Josef Settele

Close-up portrait of biologist Josef Settele, head of the Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems at the UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Josef Settele heads the Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems at the UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Halle, Germany. He holds a PhD in agriculture was previously a professor of ecology at the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg. His research focuses on the intersection of land use, climate and biological diversity.

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Josef Settele (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ), left, and Eckart von Hirschhausen (Healthy Planet – Healthy People) on stage at the DLD Nature conference in Munich.

Communicating Inconvenient Truths

This DLD Nature session with Eckart von Hirschhausen and Josef Settele is both entertaining and highly informative. Hirschhausen, a doctor, popular TV host and comedian, emphasizes that communicating inconvenient truths about environmental issues like biodiversity loss requires focusing on shared human values such as health, the well-being of future generations, and community values. “Are we…
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DLD Nature 2024 conference design

DLD Nature

Why invest in nature? Get expert insights about biodiversity, climate change and high-tech solutions that can help heal the planet. Join us for DLD Nature on September 12-13, 2024, in Munich…
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