Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute

The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute has been established as a scientifically independent research institution at the interface of science, politics and society.

We conduct extensive monitoring activities, develop options for action to better manage our livelihoods, and assess the likely consequences. We cooperate with more than 500 university and non-university research institutions worldwide, participate in scientific competition and are committed to promoting young scientists. We publish our research results in scientific journals, but also in a target-group-oriented manner vis-à-vis politics, business, civil society and the general public.

We have developed an interdisciplinary profile to carry out our core tasks. Our 15 institutes have scientific, technological and socio-economic expertise, which we pool in 19 thematic areas across the institutes. How we bring this ambitious approach to life with a view to the coming years can be clearly seen in the Thünen Medium-Term Concept 2021.