The Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (MPI-GEA) uses model-based and interpretive approaches to examine the fundamental dynamics and dilemmas that have brought about the multiple crises of the “Anthropocene,” humanity’s proposed geological epoch, and explores their mutual conditions.

The institute pursues cross-disciplinary research projects, e.g. on planetary urbanization, the global food system, global material, energy and information flows, and human-ecosystem dynamics, and aims to provide a collaborative synthesis service in which data and expertise from various sub-disciplines such as climate research, biodiversity research and the social sciences are brought together, modeled and interpreted.

Jena can be reached by train from the Frankfurt International Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, and Leipzig/Halle International Airport. We recommend arriving at Jena Paradies Station or Jena West Station for easy access to the city centre.