Building on the research previously undertaken in the Ecosystems Services and Management and Water programs, the BNR Program fully exploits the potential for biodiversity research within integrated system analysis.
The program brings together different elements of land and aquatic ecosystems including agriculture, forests, and fisheries with water and the marine environment to inform global and regional policy assessments and provide robust science-based knowledge and foresight. The program aims to establish IIASA as an international community hub for biosphere research through innovative tool development; to lead the integration of biophysical-economic modeling with governance; to engage with stakeholders; and to facilitate community driven efforts. It provides policymaking support through core program and group research undertaken in the four BNR research groups.
BNR further engages in bilateral collaborations with other research programs and groups at the institute on key cross-cutting themes such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, the green economy, resilient food systems, transboundary governance, resource depletion and migration, and digital transformation.
Projects
Staff
News

29 November 2023
Setting out priority areas of cooperation and concrete action for Ukraine’s forests

28 November 2023
How can we evaluate the quality of global water models?

27 November 2023
A credible path for Brazil to reach net zero by 2050 depends on nature-based solutions
Events
21 November 2023 IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria and online
Forum on Ukraine Forest Science and Education: Needs and Priorities for Collaboration
14 November 2023 Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice, Italy
IIASA at the Sixteenth IAMC Annual Meeting 2023
06 October 2023 MuTh, Am Augartenspitz, 1020 Vienna
Eco-theater: What we want - Breath and a Piece of Cake
Focus
11 November 2023
IIASA trailblazers: Celebrating excellence in 2023

11 November 2023
Communicating research into climate mitigation policies

Publications
Wang, X., Wang, S., Folberth, C. , Skalský, R. , Li, H., Liu, Y., & Balkovič, J. (2024). Limiting global warming to 2 °C benefits building climate resilience in rice-wheat systems in India through crop calendar management. Agricultural Systems 213 e103806. 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103806. Dou, Y., Zagaria, C., O'Connor, L., Thuiller, W., & Verburg, P.H. (2023). Using the Nature Futures Framework as a lens for developing plural land use scenarios for Europe for 2050. Global Environmental Change 83 e102766. 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102766. Gvein, M.H., Hu, X., Næss, J.S., Watanabe, M.D.B., Cavalett, O., Malbranque, M., Kindermann, G. , & Cherubini, F. (2023). Potential of land-based climate change mitigation strategies on abandoned cropland. Communications Earth & Environment 4 (1) e39. 10.1038/s43247-023-00696-7. Jones, C.D., Ziehn, T., Anand, J., Bastos, A., Burke, E., Canadell, J.G., Cardoso, M., Ernst, Y., Jain, A.K., Jeong, S., Keller, E.D., Kondo, M., Lauerwald, R., Lin, T.‐S., Murray‐Tortarolo, G., Nabuurs, G.‐J., O’Sullivan, M., Poulter, B., Qin, X., von Randow, C., Sanches, M., Shchepashchenko, D. , Shvidenko, A., Smallman, T.L., Tian, H., Villalobos, Y., Wang, X., & Yun, J. (2023). RECCAP2 Future Component: Consistency and Potential for Regional Assessment to Constrain Global Projections. AGU Advances 4 (6) e2023AV001024. 10.1029/2023AV001024. Toraño Caicoya, A., Vergarechea, M., Blattert, C., Klein, J., Eyvindson, K., Burgas, D., Snäll, T., Mönkkönen, M., Astrup, R., Di Fulvio, F. , Forsell, N., Hartikainen, M., Uhl, E., Poschenrieder, W., & Antón-Fernández, C. (2023). What drives forest multifunctionality in central and northern Europe? Exploring the interplay of management, climate, and policies. Ecosystem Services 64 e101575. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101575. (In Press) Yuwono, B., Yowargana, P., Fuss, S., Griscom, B.W., Smith, P., & Kraxner, F. (2023). Doing burden-sharing right to deliver natural climate solutions for carbon dioxide removal. Nature-Based Solutions 3 e100048. 10.1016/j.nbsj.2022.100048.