Jes Weigelt
Head of Programmes
Jes is responsible for co-steering TMG’s programmes, and overall strategic development. He has more than 10 years’ experience in providing science-based policy advice in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Jes' thematic interests span natural resources governance, transitions to sustainability, co-creation of knowledge, and social innovation.
No land rights? No climate justice
Just transitions rest on the horizon where ideas and action collide
Bodenatlas 2024: Boden schützen – Ernährungssicherheit, Klima- und Naturschutz zusammen denken
Pathways to transform urban food systems
Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed conversation at CBD 15
The Right Way to Fight Global Hunger
It starts with people: The human rights imperative for achieving large-scale restoration targets
Transformation: does the term still have value?
People and Planet
Towards a cultural reset in restoring Africa’s drylands
To protect ecosystems, invest in women’s capacities!
Building Our Food Systems Back Better
Creating an enabling environment for nature-based solutions to climate change
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BODENATLAS 2024 Daten und Fakten über eine lebenswichtige Ressource
Der Bodenatlas präsentiert Daten und Fakten über die Bedeutung und den Zustand von Land, Böden und Ackerflächen. In zahlreichen Grafiken und Textbeiträgen gibt er einen aktuellen Einblick in den Zustand und die Gefährdung der Böden, von denen wir leben.
Written by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V. und TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability, TMG Research gGmbH.
Published on Jan 9, 2024
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Responsible land governance in LDN programmes: The risks of decoupling forest conservation from legitimate tenure rights in Madagascar
Examining the challenges to safeguard and integrate legitimate tenure rights in management and policy decisions: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Check Abdel Kader, Baba, Frederike Klümper, Harifidy Rakoko Ratsimba, Washe Kazungu, Jes Weigelt
Published on Sep 19, 2023
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Responsible land governance in LDN programmes - Malawi Case Study
Monitoring the impact of Land Degradation Neutrality measures on legitimate tenure rights of forest-adjacent communities: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Washe Kazungu, Check Abdel Kader Baba, Frederike Klümper, Jes Weigelt
Published on Aug 3, 2023
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Verskillende we ë om stedelike voedselstelsels te transformeer
Geleidelik besef die reg op voedsel deur 'n versterkte informele sektor.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Iindlela zokutshintsha imisebenzi yokuveliswa kuye ekutyiweni kokutya ezidolophini
Ndaphelelela ukufinyelela ingxaki yokutya ngokungathengi ngokulawulo ngokuzimele.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Voies à emprunter pour transformer les systèmes alimentaires urbains
Progressivement réaliser le droit à l'alimentation grâce à un secteur informel renforcé.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Njia za kubadilisha mifumo ya chakula mijini
Kutimiza kwa taratibu haki ya chakula kupitia sekta isiyo rasmi iliyoimarishwa.
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Jul 19, 2023
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Pathways to transform urban food systems
Progressively realizing the right to food through a strengthened informal sector
Written by Nicole Paganini, Jes Weigelt
Published on Mar 23, 2023
Info Brief
Transforming food systems from the bottom up
How locally developed social innovations can strengthen enabling environments for soil restoration
Written by Larissa Stiem-Bhatia, Jes Weigelt and Kader Baba
Published on Jul 13, 2022
Technical Guide
Technical Guide on the Integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security into the Implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and LDN
TMG contributed to this technical guide that aims to inform policy and decision makers on the potential and means whereby which legitimate and secure tenure can accelerate progress towards LDN and other restoration commitments.
Written by FAO, UNCCD, TMG Research
Published on Jun 1, 2022
Working Paper
The Human Rights and Land Navigator: Strengthening responsible land governance
Introducing the Human Rights and Land Navigator, an online database that links the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) to binding human rights standards
Written by Ilse Pelkmans, David Betge, Elena Müller & Jes Weigelt
Published on May 11, 2022
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Responsible Land Governance in Land Degradation Neutrality Programmes: Insights from Benin and Kenya
Global Soil Week 2021 Synthesis Report
Written by Check Abdel Kader Baba, Brian Washe Kazungu, Jes Weigelt & Anna Kramer
Published on May 6, 2022
Working Paper
Responsible Land Governance in LDN Programmes - Kenya
This report from the Global Soil Week 2021 monitors the effects of Land Degradation Neutrality measures on land governance in Kenya.
Written by Brian Washe Kazungu, Anna Kramer, Jes Weigelt, Oscar Schmidt
Published on Dec 17, 2021
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Research for Change: Towards a transformative research strategy for climate-resilient agriculture in Germany
A paper proposing elements of a national research strategy for a transformation of the German agricultural sector towards climate resilience
Written by Christine Chemnitz, Jes Weigelt, Corinna Enders, Anna Häring, Folkhard Isermeyer, Martin Kunisch, Alexander Müller, Susanne Neubert, Henrike Rieken, Rolf Sommer, Friedhelm Taube, Jens Tuider, Hubert Wiggering
Published on Oct 29, 2021
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Ecosistemas para la resiliencia - Propiciando la adaptación dirigida por la comunidad: Cinco conceptos claves de Guatemala y la India
Un informe que pone de relieve las condiciones favorables en las que la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas puede aplicarse eficazmente a nivel comunitario
Written by Larissa Stiem-Bhatia, Marai El Fassi, Devaraj de Condappa, Jes Weigelt, Lucía Benavides, Wangu Mwangi, Edgar Selvin Pérez Pérez, Amelia Coj Sajvin, Rita De León, Marcella D’Souza, Arjuna Srinidhi, María Amalia Porta, Ana Victoria Rodríguez
Published on Sep 30, 2021
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Ecosystems for resilience, Enabling community-led adaptation : Five key insights from Guatemala and India
A policy paper highlighting the enabling conditions under which ecosystem-based adaptation can be effectively implemented at community level
Written by Larissa Stiem-Bhatia, Marai El Fassi, Devaraj de Condappa, Jes Weigelt, Lucía Benavides, Wangu Mwangi, Edgar Selvin Pérez Pérez, Amelia Coj Sajvin, Rita De León, Marcella D’Souza, Arjuna Srinidhi, María Amalia Porta, Ana Victoria Rodríguez
Published on Sep 29, 2021
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Power Poverty Hunger
Food Systems Fact 2021
Written by Christine Chemnitz, Jes Weigelt, Jonas Luckmann, Olesya Luckmann, Ali Nobil and Inka Dewitz
Published on Sep 15, 2021
Technical Guide
Strengthening civic spaces in spatial planning processes - A technical guide on regulated spatial planning and tenure to balance societal priorities in the use of land, fisheries and forests
Decisions over tenure – who gets access to land, fisheries and forests, for how long, and under what conditions – have important implications for people’s livelihoods.
Written by Jes Weigelt, Anna Katharina Kramer, Samie Blasingame, Sonja Scheele
Published on May 11, 2020
Technical Guide
From The Bottom Up: Creating an enabling environment for sustainable land management
This guide presents investment strategies designed to create an enabling environment for sustainable land management (SLM) and ecosystem restoration.
Written by Anna Kramer, Jes Weigelt, Alexander Müller, Samie Blasingame
Published on May 11, 2020
Working Paper
Opportunities for Voluntary Land Consolidation in Ethiopia: Farmers' Perspectives
The TMG research project focusses on socio-economic, cultural and political-institutional factors that constrain farmers’ uptake of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices.
Written by Girum Getachew Alemu, Ezana Amdework Atsbeha, Larissa Stiem-Bhatia, Jes Weigelt
Published on May 15, 2019
Working Paper
Wege zu einem Gesellschaftsvertrag für eine zukunftsfähige LandWirtschaft
Es ist unbestritten: Die Landwirtschaft steht vor gewaltigen Herausforderungen - weltweit und auch in Deutschland. Die wachsende globale Bevölkerung erhöht die Nachfrage nach Lebensmitteln, Konsumgewohnheiten ändern sich.
Written by Jes Weigelt, Melf-Hinrich Ehlers, Alexander Müller
Published on Jan 16, 2018
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One Investment, many Benefits: Soil Rehabilitation for Poverty Reduction, Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation, and Biodiversity Protection
Soil rehabilitation offers great potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the Paris Agreement while contributing to “leaving no one behind”:
Written by Carolin Sperk, Jes Weigelt, Alexander Müller, Jonathan Davis, Ravi Prabhu
Published on May 15, 2017