
Conservation Biology
Group
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Loos
As an environmental scientist dedicated to sustainability research, the focus is on understanding the intricate connections between the environment, biodiversity, and human well-being. Utilizing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, the research assesses the effectiveness of nature conservation strategies from both ecological and social perspectives. Key areas of study include environmental justice, biocultural diversity preservation, and conservation governance frameworks, considering human values and biodiversity patterns across species. The work spans vulnerable landscapes globally, with particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe, exploring social-ecological systems over time and employing environmental modeling to forecast potential environmental and social changes across various spatial and temporal scales.

since 2024:
Assistant Professor for Conservation Biology at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
University of Vienna (Austria)
2018- 2024:
Junior Professor for Research into the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)
2015 - 2018:
Senior lecturer at the Agroecology Department
Georg-August University Göttingen (Germany)
2015:
Postdoctoral research fellow at Institute of Ecology, Faculty of Sustainability
Leuphana University Lüneburd (Germany)
2015:
PHD in natural sciences
Thesis: "Prospects for sustainable development: The future gof plants and butterflies in Transylvania, Romania".
Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)
2010:
Diplom (equivalent to MSc) Environmental Scientist
Focus: Ecology, Nature Conservation and Chemistry
Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)
Contact
Location
University of Vienna
Department of Botanic and Biodiversity
Rennweg 14
1030 Wien

Institutional rearrangements in the North Luangwa Ecosystem
R., Kachali, N., Dawson, J., Loos (2024)
Reviewing the science on 50 years of conservation: Knowledge production biases and lessons for practice
N., Dawson, B., Coolseat, A., Bhardwaj, D., Brown, B., LLiso, J., Loos, L., Mannocci, A., Martin, M., Oliva, U., Pascal, P., Sherpa, T., Worsdell (2024)
Enhancing the transformative potential of interventions for the sustainable use of natural resources
J., Loos, G., Cortez-Capano, M., ,Riechers, C., Walsh, J., Leventon (2024)