In Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), we aim to produce groundbreaking insights into how the worldwide emergence of novel ecosystems impacts biodiversity and biosphere functioning and how we can steer these dynamics towards the most positive outcomes for life on Earth as possible. ECONOVO’s research program is organized around four research themes to provide the much-needed basis for predicting the consequences of the accelerating global spread of novel ecosystems and improving their value for Earth’s biodiversity and biosphere functioning. Most importantly the residence should have an interest in ecosystems, biodiversity and nature.
Read MoreThe Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO) is at the forefront of research into how anthropogenic pressures are reshaping ecosystems globally. ECONOVO tackles one of the most urgent frontiers in ecology: understanding and guiding the emergence of novel ecosystems in a rapidly changing world. The center integrates macroecology, biodiversity science, paleoecology, archaeology, socio-ecological systems, rewilding, and vegetation modeling to uncover both the historical underpinnings and future trajectories of ecosystems facing accelerating climate change, biological invasions, and land-use transformations. ECONOVO’s work bridges fundamental and solution-oriented science, aiming to steer novel ecological dynamics toward outcomes that support biodiversity and biosphere functioning.
ECONOVO is led by Professor Jens-Christian Svenning, a globally leading macroecologist with more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and over 60,000 citations. His research spans continents and timescales, with major contributions to our understanding of plant distribution, ecosystem functioning, rewilding, and conservation under global change. ECONOVO’s environment is dynamic and international, offering a fertile setting for deep engagement with cutting-edge ecological science and its societal relevance, making it a highly suitable host for a science journalist interested in frontier environmental research.