Sarah Nieß

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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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

The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia

Ambio

The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia

Sophie Peter et al.

2024
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Projects

SoCoDES – Social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services

Biodiversity

SoCoDES – Social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services

SoCoDES investigates socio-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene and focuses in particular on interactions between biodiversity and social developments.
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Bio-O-Ton – Biodiversity assessment of biotope types through machine learning based on citizen science sound recordings and satellite images

Biodiversity

Bio-O-Ton – Biodiversity assessment of biotope types through machine learning based on citizen science sound recordings and satellite images

The project Bio-O-Ton develops a new machine-learning approach to the assessment of biodiversity by combining smartphone sound recordings with satellite imagery.
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Business for Biodiversity: T-Labs for social-ecological change

Biodiversity

Business for Biodiversity: T-Labs for social-ecological change

In so-called Transformation Labs, the project works with companies in the food industry to research how measures to promote biodiversity can be effectively designed and implemented.
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SoCuLa – Socio-cultural Drivers of Biodiversity Change in Germany

Biodiversity

SoCuLa – Socio-cultural Drivers of Biodiversity Change in Germany

The research project investigates the influence of social transformation processes on cultural landscapes and their biodiversity.
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MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase II)

Biodiversity Land Use Climate Adaptation

MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase II)

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.
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MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase I)

Biodiversity Land Use Climate Adaptation

MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase I)

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.
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Current Publications

The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia

Projects

SoCoDES – Social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services

Bio-O-Ton – Biodiversity assessment of biotope types through machine learning based on citizen science sound recordings and satellite images

Business for Biodiversity: T-Labs for social-ecological change

SoCuLa – Socio-cultural Drivers of Biodiversity Change in Germany

MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase II)

MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase I)