The University of Freiburg is one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Germany. It covers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum and regularly takes top positions in prestigious rankings. The University of Freiburg’s Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources is one of the top international addresses for research and teaching on human-environment systems. Its research focus is on natural resources (use, protection, safeguarding), global change (climate change, ecosystems, land use, globalisation), livelihoods (forest, water, soil, air, biodiversity), transformation towards sustainability (social-ecological-technical systems) as well as natural hazards and environmental risks (resilience, adaptation).