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Christian Levers is a Senior Scientist at the Thünen Institute of Biodiversity (Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry, and Fisheries in Germany) and a guest researcher at the Conservation Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University of Berlin. His work bridges land-system science, sustainability research, and social-ecological analysis to address global change and biodiversity loss. He specializes in spatially explicit modeling, machine learning, and land-change simulation across Europe and South America.
His research focuses on:
- Land-use change in deforestation hotspots like the Gran Chaco
- Biodiversity-land use interactions
- Quantitative methods for monitoring and modeling
- Marginalized land-use actors in sustainability frameworks
Recent publications highlight his expertise in simulating land-system futures, analyzing agricultural expansion, and quantifying biodiversity impacts. His teaching experience spans graduate and undergraduate courses in Germany and the Netherlands, with extensive student supervision. He uses remote sensing (Landsat, Sentinel) and interdisciplinary approaches to inform conservation policies.
Key affiliations and roles:
- Senior Scientist, Thünen Institute of Biodiversity (Germany)
- Guest Researcher, Conservation Biogeography Lab (Humboldt University Berlin)
