Biodiversity, economy, livelihoods, and traditions in the South China Sea: Toward a transdisciplinary research strategy
Research project
02/2026 - 01/2029
Project volume:292.020 EURO
Competence field:Ecology, Sustainable ecosystem management, Education for sustainable development
Funding partner:State funding
The BÖLT Meer project aims to bring together a transdisciplinary research group in Germany to investigate the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of the geopolitical conflict in the South China Sea (SCS) on biodiversity, the trade economy, and livelihoods in the region. Using methods from the fields of ecology, economics, futurology, and sociology, BÖLT Meer examines how geopolitical tensions in the SCS affect access to resources at the micro and macro levels and how a transdisciplinary research strategy in Germany and the EU can help secure access and preserve biodiversity in the SCS.
Contact
Projektleitung
Prof. Dr. Denise Margaret MatiasProfessur für Ecosystem-Based Transformation Management in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Allgemeiner Kontakt
Dr. Cleovi MosuelaHow can the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences work together to understand the ecological and socio-economic impacts of the geopolitical conflict in the South China Sea?
Funding partner
Federal funding
