The document provides an overview of research conducted at ZALF (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research). It discusses (1) ZALF's research approach which involves identifying problems, analyzing systems and interdependencies, and developing strategies; (2) the main research clusters on landscape functioning, change, and conflicts/management; and (3) an integrated assessment study examining the impacts of land use changes.

1. Welcome at ZALF!
Müncheberg, 2013

2. LandscapeZALF.
Our research approach:
 identifcation of problems
 systemic problem analysis
 analysis of interdependencies
between subsystems
 modelling of the whole
 development of strategies to solve
the problems in a sustained way
ZALF in a nutshell

3. LandscapeZALF.
The main research clusters:
> Landscape Functioning: (Carbon-)Biogeochemistry of Landscapes
> Landscape Change: Land Use and Biodiversity Change
> Landscape Conflicts and Management: Rural-Urban-Interdependencies

4. Research/Transfer/Implementation

5. ZALF-experiment close to Dedelow (Uckermark):
combination of CO2-gas flux measurements with C-site balances
leaves
CO2
Atmosphere
Primary assimilates
CO2
Structural
Storage
Labile
carbohydrates
Xylem
CO2
roots
belowground
system
Li er
Environment
Storage
Structure
Phloem
stems
Labile
carbohydrates
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
Exud
a
Storage
Structural
Monitoring of short term changes of the C – pool:
mycorrhiza
tes
Saprotrophs
SOM
∆ SOC = NEE + (slurry – crop yield) + (SOCpin – SOCpout) + (DOCin – DOCout)

6. Impact assessment studies
Policy Proposals
1. identifying the policy problem
2. defining the objectives
3. developing policy options
Impact Assessment
4. analysing their impacts
Are there changes?
5. comparing the options
Legend
6. policy monitoring evaluation
Cluster Regions (SRRF)
Spatial Regional Reference Framework (SRRF)
Clusters
0100 MEDFOR
0200 CONFOR
0300 MEDHET
0400 MEDMIX
2700
0500 MNTMIX
Do these changes matter ?
3000
0801 MEDSHR1
0802 MEDSHR2
2600
2600
2400
1200 CONHET
1300 CONMIX
2800
2502
2502
0900 MNTOPE
2600
2700
1500 CONAGR
2900
2800
2400
2000
1600 PANAGR
1700 STEAGR
…would here still
be agricultural
land?
2501
2000
1900 1800
1900
2400
2000
1900 CATPAS
1200 2101 1200
2102
1900
1300
2101
1800
1900
2102
400
1300
2300
1300
1300
1200200
900
1600
100
200
1300
2101 CATMIX1
1300
1700
1300 200
100
300
2400 NATAGR
400
2501 NATPAS1
2502 NATPAS2
400
2600 NEMFOR
300
300
300
300
802
2700 BORFOR
802
2800 NEMMIX
802
2900 NEMAGR
802
250
2300 CATFOR
1300
200
300
0
2102 CATMIX2
1600
100
400
Calculated and edited by:
C. Renetzeder, T. Wrbka (UVienna)
2000 CATAGR
1300
500
801
…will this have social
implications?
1800 CATARA
1500
500
1.000
Kilometers
1.500
3000 BORSHR
Helming et al. 2009

7. Integrated assessment of land use changes’ impact on land use functions
Spatial reference III:
30 region clusters
(Renetzeder, Wrbka
al Reference Framework (SRRF) et al.)
nna)
Legend
Land Use Functions
Cluster Regions (SRRF)
0100 MEDFOR
Region 17
Scenario 2
0200 CONFOR
0300 MEDHET
0400 MEDMIX
2700
0500 MNTMIX
3000
0801 MEDSHR1
0802 MEDSHR2
2600
2600
2400
1200 CONHET
1300 CONMIX
2800
2502
2502
0900 MNTOPE
2600
2700
1500 CONAGR
2900
2800
2400
2000
1600 PANAGR
1700 STEAGR
2501
2000
1900 1800
1900
2400
2102
1900
1800 CATARA
1500
2000
1900 CATPAS
1200 2101 1200
2101
1800
1900
2102
400
1200200
1300
2300
1300
1300
1300
900
1600
100
2000 CATAGR
1300
200
1300
1700
1300 200
100
100
300
2400 NATAGR
2501 NATPAS1
2502 NATPAS2
400
2600 NEMFOR
300
300
300
300
300
802
2700 BORFOR
802
2800 NEMMIX
802
2900 NEMAGR
802
250
2300 CATFOR
1300
200
400
400
0
2102 CATMIX2
1600
500
801
2101 CATMIX1
1300
500
1.000
Kilometers
1.500
3000 BORSHR
Perez-Soba et al., 2008

8. LandscapeZALF.
To discuss solutions:
A land use concept is capable of showing how the complexity of
land use can be captured, conflicts of interest and usage identified
and solutions developed for resolving them, meeting a key
function of providing a framework for interaction between
disciplines and responsibilities.

9. Cross Cutting Projects at ZALF
Food Security Africa (FSA):
Linking Innovations along Value Chains in
Landscape Systems
Stefan Sieber, Frieder Graef, Contance Reif
+ Ministries, TaTEDO, farmers, NGOs,
farmer associations …
Photos: Sieber, Uckert, Dietz, ZALF Homepage

10. 6 years research in Tanzania: funded by BEAF/GIZ and EU FP7
System analysis
Participation
People-centred
Implementation
Photos: ZALF Homepage, Sieber, Uckert
Experts
Training