Prof. Dr. Matthias Drösler

Prof. Dr Matthias Drösler, a landscape ecologist, is co-chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Nature-based Climate Action (WBNK), professor of vegetation ecology at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), and director of the Peatland Science Centre (PSC). He was a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and is a member of nature conservation advisory boards in Bavaria. He initiated the international Master's degree programme Climate Change Management at HSWT. His work focuses on the ecological functions of peatlands, in particular their importance for climate mitigation, biodiversity and alternative wetland management options, including paludiculture and restoration.