Dr. Ralf-Uwe Syrbe is a researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER). Trained as a geographer and landscape ecologist, he is experienced in ecosystem services, climate protection and adaptation measures. He coordinated an interdisciplinary project on sustainable land use at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research. He was a research assistant at the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Today, within the IOER, his emphasis is on ecosystem services, urban green-blue infrastructure and river restoration. His projects deal with national indicators for ecosystem services in Germany and green-blue infrastructure in German, Czech, and Chinese cities. Dr. Syrbe teaches landscape ecology at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. He works on a voluntary basis in the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE), BBN Sachsen, and Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP). He has further experience in scenario development, stakeholder engagement, and maintenance of coastal ecosystems (esp. mangroves) in the context of climate change.