Morocco's High Atlas is a hotspot of biocultural diversity & rich in traditional agroforestry systems, where some trees act as cultural keystone species. Here's a beautiful illustrated report from the field in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog by L. Kmoch, C. Mobarak, and L. Hatoum. https://link.medium.com/YbCckubAJCb

Read about changing biocultural #landscapes and cultural keystone species on our #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog 👇

Chaima and Lilliana - two MSc students in our research group - share insights from their #fieldwork journey in #Morocco with us 🌿🌍⛰️

#mountains #trees #ClimateJustice

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Multiple benefits from small-scale green infrastructure should be appreciated & recognized in local policies, so that the benefits of trees can be equitably promoted & harms to communities can be minimized. Pramila Thapa in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/welcome-back-df9b743bf1a6

How can blue infrastructure mitigate urban flooding, urban heat effects, groundwater depletion, pollution & biodiversity loss? Alexander von Humboldt-Fellow Koushik Chowdhury on our ongoing field survey in 5 major financial, technological & cultural hubs of India: Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi & Mumbai. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/75PnsnGXNAb

Bison at the intersection of food sovereignty & sustainability. Brianne Altmann presents her DAAD-funded research project in the #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/LcOWKKDM6zb

Integration of extensive livestock farming and silvicultural management of forest ecosystems reduces the vulnerability of both activities, while providing key ecosystem services to society. Elsa Varela in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/extensive-grazing-to-support-wildfire-prevention-in-the-mediterranean-ae36d0fad9f4

Satoyama landscapes foster sustainability through integrated landscape management. Mario Torralba highlights our recent study in a #PeopleNatureLandscapesblog post. https://link.medium.com/GMfgYBlOGyb

Our Biodiversa+ project "Reconciling contested and fragmented landscapes (RECONNECT)" started this month. Here, Marion Jay introduces her perspective on protected areas & the social-ecological agenda of the project. #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://link.medium.com/oiN2j7audyb

Witzenhausen, the town where our research group at Uni Kassel and Uni Göttingen is partly based, is famous for being the "Cherry land". Which social-ecological changes is this cultural landscape undergoing? Mario Torralba Viorreta on a #OralHistory project in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/the-cherry-land-of-witzenhausen-a-cultural-landscape-under-pressure-f52d77c65de5

How does climate change modify cultural values and traditional knowledge of farmers in rural Myanmar? Khant Sandar Htet on her PhD project in #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/cultural-ecosystem-services-and-climate-change-in-rural-landscapes-of-myanmar-d8d5b114ecfd

Wildfire mitigation through community-based agroforestry comes with benefits like rural rennaisance & supply of multiple ecosystem services. Franziska Wolpert on a model landscape initiative in Spain, #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog. https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/collaborative-agroforestry-for-fire-resistant-landscapes-in-mountainous-western-spain-2a22886b1608