Sebastian Lakner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4442864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastian Lakner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastian |
| FAMILY NAME | Lakner |
| SIGNATURE | LAKNER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rostock |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5122-8924 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Role of science and scientists in public environmental policy debates
Halting biodiversity loss, mitigating global warming and maintaining the long‐term viability of rural and urban areas requires urgent policy action. However, environmental policies often trigger resistance and highly polarised public debates, with some actors employing pseudo‐scientific claims. This raises concern about the increasing impact of misinformation on policymaking. Here, we analyse the role of science and scientists in the public debat…
Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes
Conserving biodiversity, especially in agricultural landscapes, is a major societal challenge. Broad scientific evidence exists on the impacts of single drivers on biodiversity, such as the intensification of agriculture. However, halting biodiversity decline requires a systemic understanding of the interactions between multiple drivers, which has hardly been achieved so far. Selecting Germany as a case study, the goal of our analysis is (i) to u…
Factors influencing farmer participation in bottom-up collaborative agri-environment-climate measures
Prioritizing partners and products for the sustainability of the EU’s agri-food trade
Global agri-food systems couple sustainability challenges in producing countries to consumption behavior and regulations in destination markets. We assume that trade relations can be prioritized according to (1) the relevance (share of imports) and (2) leverage (share of domestic production for destination market). This study analyzes the relevance and leverage of the EU’s crop imports in monetary values, footprints, and deforestation. Our result…
What is the environmental potential of the post-2022 common agricultural policy
With the latest reform of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in 2021, the EU has introduced a modified toolkit of environmental instruments. This paper compares the final version of the legal texts of the current and preceding CAP to analyse whether there is potential scope for greater environmental ambition. A pivotal element of the new CAP is the new delivery model. This model grants Member States more flexibility to adjust CAP instrumen…
Deriving a justified budget for peatland rewetting – Applying the German coal phase-out as a blueprint
Carbon emissions of peatlands drained for agriculture and forestry contribute more than 7 % to total GHG emissions in various countries worldwide. Hence, reducing these emissions by ending peatland drainage is a significant contribution to a transition towards carbon neutrality and being in line with the Paris Agreement. To achieve this goal, swift action is needed. Using Germany as a case study, we scrutinize whether the German coal phase-out ca…
Action needed for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges
Making agriculture sustainable is a global challenge. In the European Union (EU), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing with respect to biodiversity, climate, soil, land degradation as well as socio‐economic challenges. The European Commission's proposal for a CAP post‐2020 provides a scope for enhanced sustainability. However, it also allows Member States to choose low‐ambition implementation pathways. It therefore remains essential to…
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy Could Be Spent Much More Efficiently to Address Challenges for Farmers, Climate, and Biodiversity
Combining management plans and payment schemes for targeted grassland conservation within the Habitats Directive in Saxony, Eastern Germany
As central policies for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes in the European Union (EU), the Habitats Directive and Agri-environmental programmes (AEP) have largely failed to halt biodiversity loss. In response, the German federal state of Saxony combined the instrument of management plans with AEPs to support the implementation of the Habitat Directive. In this study, we investigate the determinants of a farmers’ decisions to adj…
A greener path for the EU Common Agricultural Policy
It's time for sustainable, environmental performance
Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes
Insect populations decline, particularly in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. Insect communities are influenced by current agricultural practices, which are themselves determined by the economic, political and social frameworks. We highlight these direct and indirect drivers affecting insect communities, raise key research questions and discuss options for action to encourage a transformative change towards an economic, political and s…
The impact of Natura 2000 designation on agricultural land rents in Germany
The EU’s ecological focus areas – How experts explain farmers’ choices in Germany
Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) have recently been introduced as key element in the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. In 2015, farmers across the EU have implemented EFAs for the first time. Data for German federal states indicate a strong variance in EFA decisions with an overall dominance of catch crops, nitrogen fixing crops and fallow land – two of which bear limited benefits for biodiversity conservation. This article explores h…
Die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik
Derzeit diskutiert die Europäische Union über die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP). Anlass sind Reformvorschläge der Europäischen Kommission, die unter anderem auf eine gerechtere Verteilung der Fördergel der und eine umweltverträglichere Bewirtschaftung der Agrarflächen zielen. Doch es ist fraglich, ob die Reform mit den vorgeschlagenen Instrumenten ihr Ökologisierungs- und Umverteilungs versprechen halten kann. Mit Maßnahmen auf freiwi…
The EU’s ecological focus areas – How experts explain farmers’ choices in Germany
Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) have recently been introduced as key element in the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. In 2015, farmers across the EU have implemented EFAs for the first time. Data for German federal states indicate a strong variance in EFA decisions with an overall dominance of catch crops, nitrogen fixing crops and fallow land – two of which bear limited benefits for biodiversity conservation. This article explores h…
Combining management plans and payment schemes for targeted grassland conservation within the Habitats Directive in Saxony, Eastern Germany
As central policies for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes in the European Union (EU), the Habitats Directive and Agri-environmental programmes (AEP) have largely failed to halt biodiversity loss. In response, the German federal state of Saxony combined the instrument of management plans with AEPs to support the implementation of the Habitat Directive. In this study, we investigate the determinants of a farmers’ decisions to adj…
What is the environmental potential of the post-2022 common agricultural policy
With the latest reform of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in 2021, the EU has introduced a modified toolkit of environmental instruments. This paper compares the final version of the legal texts of the current and preceding CAP to analyse whether there is potential scope for greater environmental ambition. A pivotal element of the new CAP is the new delivery model. This model grants Member States more flexibility to adjust CAP instrumen…
Deriving a justified budget for peatland rewetting – Applying the German coal phase-out as a blueprint
Carbon emissions of peatlands drained for agriculture and forestry contribute more than 7 % to total GHG emissions in various countries worldwide. Hence, reducing these emissions by ending peatland drainage is a significant contribution to a transition towards carbon neutrality and being in line with the Paris Agreement. To achieve this goal, swift action is needed. Using Germany as a case study, we scrutinize whether the German coal phase-out ca…
The impact of Natura 2000 designation on agricultural land rents in Germany
Die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik
Derzeit diskutiert die Europäische Union über die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP). Anlass sind Reformvorschläge der Europäischen Kommission, die unter anderem auf eine gerechtere Verteilung der Fördergel der und eine umweltverträglichere Bewirtschaftung der Agrarflächen zielen. Doch es ist fraglich, ob die Reform mit den vorgeschlagenen Instrumenten ihr Ökologisierungs- und Umverteilungs versprechen halten kann. Mit Maßnahmen auf freiwi…
The EU’s ecological focus areas – How experts explain farmers’ choices in Germany
Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) have recently been introduced as key element in the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. In 2015, farmers across the EU have implemented EFAs for the first time. Data for German federal states indicate a strong variance in EFA decisions with an overall dominance of catch crops, nitrogen fixing crops and fallow land – two of which bear limited benefits for biodiversity conservation. This article explores h…
A greener path for the EU Common Agricultural Policy
It's time for sustainable, environmental performance
Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes
Insect populations decline, particularly in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. Insect communities are influenced by current agricultural practices, which are themselves determined by the economic, political and social frameworks. We highlight these direct and indirect drivers affecting insect communities, raise key research questions and discuss options for action to encourage a transformative change towards an economic, political and s…
The impact of Natura 2000 designation on agricultural land rents in Germany
Action needed for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges
Making agriculture sustainable is a global challenge. In the European Union (EU), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing with respect to biodiversity, climate, soil, land degradation as well as socio‐economic challenges. The European Commission's proposal for a CAP post‐2020 provides a scope for enhanced sustainability. However, it also allows Member States to choose low‐ambition implementation pathways. It therefore remains essential to…
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy Could Be Spent Much More Efficiently to Address Challenges for Farmers, Climate, and Biodiversity
Combining management plans and payment schemes for targeted grassland conservation within the Habitats Directive in Saxony, Eastern Germany
As central policies for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes in the European Union (EU), the Habitats Directive and Agri-environmental programmes (AEP) have largely failed to halt biodiversity loss. In response, the German federal state of Saxony combined the instrument of management plans with AEPs to support the implementation of the Habitat Directive. In this study, we investigate the determinants of a farmers’ decisions to adj…
Prioritizing partners and products for the sustainability of the EU’s agri-food trade
Global agri-food systems couple sustainability challenges in producing countries to consumption behavior and regulations in destination markets. We assume that trade relations can be prioritized according to (1) the relevance (share of imports) and (2) leverage (share of domestic production for destination market). This study analyzes the relevance and leverage of the EU’s crop imports in monetary values, footprints, and deforestation. Our result…
What is the environmental potential of the post-2022 common agricultural policy
With the latest reform of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in 2021, the EU has introduced a modified toolkit of environmental instruments. This paper compares the final version of the legal texts of the current and preceding CAP to analyse whether there is potential scope for greater environmental ambition. A pivotal element of the new CAP is the new delivery model. This model grants Member States more flexibility to adjust CAP instrumen…
Deriving a justified budget for peatland rewetting – Applying the German coal phase-out as a blueprint
Carbon emissions of peatlands drained for agriculture and forestry contribute more than 7 % to total GHG emissions in various countries worldwide. Hence, reducing these emissions by ending peatland drainage is a significant contribution to a transition towards carbon neutrality and being in line with the Paris Agreement. To achieve this goal, swift action is needed. Using Germany as a case study, we scrutinize whether the German coal phase-out ca…
Role of science and scientists in public environmental policy debates
Halting biodiversity loss, mitigating global warming and maintaining the long‐term viability of rural and urban areas requires urgent policy action. However, environmental policies often trigger resistance and highly polarised public debates, with some actors employing pseudo‐scientific claims. This raises concern about the increasing impact of misinformation on policymaking. Here, we analyse the role of science and scientists in the public debat…
Pathways for biodiversity enhancement in German agricultural landscapes
Conserving biodiversity, especially in agricultural landscapes, is a major societal challenge. Broad scientific evidence exists on the impacts of single drivers on biodiversity, such as the intensification of agriculture. However, halting biodiversity decline requires a systemic understanding of the interactions between multiple drivers, which has hardly been achieved so far. Selecting Germany as a case study, the goal of our analysis is (i) to u…
Factors influencing farmer participation in bottom-up collaborative agri-environment-climate measures
Business (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Environmental planning (8 works) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (7 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works)