Research

PhD thesis:

Knowledge management on climate change adaptation. An explorative study on organization, communication and learning in Ethiopia.
Maxi Domke, M. A.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pretzsch

MSc thesis:

Impact of Projected Sea-Level Rise on Mangrove Forest Composition and Function in Bagamoyo (Tanzania) – A Key Study
Juliane Beez
Supervisor: Prof. Uta Berger

Effect of Land Use Change on Soil Carbon Pools in the Eastern Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Maximilian Kirsten
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Feger

Quanitification of Above Ground Woody Biomass in the Periurban Region of El Obeid, Northern Kordofan, Sudan. An Image Based Approach Using RapidEye Imagery
Steffen Eberle
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Elmar Csaplovics (TUD), Dr. Hassan Elnour (University of Kordofan, Sudan)
completed

Economic Assessment of Ecosystem Service: Water Regulation in El Ain Natural Reserved Forest, North Kordofan, Sudan
Vladimir Zindovic
Supervisor: Dr. Eckhard Auch (TUD), Dr. Mohamed E. Taha (University of Kordofan, Sudan)
completed

The Political Ecology of Forest Access and Use in the Elrawashda Forest Reserve, Sudan - Implications for the Development of Sustainable Livelihoods.
Naomi Daur
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pretzsch (TUD), Dr. Yahia A. Gumaa (University of Khartoum, Sudan)
completed

BSc thesis:

Legal Framework on Reforestation and its Impact on the Realization by Farmers in Gedaref, Eastern Sudan
Judith Leineweber
Supervisor: Dr. Eckhard Auch

“Structure from Motion” – Analysis of Gully Erosion by means of low-cost Photogrammetry in Southern Ethiopia
Maximilian Klöcker
Supervisor: Dr. Fritz Haubold

Gully Erosion and Soil and Water Conservation Measures in the Research Area Aje, South Ethiopia
Wiebke Grassl
Supervisor: Dr. Fritz Haubold

The Contribution of charcoal production to livelihoods in different production systems in Tanzania (ongoing)
Manuel Göbel
Supervisor: Dr. Eckhard Auch

Insights in Adaptative Collaborative Management Projects in Uganda, Outcomes on Rural Women and their Chances in Natural Resource Management (ongoing)
Maria Nelz
Supervisor: Prof. Jürgen Pretzsch

Agroforestry and climate change adaptation and mitigation in Sidama, Southern Ethiopia (ongoing)
Joschka Münchenhagen
Supervisor: Prof. Gerald Kapp

Recent Trends in Gully Erosion as Evidenced by Surveying
Tina Nicklich
Supervisor: Dr. Fritz Haubold

Perception and Effects of Deforestation on Local Water Availability
Robin Hanschke, Sepp Böhme
Supervisor: Dr. Eckhard Auch, Dr. Fritz Haubold
completed

Assessment and Comparison of Effects in Dependency from different Management Systems on Production and Quality of Yushania Alpina in Agroforestry Systems, Sidama and Natural Forests in Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
Malte Sass
Supervisor: Dr. Eckhard Auch
completed