Core Research Themes

Researchers from across all departments and research groups at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology collaborate to make interdisciplinary progress on some of the most pressing questions of the Anthropocene. Learn more about each of our core research themes below.

Anthropocene Biosphere

Anthropocene Engine

Extreme Events and Shocks

Great Acceleration Observatory

Land Use Change and Regenerative Practices

Technosphere as a Complex System

Tipping Points

Transformation of Collective Behaviors and Decisions