Adam, welcome to GeoTalk! You’re an environmental historian and human ecologist, with an interest in biodiversity. Can you tell us how understanding historic changes to social and ecological systems can provide an insight into biodiversity loss today? This is a question that environmental historians face every time they talk about their work! Let me put it this way; we are at a certain point in th ...[Read More]
GeoTalk: Meet Annegret Larsen, Biogeomorphologist and Quaternary Scientist passionate about rewilding and a member of EGU’s Biodiversity Task Force.
Annegret, welcome to GeoTalk! You’re a researcher who focuses on abiotic-biotic environmental interactions. Can you tell us how the implications of your research extend to sustainable management practices? The United Nations, European Union, and national governments require us to restore landscapes to a ‘natural’ state. However, European landscapes have been shaped by human activity for thousands ...[Read More]
GeoPolicy: Your guide to engaging with science for policy at EGU25
Each year, the EGU’s Science for Policy Programme at the EGU General Assembly provides participants with insights on how their research and expertise can be integrated into the policymaking process and the opportunities that exist for them to engage. This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post highlights some of the exciting #Sci4Pol sessions and initiatives that you can engage with! While this blog post hig ...[Read More]
GeoTalk: Meet Viktor Bruckman, interdisciplinary researcher, EGU Division President, and EGU Biodiversity Task Force
Viktor, welcome to GeoTalk! Can you tell us a bit about your current research focus? My current research is on the defossilization of our energy system with a strong focus on the roles of forests and soils in this context. I was originally trained in forestry and my research is still tightly connected with this topic, but it has widened to also include aspects of carbon sequestration, sustainable ...[Read More]