CULTURA award
The CULTURA Prize has been awarded by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS since 2008 "for innovative and exemplary work approaches in the fields of nature conservation , agriculture and forestry as well as the related sciences" and is endowed with 25,000 euros .
background
Since 2008, on the basis of a realignment, the foundation has been awarding a joint prize for scientific work on “future-oriented land use”, which previously received individual awards. The achievements for which the prize is awarded should not date back more than 5 years at the time of the award.
In the context of this award, “future-oriented land use” means land use that does justice to the future demands of society as well as future developments in ecosystems as far as possible. Research work that goes far beyond the boundaries of its own specialist discipline and its own political sector is therefore honored. From year to year, the technical focus of the award can be on one of the three forms of land use mentioned; In the ideal case, however, the work of the award winner should not be exclusively attributable to any traditional form of land use. "
The award board includes professors from various fields.
Previous winners
| year | Prize winner | Award reason | Web link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
Georg Guggenberger , Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hanover |
Research on the protection of soil organic matter and the preservation of soil fertility under the aspect of global change | CULTURA Prize 2017 |
| 2016 |
Robert Arlinghaus , Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and Humboldt University in Berlin |
Research on the social, economic and ecological dimensions of recreational angling | CULTURA Prize 2016 |
| 2015 | Marcin Pietrzykowski, Cracow University of Agriculture |
Research work on the restoration of post-industrial sites, e.g. with regard to the reclamation of brown coal mining areas | CULTURA Prize 2015 |
| 2014 |
Alexandra-Maria Klein , University of Freiburg |
Research into the effects of landscape changes on bees and other pollinators and their use as a natural alternative in agricultural production | CULTURA Prize 2014 |
| 2013 | Hans Joosten, University of Greifswald |
Research into and protection of moors against climate change, soil degradation and loss of land and biodiversity | CULTURA Prize 2013 |
| 2012 | Peter Meyer, Northwest German Forest Research Institute |
Research into the dynamics of uncultivated forests and care for 150 natural forest reserves | CULTURA Prize 2012 |
| 2011 | Albano Gonçalo Beja-Pereira, University of Porto |
Personal services in the fields of phylogenetics and phylogeography | CULTURA Prize 2011 |
| 2010 | Jörg Müller, Technical University of Munich |
Scientific knowledge about key structures and their critical quantities in temperate forests of Central Europe | CULTURA Prize 2010 |
| 2009 | Jan Stenlid, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Research into tree diseases caused by fungi using methods of epidemiology , histology , biochemistry and molecular genetics | CULTURA Prize 2009 |
| 2008 | Angela Karp, Rothamsted Research Institute |
Research on bioenergy from willows | CULTURA Prize 2008 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Alfred Töpfer Foundation FVS: CULTURA Prize. Retrieved November 27, 2015 .