Hanspeter Liniger

Hanspeter Liniger is a Research Associate at the University of Bern, affiliated with the Center for Development and Environment and leading the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) network. His work focuses on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in drylands, integrating erosion risk mapping, climate change adaptation, and decision support frameworks for scaling SLM practices.

• Director of WOCAT
• Project lead: Erosion Risk Map of Switzerland (ERK2), CASCADE, RECARE
• Field experience: Kenya (10+ years), Central Asia, Mongolia, China, Mediterranean countries

Research Interests include:

• Quantifying SLM impacts on soil organic carbon, land degradation, and resilience
• Developing knowledge management systems for SLM
• Using NDVI variance and spatial datasets to assess degradation trends

Recent Articles highlight his work on groundwater modeling, soil erosion monitoring, and global SLM scaling, with methodologies applied across Switzerland, Tunisia, and Central Asia.

He contributes to education through co-developed curricula in Cambodia and training programs for professionals. His languages include German, English, French, and basic Kiswahili.