Biodiversity Conservation

We work with the objective of contributing to the biodiversity conservation in environmental, social and economic aspects.

Climate change

We support decision makers in the climate agenda focused on ecosystem conservation and restoration projects and biodiversity.

Ecosystem restoration

The approaches developed by IIS aim to assist the planning and implementation of vegetation recovery projects, exploring synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and costs, under a variety of scenarios.

Sustainable development

We seek to promote the transition to sustainability, contributing to the balance between socioeconomic development, biodiversity conservation and rational use of natural resources.

Sustainable Land Use

We promote the transition from the traditional agricultural practices to a more sustainable land management, helping to mitigate climate change and guaranteeing the future of the next generations.

Economic Analysis

We seek to strengthen and defend the basic principles of balance between the economy and the environment, favoring research, planning and management in public and private fields, linked to the relationship between ecological, social and economic systems, in order to improve social well-being.

Policies

We assist in the formulation of policies aimed at sustainability, as well as the implementation of practical actions, working in partnership with public sector bodies and other organizations.

Spatial intelligence

Through landscape modeling and monitoring, we identify the patterns and trends of social and ecological systems, supporting decision makers through quantitative statistics and mapped scenarios.

About > External collaborator

Katarzyna Korys

Volunteer / External Researcher

Katarzyna holds an engineering degree in environmental protection and a master’s degree in environmental protection, specializing in soil protection, reclamation of degraded areas and agricultural chemistry. She graduated from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland) and participated in the Erasmus program at the University of Bari (Italy) at the Faculty of Agricultural-Environmental and Territorial Sciences (DiSAAT).
Currently, Katarzyna is completing postgraduate studies in the field of Renewable Energy Sources and Waste Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Wrocław. Her interests include the impact of environmental pollution on human health, in particular in areas of food contamination; renewable energy and the use of agri-food waste as an alternative to fertilizersand soil improvement.
Katarzyna started working at the International Institute for Sustainability in 2015, initially as an intern and then a volunteer. In 2018-2021, she worked at IIS as a research assistant, supporting a number of projects, including a project on the potential benefits of biochar in organic farming and the dynamics of degraded soils during ecological restoration. Currently, Katarzyna continues her cooperation with IIS as a volunteer / external researcher in the ‘Research, Development and Innovation’ team.