Vita
2026 – today
PhD candidate Marine Policy and Management at HIFMB/ AWI, Oldenburg
2025- 2026
Research Associate within BRIDGES Impact at the French National Institute for Sustainable Development, Brest, France
2023 – 2025
Master Marine and Coastal Sciences: Coastal and Environmental Expertise and Management, University of Western Brittany, Brest, France
2018 – 2023
BSc Environmental Sciences, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany
Research Interests
I am interested in the human dimensions of marine sustainability, explored through qualitative or transdisciplinary approaches. Through my work I aim to understand how diverse knowledge systems and power relations shape how social-ecological systems are understood, governed, and experienced.
Highlighted Publications
Riechers, M., Baumann, L., Braun, M. et al. (2024). “We cannot escape this”: discussing leverage points for sustainability across scales with the example of Ouvéa, Kanaky New Caledonia. Reg Environ Change 24, 146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02290-9
Riechers, M., Baumann, L., Braun, M. et al. (2024). Contributing to sustainable development pathways in the South Pacific through transdisciplinary research : Conference report. Marine Policy, 167, 106124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106124