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

17. September 2018

Results from PeerSharing project published

To address the ecology of sharing and evaluate of the environmental impacts of peer-to-peer Sharing ifeu has recently published a report under the German title “Ökologie des Teilens – Bilanzierung der Umweltwirkungen des... Read more
31. August 2018

Webinar: Sustainable Environmental Education in Schools – Plastic waste in German rivers

How does plastic litter end up in the sea? How much microplastic does our shower scrub contain? Where exactly is the plastic waste in the ocean? What do our rivers have to do with it? And how can I, as an individual living far... Read more
27. August 2018

Conserving Resources as a Future Issue – Starting Points for a Systemic Resource Policy

In five theses, this brochure from the SimRess project shows that an integrative and systemically designed resource policy contributes to achieving the goals of resource protection and climate protection. The study was carried out... Read more
19. July 2018

Measuring the IMPACTS of the Transition to the CIRCULAR Economy – CIRCULAR IMPACTS Final Conference

On 5 September 2018, this conference will present the evidence collected by the CIRCULAR IMPACTS project on the impacts of moving towards a more circular economy in Europe. The first session will focus on the impacts of the... Read more
19. July 2018

Engaging Stakeholders and Citizens in the Bioeconomy

BioSTEP research recommendations for future effective stakeholder and public engagement in the bioeconomy.Stakeholder and public engagement are key elements of EU policy development, as well as of responsible research and... Read more
12. July 2018

International ISOE-Summer School for young scientists

A sustainable creation of the future calls for the knowledge of many, including numerous scientific disciplines, but also the empirical knowledge of social actors. The transdisciplinary research approach is considered particularly... Read more
27. June 2018

Integra et Klima: Climate Protection as a Strategy to Promote Integration

Migrants in the focus of environmental education: The Integra et Klima project links relevant aspects of personal carbon footprint and climate protection with the acquisition of a new language and vocational qualification... Read more