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What do the 96 research institutions of the Leibniz Association have in common with the goal of sustainability? A new ‘Sustainability Mission Statement’ makes the concept more tangible for the institutes, identifies courses of action and serves as a guide for the implementation process. It replaces the 2019 mission statement.

The joint funding of the IOER in Dresden by the federal and state governments is to be continued in the coming years. This is the recommendation of the Senate of the Leibniz Association based on the current evaluation of the institute by external experts. The Leibniz Senate published its statement on this matter after its meeting in Berlin on 3 December. The funding requirements can be reviewed again after the standard seven-year cycle.

Bereits seit 2013 kooperieren das Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung (IÖR) und das zur United Nations University gehörende Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) mit Sitz in Dresden. Nun haben beide Einrichtungen ihre langjährige Zusammenarbeit zu Fragen nachhaltiger Entwicklung und Ressourcennutzung erweitert. Im Fokus stehen innovative Lösungen für komplexe globale Herausforderungen, die einen integrierten und sektorenübergreifenden Ansatz erfordern.

Since mid-September, Dr. Horacio Samaniego has been a guest at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) as an IOER Fellow. As Associate Professor, he works at the Universidad Austral de Chile on questions of ecology and sustainable urban development. He is interested in understanding urban systems as complex socio-economic systems. In the interview, he explains how the analysis of large geo- and mobile data sets can contribute to understanding urban dynamics and sheds light on the potential these approaches have for the equitable and sustainable development of…

With two events, Leibniz institutes from the Leibniz Lab “Systemic Sustainability” - among them the IOER – and their partners are making strong contributions to sustainability transformation at the COP30 World Climate Conference in Belém. The focus lies on creative paths for global climate protection and the concept of systemic sustainability, which views ecological, societal, and economic interconnections as an inseparable whole.

By signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have agreed on their future collaboration in research on the sustainable development of cities and regions. This also marks an important milestone in Indo-German research collaboration.

Public procurement can play a key role in changing institutional and organizational actions and decisions, thereby contributing to the achievement of sustainable economic, social, and environmental goals.