ECORNET

Welcome to the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet)

The Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) is a network of eight independent, non-profit institutes for environmental and sustainability research in Germany. Their joint mission: to help shape societal change towards sustainability and to scientifically substantiate it. Since their inception, the Ecornet institutes have specialized in dealing with complex issues practically and across the boundaries of scientific disciplines. They have come together to form Ecornet with the goal of expanding their skills and of putting their combined expertise to use in the research landscape.

Ecornet's members:

News

30. July 2019

Knowledge for Future – The Environment Podcast

Together with detektor.fm, Ecologic Institute launches the environment-focused podcast "Knowledge for Future". The first three episodes focus on sustainable agriculture and nutrition. It introduces people who push something in... Read more
25. July 2019

Sustainable Development in the European Union

This publication is the third of Eurostat's regular reports monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an EU context. Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6... Read more
03. July 2019

Measures for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles

The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) is one way to significantly reduce emissions from cars — if combined with a transition to a renewable electricity system — thus helping countries meet their climate and air quality... Read more
06. June 2019

ISOE Policy Brief – Re-assessing droughts and their risks using Namibia and Angola as examples

Droughts threaten millions of people worldwide. Climate change is likely to exacerbate famines and water shortages and people in sub-Saharan Africa in particular are affected by the risk of more frequent droughts. So, scientific... Read more
23. May 2019

Planning for Net-zero: Assessing the Draft National Energy and Climate Plans

A report by Ecologic Institute and Climact shows: Even the highest scoring plans remains at only half the potential, while the EU28 average is at less than a third. The analysis shows that the draft National Energy and Climate... Read more
25. April 2019

Criteria for Assessing the Transformation Potential of Sustainability Initiatives

What exactly is the added value of sustainability initiatives and why are they worthy of political support? This assessment system developed by Ecologic Institute defines criteria for the first time with an integrated approach to... Read more