Staff members
The foundation’s domicile in Greifswald.
Sebastian Schmidt
Sebastian Schmidt, biologist with a Greifswald slant, is the chief executive officer of the Michael Succow Foundation. Besides the strategic development of the foundation, his work is focused on protected areas, international conservation efforts and co-operation as well as project development.
email: sebastian.schmidt@succow-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-11
Fax: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-22
Friederike Badura-Wichtmann
Agricultural engineer Friederike Badura-Wichtmann manages the administrative tasks of the Michael Succow Foundation. Her daily responsibilities include office organisation and donor support.
email: badura-wichtmann@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-0
Fax: +49 (0)3834 - 535743
Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann
Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann holds engineering degrees in rural economy and agriculture. Since his PhD dissertation, he has focused on hydromorphic soils, which also form the main part of his work for the Michael Succow Foundation. He is involved in several projects concerning peatland revitalisation, renewable resources, biomass utilisation, and land use. In addition, he has held the volunteer position of managing director of DUENE e.V. (Institute for Sustainable Development landscapes of the Earth).
email: wendelin.wichtmann@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-16
Dr. Walter Wucherer
Born in Kazakhstan, Dr. Walter Wucherer specialises in semi-desert and desert ecosystems in Central Asia. As part of his PhD dissertation at Tomsk University, he examined the vegetation dynamics of the now dry Aral Sea. His field of specialisation includes vegetation ecology of arid and semi-arid areas including mountains, coastal protection, and conservation planning. Within the foundation, Dr. Wucherer works on various aspects of our projects in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
email: walter.wucherer@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-21
Andreas Haberl
Landscape ecologist Andreas Haberl specialises in peatland ecology and paleo-ecology. Besides his expertise in these areas, he assists many of our projects with his well-founded knowledge of natural history. The regional emphasis of his work for our foundation centers on the Southern Caucasus, Iran and Russia.
email: andreas.haberl@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-19
Stefan Schwill
National Natural Heritage, transfer and management of foundation-owned sites, forestry and forest management are among the focal points of Stefan Schwill’s work for the Michael Succow Foundation. With a degree in landscape ecology, Stefan Schwill lives and works in Northeast Germany – an area whose ecology he knows extremely well. In addition, he volunteers as chair of the Nature Conservation Alliance (NABU) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
email: stefan.schwill@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)39744 - 51456
Jens Wunderlich
Upon completion of his geography degree, Jens Wunderlich worked on projects in German and international development co-operation. He supported the implementation of the UN Biodiversity Convention and the Agreement to Combat Desertification in Central Asia. As a staff member of the Michael Succow Foundation, his responsibilities include the internationalisation and further development of protected areas in Central Asia as well as satellite image analysis for various foundation projects.
email: jens.wunderlich@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-14
Susanne Bärisch
Landscape ecologist Susanne Bärisch specialises in the fields of vegetation and peatland ecology. During her studies she already worked on the foundation’s project for peatland rewetting in Belarus. She continues her involvement in peatland projects in Ukraine. Besides her work for peatland protection in Eastern Europe, she manages the Michael Succow Foundation’s web site.
email: susanne.baerisch@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-17
Teresa Kewitsch
Bookkeeping, personnel management and clerical duties – these are among the challenges of the foundation’s everyday administration. Landscape ecologist Teresa Kewitsch masters these tasks calmly and efficiently.
email: teresa.kewitsch@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-0
Verena Seitz
Verena Seitz studied European Studies and manages the foundation’s public relations. Event planning, fundraising and donor relations are also part of her tasks.
email: verena.seitz@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-0
Dr. Ingo Koska
Ingo Koska, one of the co-authors of the book "Landschaftsökologische Moorkunde" (“Landscape Ecology of Peatlands“) (Succow & Joosten, Verlag Schweitzerbarth 2001), is one of the masterminds and a sometimes unconventional proponent of the “vegetation form concept,” as well as a peatland ecologist with experience in peatland revitalisation. His scientific career is closely connected to this Greifswald-specific concept, which was also subject of his PhD dissertation. In our foundation, he works on the revitalisation of a spring mire complex (NSG Binsenberg) in the Landgraben valley in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
email: ingo.koska@succow-stiftung.de
Dr. Heike Stegmann
Heike Stegmann holds a PhD in peatland ecology, specialising in the processes of development and degradation of peatlands. She is well versed in soil genesis and hydrology of intact mires as well as drained peatlands, but she also possesses a keen understanding of the wider, landscape-specific perspectives and the large-scale influence of peatlands on their surrounding environment.
email: heike.stegmann@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3857 - 778614
René Fronczek
René Fronczek is employed as a member of the technical staff at the Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology of the University of Greifswald. His work for the foundation includes the archiving of our rapidly growing image and literature databases, as well as the technical preparation of numerous presentations and speeches for our founder, Michael Succow.
email: fronczek@uni-greifswald.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 864182
Jessica von Stryk
Biologist Jessica von Stryk supervises the office and the daily business of the Michael Succow Foundation. As part of her work, she is responsible for frequent travel arrangements for project members and our founder.
email: jessica.vonstryk@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-15
Friedrich zur Heide
Geographer Friedrich zur Heide has studied in Germany and Turkey. He calls upon his practical experience in the context of developmental policies, e.g. for the GTZ in Ethiopia, and in the field of climate protection at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Ankara, to expand the foundation’s involvement in Africa. He supports the development of nature reserves in Ethiopia, especially a biosphere reserve at Lake Tana.
email: friedrich.zurheide@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-18
Jan Peters
Landscape ecologist Jan Peters gained various experiences in
international projects in the fields of biodiversity conservation and
development cooperation in Asia and Africa. Recently, he worked in a project on climate
change adaptation for the rural communities of the German development
cooperation in India.
Within the Michael Succow Foundation, he is in charge of coordination and management of the Peatland and Climate Change programme with projects in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.
email: jan.peters@succow-stiftung.de
phone: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-17
Saskia Kenter
Saskia Kenter, Landscape Ecologist and Nature Pedagogue, studied Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation in Greifswald and Central Asian Studies in Berlin. Her passion for the nature of Central Asia and the Russian as well as the Altaic languages led to various study and work visits in Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan where she had the possibility to gain experience working in international projects. Working as a nature pedagogue her matter of heart is to strengthen the relationship between humans and nature by nature experience.
In our foundation she is active in the fields of protected area development and capacity building and as the project coordinator of the DAAD-cooperation project CABNET (Central Asian Biodiversity Network).
email: saskia.kenter@succow-stiftung.de
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 - 83542-20
Theresa Wensing
Theresa Wensing studies landscape ecologist with a focus on vegetation ecology and land use.
Within the Michael Succow Foundation she assists the peatland and
climate protection group and is in charge of literature research and
supporting peatland protection projects.
email: theresa.wensing@succow-stiftung.de
Robert Herold
Robert Herold, geographer and student of mathematics, supports the peatland restoration project in Ukraine. His main task is the preprocessing of satellite images and georeferenced data.
email: robert.herold@succow-stiftung.de
Eleen Reinke
Eleen Reinke finished school in 2011 and joined the Michael Succow Foundation in August 2011 for a voluntary ecological year (FÖJ). In the course of this year, she gets to know different areas of the foundation's work.
email: eleen.reinke@succow-stiftung.de
Interns und Scholarship holders
Rustam Murzakhanov
Rustam Murzakhanov studied information technology at the Technical University Taschkent in Uzbekistan. He works as a research associate in the Environmental Law Center "Armon", an NGO involved in environmental policies in Uzbekistan.
He has been a scholar of the Michael Succow Foundation since October 2010, pursuing his master’s degree under the international master’s programme, "International Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation" at Greifswald University. He intends to complete a master’s thesis as part of the conservation project in Uzbekistan.
email: rustam.murzakhanov@succow-stiftung.de
Jakhongir Talipov
Jakhongir Talipov studied at Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration in Uzbekistan. He works as senior specialist of Main government ecological certification, standardization and normalization under the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In October 2011, he takes part in the international master’s programme "International Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation" at Greifswald University with a grant by the Michael Succow Foundation.
email: jakhongir.tolipov@succow-stiftung.de