Management and Coordination
Prof. Dr. Vera Luthardt
Scientific Director
• Professor for Vegetation Science and Applied Plant Ecology
• member of the German MAB Committee
• initiated and coordinated inter alia the establishment of a monitoring system for biosphere reserves in Brandenburg
Tel. +49 (0) 3334 - 657-327
Prof. Dr. Pierre I. Ibisch
Scientific Director
• Professor for Nature Conservation
• has been working with and for many biosphere reserves in Latin America, Asia and Europe for nearly 30 years
• Founding co-director of the Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management
Tel. +49 (0) 3334 - 657-178
Uli Gräbener
Managing Director
• has worked for UNESCO and WWF, than as CEO of Michael Succow Foundation
• initiated and implemented many projects focussing on biosphere reserves
• was co-initiator of the partnership biosphere.center
Tel. +49 (0) 3334 - 657-511
Dr. Katja Arzt
BIOM Master’s Degree Coordinator
• Head of Division for Corporate Cooperation at the National Natural Landscapes e.V. with projects in almost all german biosphere reserves
• Head of the BIOM course at the HNEE
Tel. +49 (0) 3334 - 657-512

Jenny Hammerich
• conducts research on moors, including in the three Brandenburg biosphere reserves
• lives in the biosphere reserve Schorfheide-Chorin
Tel. +49 (0) 3334 - 657-513

Alina Glamann
Research Assistant
• is acutal studying M.Sc.Regional Development and Nature Conservation