At the Institute of Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory we study the forests of Germany with their diversity of life and forest services. Our research is aimed at sustaining productive and stable forests as well as a competitive and environmentally-friendly forestry industry. Our findings provide input for the forest policy of the German Federal Government.

We cooperate with the University of Applied Science Eberswalde (HNEE), for example within the M.Sc. course "Global Change Management"; with the Eberswalde Forestry Competence Centre (LFE), and with the Forest Ecosystem Research Centre of the University of Goettingen.