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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.

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  • 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)

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PROJECTS

Overview of the Projects involved. 

African Masai in Traditional Dress

FOR 5501: SP3

Image by Dmitrii Nor

VaNaTE

Baby Elephant

Wildlife & Values & Justice

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Location

University of Vienna

Department of Botanic and Biodiversity

Rennweg 14

1030 Wien

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Publications

Recent Publications

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)

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