Dr. rer. nat.Nike Sommerwerk
Scientist / (Senior) Scientist
As co-leader of the NaturBerlin research cluster, I am responsible for documenting and analyzing changes in biodiversity in urban areas - with a focus on Berlin. It is also about predicting the effects of the changes. Another focus is strengthening the networking of the Berlin biodiversity community. Also with national and international actors in order to become more capable of acting together. Our products contribute to the Berlin strategy for the preservation of biological diversity as well as the regulation on the restoration of nature, and can represent an element for future Berlin-wide biodiversity monitoring. As head of the Biodiversity Policy Lab (BPL), I analyze biodiversity policy, advise on it and accompany public debates on biodiversity policy. I am also responsible for coordinating the alliance of university and non-university biodiversity research in Germany (The Alliance), i.e. the platform for the German academic biodiversity community. We regularly publish jointly developed positions and solutions - especially in connection with the handling of digital sequence information (DSI). I am also part of the core team of NeFo, the network forum for biodiversity research in Germany.