Dr. Nadine Fritz-Vietta (2012): "Building Bridges in Biosphere Reserves – The role of natural and social values in integrative conservation and development concepts in Madagascar"

Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers (2011): "Klimawandelanpassung in sozial-ökologischen Systemen – Konzept für praktikable und umsetzbare Anpassungsstrategien in den drei deutschen Biosphärenreservaten Mittelelbe, Schaalsee und Südost-Rügen"

Dr. Marion Mehring (2010): "Integrating socio-economic and ecological data to evaluate the effectiveness of buffer zones in forest biosphere reserves in South East Asia"

Dr. Monika Bertzky (2008): "Mind the gap: Information gaps and bridging options in assessing in-situ conservation achievements"

Dr. Elke Mannigel (2004): "Integrating parks and neighbors - Participation and protected areas in three case studies in the Mata Atlantica region of Brazil" (Zweitbetreuung)