CBL researchers conduct projects of c. 8 million euro funding and roughly 25 external partners are involved. Activities are regional but cover also EU projects and international research groups. At Georg-August-University CBL brings together the faculties "Biologie and Psychology", "Agricultural Sciences" and Forest Science and Silviculture".

Research areas

• Ecological and socioeconomic ecosystem functions
  
• Nutrient cycling and food webs
  
• Bioenergy
  
• Climate change and land use
  
• Agricultural systems of animal and crop production