The research focus of IBF is the integrated modeling of natural resources and ecosystems management using IIASA models such as the Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) for the development of transformations in food and bio-based sectors that enable satisfying human needs while ensuring the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine environments.
The IBF Group strives to bring about transformations in the use and management of terrestrial, fresh water, and marine ecosystems for “happy people on a healthy planet” by informing national and international policies, and by engaging with businesses and civil society. For this, the group relies on a suite of well-established models, including the Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) and the Global Forest Model (G4M), as well as its reputation as a credible partner in concrete policy/regulatory processes.
The group’s key research areas include:
- Land, water, and oceans management focusing on primary producers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries and their impact on the environment, including land-based climate change mitigation.
- Bio-based sectors integrating consumers and producers across food, fibre, and fuel supply chains.
- Shocks, adaptation, and resilience within bio-based sectors including weather extremes.
- Food, nutrition, and poverty, as the main social outcomes of land, water, and oceans use.
- Integrated biosphere foresight and solutions developing forward-looking scenarios for the assessment of potential synergies and trade-offs between relevant Sustainable Development Goals at regional and global scales, and exploring national and international options for their achievement to inform policymaking.
Projects
Navigating European forests and forest bioeconomy sustainably to EU climate neutrality (ForestNavigator)
Modelling INdividual Decisions to Support The European Policies related to agriculture (MIND STEP)
Land Management for Sustainability (LAMASUS)
Brazil-EU Cooperation for Development of Advanced Lignocellulosic Biofuel (BECOOL)
Staff
Leopold Ringwald
Researcher (IBF)
Eleanor Warren-Thomas
IIASA-NERC Research Fellow (BEC, IBF, CDAT)
Koen De Vos
Guest Research Scholar (IBF)
Justin Baker
Guest Research Scholar (IBF)
News
22 April 2024
Marta Kozicka is National Champion for Austria in prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize
IIASA researcher Marta Kozicka is one of the 23 National Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize announced today. The winners were drawn from research teams across six continents.
01 March 2024
Tackling climate change risk across Europe
IIASA hosted the second annual project meeting for the Horizon Europe project Assessing Climate Change Risk in Europe (ACCREU), bringing together research partners to discuss the way forward in tackling climate change risks across Europe.
08 February 2024
IIASA research informs the European Commission's recommendation for 90% greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2040
The European Commission set an ambitious mid-term target, supported by an extensive Impact Assessment, paving the way to climate neutrality by 2050.
Events
Vienna, Austria and online
IIASA at EGU 2024
Focus
11 November 2023
Communicating research into climate mitigation policies
Options Magazine, Winter 2023: Zuelclady Araujo Gutierrez’s research supports governments to have better data and tools for their longterm climate change mitigation planning, tailored to the realities of their countries.
09 October 2023
Chocolate, systems thinking, and tomorrow's global citizens
Using the journey of chocolate, from the sun-drenched cocoa plantations to the sweet bars that we all know and love, IIASA researchers Ali Kharrazi and Zuelclady Araujo Gutierrez recently guided a group of young learners through the practical applications of systems thinking and life-cycle analysis in our everyday lives.
Publications
Grünig, M., Rammer, W., Albrich, K., André, F., Derci Augustynczik, A.L., Bohn, F., Bouwman, M., Bugmann, H., Collalti, A., Cristal, I., Dalmonech, D., De Caceres, M., De Coligny, F., Dobor, L., Dollinger, C., Forrester, D.I., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., González, J.R., Hiltner, U., Hlásny, T., Honkaniemi, J., Huber, N., Jonard, M., Maria Jönsson, A., Lagergren, F., Nieberg, M., Mina, M., Mohren, F., Moos, C., Morin, X., Muys, B., Peltoniemi, M., Reyer, C., Storms, I., Thom, D., Toïgo, M., & Seidl, R. (2024). A harmonized database of European forest simulations under climate change. Data in Brief 54 e110384. 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110384. See, L. , Yashchun, O., Romanchuk, Z., Balkovič, J. , Skalský, R. , Malek, Z. , Shchepashchenko, D. , Deppermann, A., Krisztin, T. , & Havlik, P. (2024). Improving high-resolution spatial information on agricultural land use management in Europe for economic land use modelling and the assessment of policy impacts. DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-5448. In: EGU General Assembly 2024, 14-19 April 2024, Vienna. Nakhavali, A., Lauerwald, R., Regnier, P., & Friedlingstein, P. (2024). Predicting Future Trends of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Carbon Transport to Global River Systems. Earth's Future 12 (4) e2023EF004137. 10.1029/2023EF004137. Haddad, S., Escobar Lanzuela, N. , Bruckner, M., & Britz, W. (2024). Subsidizing extensive cattle production in the European Union has major implications for global agricultural trade and climate change. Journal of Cleaner Production 448 e141074. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141074. Gidden, M. , Gasser, T. , Grassi, G., Forsell, N., Janssens, I., Lamb, W., Minx, J., Nicholls, Z. , Steinhauser, J. , & Riahi, K. (2024). Aligning climate scenarios to emissions inventories shifts global benchmarks. DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-218. In: EGU General Assembly 2024, 14-19 April 2024, Vienna. Huang, Y., Song, X., Wang, Y.-P., Canadell, J.G., Luo, Y., Ciais, P., Chen, A., Hong, S., Wang, Y., Tao, F., Li, W., Xu, Y., Mirzaeitalarposhti, R., Elbasiouny, H., Savin, I., Shchepashchenko, D. , Rossel, R., Goll, D., Chang, J. , Houlton, B., Wu, H., Yang, F., Feng, X., Chen, Y., Liu, Y., Niu, S., & Zhang, G.-L. (2024). Size, distribution, and vulnerability of the global soil inorganic carbon. Science 384 (6692) 233-239. 10.1126/science.adi7918.