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We congratulate 80 students for their Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

In this series, members of our research group introduce themselves through three questions. Next up: Dr. Andrea Reimuth

"Plant trait retrieval from hyperspectral data: Collective efforts in scientific data curation outperform simulated data derived from the PROSAIL model."

Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz is one of the most successful scientists in her field according to a recent publication analysis.

In this series, members of our research group introduce themselves through three questions. Next up: Prof. Marianela Fader.

International Climate Resilience Conference at LMU Munich, Germany, 26-29 October 2025

Jiachang Tu et al. examined spatial patterns of flood vulnerabiblity in Ho Chi Minh City.

Für die Mobilität der Zukunft setzt die Landeshauptstadt München u.a. auf die Stärkung der flächeneffizienten und klimaschonenden Fuß- und Radmobilität.

The small excursion "Heincke-Expedition North Sea" will take place during the summer semester 2025 from 28.03. to 02.04.2025. Here you can find further information and dates.

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change

"Interlinking climate change with the Water - Energy - Food - Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin"

On October 30th 2024, Deepal Doshi, a PhD candidate of the TRANSCEND project, supervised by Prof. Dr. Matthias Garschagen, successfully defended her PhD research.

Exploring the effects of oil sand mining on Alberta's ecology

The International Workshop on Urbanization and Sustainable Water Management was successfully held on November 4–5, 2024, at the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung in Munich.

Our ERC project STORIES at the Department of Geography, LMU Munich, is calling for applications for a research position on modeling flood resilience.

The latest report shows that global CO2 emissions are continuing to rise, with no trend reversal in sight.

In this series, members of our research group introduce themselves through three questions. First up: Dr. Christoph Jörges.

This paper unpacks how informal social protection can complement formal social protection systems, particularly to buffer climate change impacts.

Prof. Matthias Garschagen and team members attended a project workshop in Beijing and the LMU-ChAN Scientific Forum in Shanghai Reported by Mr. Wenhan Feng

This publication presents an overview of progress and gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities around the world.

Let's dive deeper into the valuable insights we can gain from EnMAP's data.

The event will take place on November 25, 4 to 6 p.m. in Schellingstraße 3, room S 007.

Dr. Christoph Jörges is guest editor of a special issue on "Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing".

Join us every other Wednesday at noon to explore the diverse research in geography, including the latest findings. The colloquium offers students, staff members, and other interested people a chance to engage in discussions about the future of our planet.

The goal of the program is to inspire interdisciplinary collaboration among young researchers, focusing on climate change adaptation.

With the application deadline for our 2nd EnMAP user workshop approaching on Nov. 18, we're taking the opportunity to introduce the EnMAP mission.

Klara will support us in research and teaching, Miroslava will reinforce the team assistance.

The conference brought together experts from the Danube region to discuss key sustainability challenges.

Welcome and welcome back to the winter semester 2024/25! For a smooth start into your studies, we have collected 3 unusual tips for you.

When do the exercises start?

Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Researc invites applications for Doctoral Researcher in Boreal peatlands.

Today is the starting signal for Bachelor theses. Prof. Fader and Prof. Hank have collected their most important tips for the final thesis.

Tobias Hank and Christoph Heinzeller took the students on a journey up, down and across the Alps.

She succeeds Porf. Johannes Glückler, who has held the chairmanship since 2021.

Find out more and apply now, including for a Master's thesis in cooperation with Munich Re.

Simulations show that global peak and end-of-century temperature could be reduced and the overshoot period during which the 1.5°C target is exceeded shortened through large-scale afforestation and reforestation.

Extracurricular course 'Introduction to Google Earth Engine for Big Data Analysis'

We are now on LinkedIn, Mastodon, BlueSky, and X - follow us for research insights, updates and more.

On the occasion of Earth Overshoot Day, Prof Dr Julia Pongratz, holder of our chair and head of the Department of Geography, was interviewed about the use of global resources.

Elisabeth Probst will defend her dissertation on Friday, 26.07.2024, at 09:30 in room C 024 in Luisenstraße 37.

Exploring patterns of historical dependence and independence

Represented by Stefanie Steinhauser

He talks with host Björn Braunschweig about relational economic geography and the advantages and methods of network research.

In the summer semester 2024, the KinderUni was a guest at LMU. The lecture on the pressing topic of ‘Removing CO2 from the atmosphere - how does it work?’ by Prof Dr Julia Pongratz was fully booked.

is going to Munich!

at the 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy

The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW) has elected eleven scientists as new members - including Prof Dr Julia Pongratz, holder of our Chair and Head of the Department of Geography.

Forests are considered the number one climate mitigator. However, the health of many forests is threatened by global warming. Prof Dr Julia Pongratz explains what this means for climate action in an interview with SWR on International Day of Forests.

Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity will be implemented with the help of independent advice and scientific support. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke appoints Prof Dr Julia Pongratz.

The nationwide CDRterra research programme is addressing the active removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The third annual meeting of CDRterra took place in Hanover from March 12 to 15 - this time together with the CDRmare research mission.