event

IUFRO Contested Forests Talks

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IUFRO Contested Forests Talks

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), online

Lecture Anna Brietzke: „How care divides and connects: On forest conflicts and transformations in a German upland region“

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Focus of research

  • Environmental Anthropology and Anthropology of Conflict
  • Ethnographic fieldwork
  • Land use, biodiversity and climate change

Publications

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Current Publications

Projects

  • Conflicts over the forest of the future
    Biodiversity Climate Adaptation Knowledge and Participation

    Conflicts over the forest of the future

    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. 

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  • Vision for Biodiversity
    Biodiversity

    Vision for Biodiversity

    The study examines the biodiversity awareness, attitudes and acceptance of measures of stakeholder groups in agriculture and forestry in order to achieve more effective nature conservation. 

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