Dr. Milena Groß

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.124
Fon +49.4131.677-1348, milena.gross@leuphana.de

Research associate, Professorship of International Sustainable Development and Planning

Vita

10/2019–02/2021 nexus – Institute for Cooperative Management and Interdisciplinary Research, Berlin, Germany, Research Fellow

10/2015–06/2017 Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, and Arizona State University, Tempe, USA, Double degree Master of Science: Global Sustainability Science

08/2016–12/2016 Student at Arizona State University; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholar

10/2011–03/2015 Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, Bachelor of Science: Major in Environmental Sciences, Minor in Business Psychology

01/2014–06/2014 Student at Kristianstad University, Sweden, Erasmus scholar

Projects

DFG research unit “The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System” (Kili-SES-2) - Sub project 3: “Understanding social-ecological transformations: the role of initiatives’ values, rules and knowledge”
Berta Martín-López (Project manager, academic) , Milena Groß (Project manager, academic)
12/12/24 → 12/12/28
Project: Research
DFG Research Unit 5064: The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System (Kili-SES) - Sub project 3: Demand and values of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
Berta Martín-López (Project manager, academic) , Milena Groß (Project staff) , Jasmine Pearson (Project staff) , John Julius (Project staff)
7/1/20 → 2/1/26
Project: Research

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Publications

Journal contributions

Soundscape preferences at Mount Kilimanjaro reveal differing perceptions of non-material nature's contributions between residents and tourists
M. Eugenia Degano (Author) , Katrin Böhning-Gaese (Author) , Hamadi Iddi Dulle (Author) , Milena Groß (Author) , Claudia Hemp (Author) , Neema Robert Kinabo (Author) , Lisa Lehnen (Author) , Berta Martín-López (Author) , Thomas Mueller (Author) , Ugo Arbieu (Author) , 01.08.2026 , in: Ecological Indicators, 189
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Combining social, ecological and economic approaches in knowledge co-production enables the identification of sustainable farming options
Neema R. Kinabo (Author) , Dominic A. Martin (Author) , Koggani D. Koggani (Author) , Berta Martín-López (Author) , Milena Groß (Author) , Christian Schleyer (Author) , Verena Hackmann (Author) , Andreas Thiel (Author) , Katrin Böhning-Gaese (Author) , Peter Manning (Author) , 01.05.2026 , in: People and Nature, 8, 5 , p. 1261-1279 , 19 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Mapping the supply of nature’s contributions to people on Mount Kilimanjaro
Netra Bhandari (Author) , Neema Robert Kinabo (Author) , Dominic Andreas Martin (Author) , Andrea Larissa Boesing (Author) , Margot Neyret (Author) , Gaëlle Bocksberger (Author) , Jörg Albrecht (Author) , Tim Appelhans (Author) , Ugo Arbieu (Author) , Joscha N. Becker (Author) , Giovanni Bianco (Author) , Robert Modest Byamungu (Author) , Alice Classen (Author) , M. Eugenia Degano (Author) , Friederike Gebert (Author) , Milena Groß (Author) , Claudia Hemp (Author) , Victoria Junquera (Author) , Ralf Kiese (Author) , Koggani D Koggani (Author) , Armin Komposch (Author) , Yakov Kuzyakov (Author) , Dickson Gerald Mauki (Author) , Antonia V. Mayr (Author) , Thomas Müller (Author) , Henry K. Njovu (Author) , Insa Otte (Author) , Jasmine Pearson (Author) , Marcell K. Peters (Author) , John Sanya (Author) , Matthias Schleuning (Author) , Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter (Author) , Maximilian G. R. Vollstaedt (Author) , Jie Zhang (Author) , Katrin Böhning-Gaese (Author) , Markus Fischer (Author) , Andreas Hemp (Author) , Peter K. Manning (Author) , Dirk Zeuss (Author) , 14.03.2026 , in: Environmental Research Letters, 21, 5 , 16 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation
Milena Groß (Author) , Tuyeni Heita Mwampamba (Author) , Jennifer Sesabo (Author) , Berta Martín-López (Author) , John Sanya (Author) , Jasmine Pearson (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: People and Nature, 8, 1 , p. 65-80 , 16 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Practical implementation of artificial intelligence for climate change mitigation in cities – priorities, collaborations and challenges
Marie Josefine Hintz (Author) , Milena Groß (Author) , Felix Creutzig (Author) , Lynn H. Kaack (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: Energy Research and Social Science, 131 , 15 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Courses

Ecological restoration for sustainability - second module

Milena Groß, Lukas Kuhn, Emanuela Wehmuth Alves Weidlich

With the increasing human pressure on ecosystems and cultural landscapes, one of the main challenges is to design and develop ecological restoration that supports the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods security. A central theme here is to integrate the ecological dimension with the socio-cultural dimension in order to create sustainable landscapes and equitable societies. Therefore, restoration does not only focus on ecological functions and biodiversity, but also on human communities, their knowledge and values. Indeed, restoration requires of society as agents of sustainable transformations.
During the seminar in the second module we will examine how we can restore nature, how we can engage different social actors and how we can measure the impacts of restoration strategies on human wellbeing and biodiversity.

Next appointment:

Friday, 2026-10-16 at 10:15

Room: C 11.320 Seminarraum