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University of Kassel, Department 11

University of Kassel, Department 11
FB 11 Department of Organic Agricultural Sciences

Steinstraße 19
37213 Witzenhausen
Germany

Telephone
+49 5542 98-1211
E-Mail
dekfb11[at]uni-kassel.de
Website/URL
https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb11agrar
Description of the Organization

- Networked Thinking Needs Bright Minds -

The Department of Organic Agricultural Sciences is characterized not only by its explicit organic profile, but also by its uniqueness in the German and international higher education landscape. The Department's research and teaching activities revolve around organically-oriented objectives. These activities are pursued by outstanding scholars from many different special areas and through the implementation of modern experimental methods. The declared goal of this networked approach is the concrete implementation of the scientific findings in policy and practice, which is why the Department of Organic Agricultural Sciences sees itself as a cosmopolitan and practice-oriented university department.

The preservation of the natural basis of life is of central importance. Therefore, the organic agricultural sciences are dedicated to a type of agriculture that produces healthy and tasty foods largely in accordance with nature, and that furthermore takes into account economic restrictions and, not least of all, the social and cultural conditions of the respective country and its agriculture.

Fulfilling the research objectivity of organically-oriented agricultural sciences does not only require professional competence. It also promotes a scientific culture that concentrates on complete processes instead of isolated segments. Hence, all concerned parties, from the students and staff to the professors, contribute to the formation of the overall image of organic agricultural sciences.

Furthermore, there is a strong international orientation; Witzenhausen is extensively networked in European and international organizations and also offers its own course of studies.

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ISC - International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e. V.

ISC - International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e. V.
Strategie und Bildung

Rudolf Diesel Straße 15
78467 Konstanz
Germany

Telephone
+49 7531 36183402
E-Mail
monika.sarkadi[at]isc-konstanz.de
Website/URL
https://isc-konstanz.de/bildungsarbeit
Description of the Organization

Research for a sunny future!

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Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije - Agricultural Institute of Slovenia

Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije - Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
OKENV - Department of Agricultural Ecology and Natural Resources

Hacquetova ulica 17
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Telephone
+386 1 2805-229
E-Mail
marjan.sinkovec[at]kis.si
Website/URL
http://www.micelij.net/ZemljaPogledzNeba/index.php?id=82

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Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Döppersberg 19
42103 Wuppertal
Germany

Telephone
+49 202 2492-0
E-Mail
info[at]wupperinst.org
Website/URL
https://wupperinst.org
Description of the Organization

The Wuppertal Institute explores and developsmodels, strategies and instruments to supportsustainable development at the local, nationaland international level. Sustainability researchat the Wuppertal Institute
focuses on ecology andits relation to the economy and society. Specialemphasis is placed on analysing and supportinginnovations that decouple the development ofprosperity from the consumption of naturalresources.

The Institute's seat is in Wuppertal. It is represented in Germany's capital by its Berlin Office since 2004. In 2005, the Wuppertal Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme jointly founded the UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) in Wuppertal.

The four Research Groups are:

  1. Future Energy and Mobility Structures
    Research Group 1 examines questions related totechnology and infrastructure, taking a systemsanalysis approach. In the areas of energy andmobility, it explores how the transition tosustainable structures can be facilitated, whatimplications this transition has and whatopportunities it offers. It seeks to evaluatetechnology and find coherent paths ofdevelopment, as well as carry out dynamicpotential analyses.
  2. Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
    Research Group 2 focuses on strategies andinstruments for effective and integrated energy,transport and transportation, and climatepolicies. A central theme is the synergisticeffects of policy strategies that support thesustainable development of energy and transportsystems as well as climate protection ingeneral.
  3. Material Flows and Resource Management
    Research Group 3 investigates material flowsfrom the extraction of raw materials through tofinal disposal, taking account of the global‘ecological rucksack' model as well as theland use involved. It develops concepts,strategies and instruments to improve resourceproductivity and sustainable resource management
  4. Sustainable Production and Consumption
    Research Group 4 develops concepts andstrategies to promote sustainable management ofproduction and consumption patterns. This ismeant to make a contribution to the developmentand market launch of more sustainable products, production processes, and economy.

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