GRK 259:  Mitigation Strategies for the Emission of Greenhouse Gases and Environmentally Toxic Agents from Agriculture and Land Use

• Subject Area: Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
• Term: from 1996 to 2004
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271363

In Article 2 of the Kyoto Protocol the signing nations committed themselves to the greenhouse gases on a "harmless level" and thus protect humans, agriculture, and ecosystems from damage. According to this obligation, sources of greenhouse gases are studied and their emissions are quantified. The development of mitigation strategies is based on current knowledge about causes and interactions between the emitters. The objective of the research training group is the development of methods quantify, model and economically assess the formation processes and emissions of greenhouse gases and environmentally toxic agents from agriculture and land use. Special emphasis is put on the practicability of mitigation strategies.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hohenheim
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Jürgen Zeddies
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Wilhelm Claupein; Professor Dr. Reiner Doluschitz; Professor Dr. Winfried Drochner; Professor Dr. Andreas Fangmeier; Professor Dr. Ulrich Haas; Professor Dr. Karl Hurle; Professor Dr. Thomas Jungbluth; Professorin Dr. Ellen Kandeler; Professor Dr. Martin Kaupenjohann; Professor Dr.-Ing. Heinz Dieter Kutzbach; Professor Dr. Volker Römheld (†); Professor Dr. W. F. Schulz; Professor Dr. Karl Stahr; Professor Dr. Nicolaus von Wirén; Professor Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer