Michael Succow
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Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Greifswald |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award (1997), German Environmental Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | biology, landscape ecology |
Institutions | University of Greifswald Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDR) |
Michael Succow (born 21 April 1941 in Lüdersdorf (now part of Wriezen))[1] is a German biologist and ecologist. His numerous publications are mostly devoted to the ecology of moorlands and his typology of moorlands is today used as a standard classifications strategy for moorlands.
In 1997, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his work, particularly his efforts to create nature reserves in Germany, Eastern Europe and Asia. In 2015, Succow was awarded the honorary German Environmental Prize of the German Federal Environmental Foundation, Europe's highest endowed environmental prize.[2]
Life
Succow studied biology at the
For a short period in 1990, Succow was the vice secretary of nature, conservation and water of the GDR. On 12 September 1990 Succow successfully pressed the Council of Secretaries of the GDR on their last meeting before the
After the German reunification, Succow accepted a visiting professorship at the
After 1990, Succow did consulting work in a number of former
With the prize money of the Right Livelihood Award, he founded the Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature (German: Michael-Succow-Stiftung zum Schutz der Natur),[1] which, for instance, helped Azerbaijan to create a national park programme with up to eight reserves.
Michael Succow is a scientific counsellor to a number of environmental organisations and institutions.
Honours (selection)
- 1997 Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm
- 2000 URANIA-Medaille für besondere Leistungen in der wissenschaftlichen Volksbildung
- 2001 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2005 Order of Merit of the State of Brandenburg
- 2006 Rubenow Medal of the City of Greifswald
- 2015 Honorary German Environmental Prize by the German Federal Environmental Foundation