Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joosten

Senior Research Fellow in Peatland Ecology and Conservation · Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology & Greifswald Mire Centre · Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Joosten is a world-renowned mire ecologist who pioneered paludiculture (wet agriculture on peatlands) and advises the IPCC on wetland emissions accounting.

Mire Ecology Paludiculture Peatland Carbon Sequestration Global Climate Mitigation

Supervision & prospective applicants

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Institution: Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald
Department / Faculty: Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology & Greifswald Mire Centre
Primary Field: Mire Ecology
Campus Location: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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