Verena Toussaint

Verena Toussaint is a Researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Müncheberg, Germany, affiliated with Programme Area 2 "Land Use and Governance". She serves as a central administrator and coordinates key activities within this interdisciplinary research unit focused on societal challenges like climate adaptation and agricultural transformation.

Dr. Toussaint holds a Graduate agricultural engineer degree and a doctoral credential (evidenced by "Dr."). Her research spans land governance frameworks, sustainable landscape management, and socio-ecological system analysis. Within ZALF's structure, she contributes to cross-program initiatives addressing biodiversity conservation, digitalization in agriculture, and global food system resilience through collaborative policy-relevant studies.

Her work supports ZALF's mission to develop science-based solutions for agricultural landscape sustainability, engaging with national and international partners under the Leibniz Association umbrella. Current thematic priorities include climate change mitigation strategies and governance innovations for equitable land-use transitions.