Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Schaldach on computer models for the Amazon: Integrating land, climate, and society

Institutional reforms and sustainable agroforestry systems can protect ecosystems in the Amazon region more effectively than land-use restrictions alone. This is the conclusion reached by the PRODIGY 2 collaborative project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space and involving the University of Kassel. To this end, a team led by Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Schaldach expanded the Kassel land-use model LandSHIFT to enable the joint analysis of societal developments and climate processes.