Scientists are warning that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point that could transform the rainforest into a savannah. A recent study using participatory, systems-based methods in neighboring areas of…
Lessons learned from the ArboEmerge project in Uganda. Where and how do arbovirus-transmitted diseases emerge, and how are they related to biodiversity loss, climate change, and changes in land use?…
During a three-day workshop from January 21-23, 2026, held in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, members of the ZEF HEALTH research division presented and discussed three large-scale collaborative research programs…
In this blog post ZEF junior researcher Nicolas Lara-Rodriguez shares insights from his research on Peasant Reserve Zones in Colombia. In his research he explores how these Zones protect nature…
Blog post by Joslyn Muthio Nzau, post-doctoral researcher in the research project Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from Cultural Landscapes in…
ZEF senior researcher Anindita Sarkar shares insights from her research on and her trip to Nepal in May 2025. A quiet revolution is unfolding in the remote hills of Bajang,…
In 2024, we witnessed a concerning increase in wildfire activity worldwide. North and South America were among the regions hit hardest since wildfires were first recorded in 2003. Bolivia and…
Blog post by ZEF-colleague Andreas Gohlke, who works with ZEF’s Cultural and Political Change research group (ZEF-CPC). From March 24 to 28, 2025, he spent a week shadowing the National…
Ethiopia has been implementing an industrialization plan since 2010 and become a global player in the textile and apparel sector. The annual export value of (non-)knitted and (non-)crocheted garments has…
Scientists are warning that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point that could transform the rainforest into a savannah. A recent study using participatory, systems-based methods in neighboring areas of…
Lessons learned from the ArboEmerge project in Uganda. Where and how do arbovirus-transmitted diseases emerge, and how are they related to biodiversity loss, climate change, and changes in land use?…
During a three-day workshop from January 21-23, 2026, held in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, members of the ZEF HEALTH research division presented and discussed three large-scale collaborative research programs…
In this blog post ZEF junior researcher Nicolas Lara-Rodriguez shares insights from his research on Peasant Reserve Zones in Colombia. In his research he explores how these Zones protect nature…
Blog post by Joslyn Muthio Nzau, post-doctoral researcher in the research project Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from Cultural Landscapes in…
ZEF senior researcher Anindita Sarkar shares insights from her research on and her trip to Nepal in May 2025. A quiet revolution is unfolding in the remote hills of Bajang,…
In 2024, we witnessed a concerning increase in wildfire activity worldwide. North and South America were among the regions hit hardest since wildfires were first recorded in 2003. Bolivia and…
Blog post by ZEF-colleague Andreas Gohlke, who works with ZEF’s Cultural and Political Change research group (ZEF-CPC). From March 24 to 28, 2025, he spent a week shadowing the National…
Ethiopia has been implementing an industrialization plan since 2010 and become a global player in the textile and apparel sector. The annual export value of (non-)knitted and (non-)crocheted garments has…