Biological Conservation
Growing change: Promoting insect-friendly behaviour through gardening-framed interventions
Sarah Nieß et al.
2026
Sarah Nieß has been a research scientist at ISOE since March 2022. She researches biodiversity conservation from a behavioural science perspective. At Justus Liebig University, she is doing her PhD on sustainable behaviour of individuals, in particular on the identification of effective interventions for behaviour change. Sarah Nieß studied economics and business at Goethe University. She spent half of her master's degree at the University of Amsterdam, where she focused on sustainable business models and strategies.
Focus of research
- Environmental and conservation psychology
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Intervention studies and experimental research
- Sustainable investment and consumer behaviour
Publications
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- Nieß, Sarah, Flurina Schneider, Steffen U. Pauls, Sebastian Schuch, Marion Mehring (2026): Growing change: Promoting insect-friendly behaviour through gardening-framed interventions. Biological Conservation 313, 111565. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111565
- Nieß, Sarah (2025): Shifting investors towards social responsibility: a narrative review of effective intervention strategies. Cogent Economics & Finance 13 (1), 2490820. DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2025.2490820
- Nieß, Sarah (2025): Verhaltensintervention für insektenfreundliche Einstellungen und Verhalten. GESIS Data Archive. DOI: 10.7802/2925
- Peter, Sophie, Sarah Nieß, Batbuyan Batjav, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Lukas Drees, Yun Jäschke, Ulan Kasymov, Sugar Damdindorj, Khishigdorj Dorjoo, Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa, Denise Margaret S. Matias, Thomas Müller, Marion Mehring (2024): The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia. Ambio, DOI: 10.1007/s13280-024-02057-w
Current Publications
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Shifting investors towards social responsibility: a narrative review of effective intervention strategies Cogent Economics & FinanceShifting investors towards social responsibility: a narrative review of effective intervention strategies
Sarah Nieß
2025Available online
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Verhaltensintervention für insektenfreundliche Einstellungen und Verhalten Verhaltensintervention für insektenfreundliche Einstellungen und Verhalten
Sarah Nieß
2025Available online
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The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia AmbioThe role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia
Sophie Peter et al.
2024Available online
