Melanie Kemper
MA (Information and Knowledge Management)
Diplom-Ingenieurin (Landscape Planning)
Head of Communications
Knowledge Management & Web Design
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Melanie Kemper is the Head of Communications, Knowledge Management & Web Design at Ecologic Institute. She works in the domains of environmental communication, science communication, information architecture, user group analysis, internet usability, interface design, and infographics for knowledge transfer. She speaks German, English, French and Spanish.
Melanie manages projects that aim at designing and implementing knowledge bases and websites containing environmental policy information for special target groups. She provides website advice, especially on user requirements, internet usability, database content management, the structuring and visualisation of information as well as web writing. Melanie serves as the link between the scientific and technical staff at Ecologic Institute. She also develops project websites that serve public relations as well as project management purposes. In addition, Melanie is responsible for the development of Ecologic Institute's websites.
From January 2001 until August 2006, Melanie founded, developed and headed the Ecologic Events Team. There her role was to design, prepare and co-ordinate international environmental policy events.
Prior to this, she worked for the Carl Duisberg Society (now GIZ) and the UFE Solar GmbH on Tenerife, Canary Islands. During her studies, she worked with the European Policy Coordination of Deutscher Naturschutzring, Unternehmensvereinigung Solarwirtschaft (now Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft) and the Environmental Agency of Gran Canaria, Spain. In addition, she worked in Paris, France for one year and performed a six-month internship with Greenpeace USA in San Francisco.
From 2008 until 2011, Melanie participated part-time in the Master Study Program Information and Knowledge Management at the Faculty of Media, Information and Design of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover. In her master's thesis she developed a blended learning concept on infographics for knowledge communication in international environmental policy. Until 2000, she studied Landscape Planning at the Technical University Berlin, where she focused on environmental policy, environmental communication and public relations. Melanie Kemper wrote her master's thesis on technology diffusion, specifically investigating the case of solar-thermal water heaters in the Canary Islands [pdf, 880 kB, German].
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Selected projects by Melanie Kemper
Implementation of the National Peatland Protection Strategy (MoorNet)
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Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Germany
Information and Teaching Materials for an Environmentally Conscious Use of Pharmaceuticals
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Third Cycle of the German Participatory Forum on Fish Protection and Downstream Migration
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Internet Platform Marine Litter
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
New Cooperation for Sustainable Landuse and Food Supply in Urban-Rural Areas (KOPOS)
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Information Platform for the Restoration of Rivers
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
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Information and Teaching Materials for an Environmentally Conscious Use of Pharmaceuticals
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Third Cycle of the German Participatory Forum on Fish Protection and Downstream Migration
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Internet Platform Marine Litter
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Information Platform for the Restoration of Rivers
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Communication Strategies for Reducing Agriculture-related Entry of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals into the Environment
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Online Information Service: Environmentally Compatible Plant Protection
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Convention on Migratory Species: Manual and e-community
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United United Nations Environment Programme, Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP / CMS), International
Mountain Sustainability: Transforming Research into Practice (mountain.TRIP)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research (DG Research), International
Trade for Sustainable Development - ITC Standards Map
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International Trade Centre (ITC), International
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Implementation of the National Peatland Protection Strategy (MoorNet)
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Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Germany
New Cooperation for Sustainable Landuse and Food Supply in Urban-Rural Areas (KOPOS)
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MEER project)
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH)
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European Commission, Research Executive Agency (REA), International
Global Material Flows and Demand-supply Forecasting for Mineral Strategies (MinFuture)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Mobilizing and Transferring Knowledge on post-2012 Climate Policy Implications (POLIMP)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research (DG Research), International
Updated Inventory and Assessment of Soil Protection Policy Instruments in EU Member States
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European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment), International
Selected publications by Melanie Kemper
Keuneke, Rita et al. 2022: Fischschutz- und Fischabstiegsmaßnahmen – Praxisbeispiele im Überblick. Atlas für den Wissenstransfer zu Fischschutz und Fischabstieg. Ingenieurbüro Floecksmühle GmbH, Umweltbundesamt: Aachen, Dessau-Roßlau.
Umweltbundesamt 2019: Runder Tisch Meeresmüll. Internet platform. URL: https://muell-im-meer.de
Federal Environment Agency (ed.) 2020: Unsere Bäche und Flüsse: renaturieren – entwickeln – naturnah unterhalten. Compiled by Lamberty G., Kemper M. und Naumann S., Dessau-Roßlau.
Ecologic Institute 2019: Research Against Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/-1cM7mUcQ-o
Umweltbundesamt (2017): Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt: Abbau, Verlagerung und Verbleib. Interactive Infographic. Online: www.umweltbundesamt.de/TAM-verbleib
Websites
Ecologic Institute (2023): MoorNet. Website. URL: https://moor-net.de
German Environment Agency (ed.) 2019: Renaturierung von Fließgewässern. Internetportal compiled by Kemper M., Lamberty G., Wagner F. and Zumbroich T. on behalf of the German Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau. URL: www.uba.de/renaturierung
Umweltbundesamt 2019: Runder Tisch Meeresmüll. Internet platform. URL: https://muell-im-meer.de
Ecologic Institut 2016: Atlas Fischschutz & Fischabstieg. URL: http://forum-fischschutz.de/atlas-standorte.
REFRESH 2015: REFRESH: Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain. URL: http://eu-refresh.org/
Ecologic Institute 2016: Wangeliner Workcamps. URL: http://wangeliner-workcamp.de/
Umweltbundesamt (2018): Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt. internet portal. URL: www.umweltbundesamt.de/tierarzneimittel
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Pflanzenschutz im Garten. Online Portal. URL: www.uba.de/garten-pflanzenschutz
MinFuture Consortium 2017: Global Material Flows and Demand-supply Forecasting for Mineral Strategies (MinFuture). URL: http://minfuture.eu/
POLIMP consortium 2015: Climate Policy Info Hub, URL: climatepolicyinfohub.eu
Ecologic Institute (2015): Knowledge, Assessment, and Management for Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Across EU Policies (AQUACROSS). URL: http://aquacross.eu/
Infographics
Ecologic Institute and IGF Jena 2023: Body proportion based* bar spacing for racks to prevent fish passage into high-risk areas. Infographic.
Ecologic Institute 2022: Übersicht nicht chemischer Pflanzenschutzmaßnahmen. Infographic CC-BY 4.0.
Ecologic Institute 2019: Evaluation Outcome for Measures to Promote EV. Infographic.
Ecologic Institute 2019: Plastik in der Umwelt: Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung. Überblick über Forschungsgegenstände, Ergebnisarten und Zielgruppen der Projekte mit sozialwissenschaftlichem Anteil im BMBF-Forschungsschwerpunkt "Plastik in der Umwelt". Infographic.
Umweltbundesamt (2019): Planning and implementation of restoration projects. Infographic. Online: uba.de/planrenat
Umweltbundesamt (2019): Measures for river restoration. Infographic. Online: uba.de/massrenat
Umweltbundesamt (2019): Funding for river restoration. Infographic. Online: uba.de/finrenat
Ecologic Institut & IGF Jena / FLUSS (2015): "Überblick über typische Korridorkomponenten und damit verbundene, charakteristische Schädigungsursachen." Infographic published in: Schmalz, Wolfgang; Falko Wagner und Damien Sonny 2015: "Arbeitshilfe zur standörtlichen Evaluierung des Fischschutzes und Fischabstiegs.", page 39.
Ecologic Institut & IGF Jena / FLUSS (2015): "Beispielhafter Überblick über die Korridore eines komplexen Standortes mit Wasserkraftnutzung und charakteristischen Schädigungsursachen." Infographic published in: Schmalz, Wolfgang; Falko Wagner und Damien Sonny 2015: "Arbeitshilfe zur standörtlichen Evaluierung des Fischschutzes und Fischabstiegs.", page 40.
Ecologic Institut & IGF Jena / FLUSS (2015): "Mögliche Wirkungen von Standorten wassertechnischer Anlagen auf Fischindividuen". Infographic published in: Schmalz, Wolfgang; Falko Wagner und Damien Sonny 2015: "Arbeitshilfe zur standörtlichen Evaluierung des Fischschutzes und Fischabstiegs.", page 43.
Ecologic Institut & IGF Jena / FLUSS (2015): "Kumulative Wirkung dreier Standorte innerhalb der Wanderstrecke mehrerer Teilpopulationen einer Art in einem Gewässersystem". Infographic published in: Schmalz, Wolfgang; Falko Wagner und Damien Sonny 2015: "Arbeitshilfe zur standörtlichen Evaluierung des Fischschutzes und Fischabstiegs.", page 103.
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Verborgene Helfer im Hobbygarten. Infographic. Online: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/2618/bilder/psm_infografiken_verbogene_helfer.jpg
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Clever Unkraut jäten. Infographic. Online: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/2618/bilder/capture2_0.jpg
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Fruchtfolge planen: Nährstoffbedarf und Pflanzenfamilie beachten. Infographic. Online: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/2618/bilder/psm_infografiken_fruchtfolge-planen.jpg
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Fruchtfolge mit vier Beeten - Ein Beispiel. Infographic. Online: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/2618/bilder/psm_infografiken_fruchtfolge-mit-4-beeten.jpg
Umweltbundesamt (2016): Diese Zierpflanzen kennen keine Schneckenprobleme. Infographic. Online: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/2618/bilder/psm_infografiken_zierpflanzen.jpg
Umweltbundesamt (2017): Effekte von Arzneimitteln auf Nichtzielorganismen. Infografik.
Umweltbundesamt (2017): Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt: Abbau, Verlagerung und Verbleib. Interactive Infographic. Online: www.umweltbundesamt.de/TAM-verbleib
Umpfenbach, Katharina; Melanie Kemper; Beáta Vargová (2013): Respecting planetary boundaries. EU policy pathways to DYNAMIX 2050 vision. Infographic.
Umpfenbach, Katharina; Melanie Kemper; Beáta Vargová (2013): Decoupling Concepts. Infographic.
Ecologic Institute (2015): 20 Years Ecologic Institute. Infographic. Online: http://www.ecologic.eu/20-years-infographic
Kemper, Melanie 2010: Wir helfen den Bienen / Nous aidons les abeilles. Infographic.
Brochures, Fact Sheets, Flyers, Posters and Postcards
Wagner, Falko 2021: What makes a screen to a fish protection screen? The functional components of a fish protection system. Jena: Institute of Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology, IGF Jena.
Keuneke, Rita et al. 2022: Fischschutz- und Fischabstiegsmaßnahmen – Praxisbeispiele im Überblick. Atlas für den Wissenstransfer zu Fischschutz und Fischabstieg. Ingenieurbüro Floecksmühle GmbH, Umweltbundesamt: Aachen, Dessau-Roßlau.
Federal Environment Agency (ed.) 2020: Unsere Bäche und Flüsse: renaturieren – entwickeln – naturnah unterhalten. Compiled by Lamberty G., Kemper M. und Naumann S., Dessau-Roßlau.
Umweltbundesamt (Ed.) 2016: Gartenlust statt Gartenfrust - Praxistipps zum Pflanzenschutz. UBA-Ratgeber Brochure. 32 Pages. Berlin.
Federal Environment Agency 2018: Sind wir noch zu retten? Postcard.
Federal Environment Agency 2018: Cooles neues Handy? Postcard.
Federal Environment Agency 2018: Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn? Postcard.
Ecologic Institut 2016: What is waste? - EU project Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain to reduce food waste across Europe. Flyer.
Umweltbundesamt (Ed.) 2017: Veterinärmedizin – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt. Wie kann die Tiermedizin Einträge vermindern?. UBA brochure. 12 pages. Berlin.
Umweltbundesamt (Ed.) 2017: Landwirtschaft – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt. Wie kann die Tierhaltung Einträge vermindern? UBA brochure. 12 pages. Dessau-Roßlau.
Ecologic Institute 2019: Plastik in der Umwelt: Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung. Überblick über Forschungsgegenstände, Ergebnisarten und Zielgruppen der Projekte mit sozialwissenschaftlichem Anteil im BMBF-Forschungsschwerpunkt "Plastik in der Umwelt". PlastikNet Poster Series. Poster.
Videos
Umweltbundesamt 2019: Renaturierung von Fließgewässern in Deutschland. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/PEhVHyFBu-k
Ecologic Institute 2021: Plastics in the Environment – Sources • Sinks • Solutions. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/HlPZ8AMq448
Ecologic Institute 2019: Research Against Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/-1cM7mUcQ-o
Ecologic Institute 2019: Reducing Consumer Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/_JqI0kKWPX8
Ecologic Institute 2019: Valorising Unavoidable Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/_nOFwdPvqhw
Ecologic Institute 2019: National Platforms to Fight Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/s_qL-10uDbo
Ecologic Institute 2013: The Drugs We Wash Away: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Environment. Animated video. Online: http://youtu.be/OYbRlJLBzn4
RECREATE Consortium (2018). RECREATE Green Horizons Scoreboard. Instructional Video. Online: https://youtu.be/YOjwL1mCF2s
Training Material
Ecologic Institute 2019: Quiz: Food Waste Valorisation. Online: eu-refresh.org/quiz
Umweltbundesamt (ed.) 2018: Umweltwirkungen von Tierarzneimitteln. Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen.
Umweltbundesamt (ed.) 2018: Verschleppung von Tierarzneimitteln in die Umwelt. Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen.
Umweltbundesamt (ed.) 2018: Minimierung der landwirtschaftlichen Einträge von Tierarzneimitteln in die Umwelt. Lehrmaterialien Landwirtschaft für Fortgeschrittene.
Umweltbundesamt (ed.) 2018: Umweltaspekte von Tierarzneimitteln in der tiermedizinischen Praxis. Lehrmaterialien für Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte.
Kemper, Melanie; Eike Dreblow; Matthias Duwe et. al. (2012): Power to the People – a Review of the Mexican Electrification Strategy. Poster.
Kemper, Melanie; Eike Dreblow; Matthias Duwe et. al. (2012): The Energy Choice: Negotiating Cost, Carbon and Convenience. Poster.
Kemper, Melanie; Eike Dreblow; Matthias Duwe et. al. (2012): The Global Sustainable Energy Challenge. Poster.
Kemper, Melanie; Eike Dreblow; Matthias Duwe et. al. (2012): Instruments for Sustainable Energy Policy. Poster.
Website Concepts
Kemper, Melanie and Eike K. Velten (2023): ECNO Website Concept - Planning the user interface and information architecture of the European Climate Neutrality Observatory's website. Ecologic Institute, Berlin. Unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie, Christian Bruhn 2019: Kurzkonzept für den Relaunch der Internetplattform Meeresmüll – www.muell-im-meer.de. Berlin, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie 2018: Website-Konzept für die Einbindung der Plastikpiraten in die Website der Fördermaßnahme "Plastik in der Umwelt" www.bmbf-plastik.de. Berlin, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie, Georg Lamberty, Falko Wagner 2017: Informationsplattform Gewässerrenaturierung – Website Konzept, Berlin, September 2017, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie 2017: MinFuture Web Platform Concept – www.minfuture.eu – Milestone MS8, Berlin, August 2017, unpublished.
Lehmann, Karl, Melanie Kemper 2017: Website-Konzept für die Fördermaßnahme "Plastik in der Umwelt" www.bmbf-plastik.de. Berlin, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie et al. 2016: Konzept für die Website der Wangeliner Workcamps – www.wangeliner-workcamp.de, Berlin, November 2016, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie 2015: Kurzkonzept für die Erweiterung des Informationsangebotes der Website des Forums "Fischschutz und Fischabstieg" – www.forum-fischschutz.de, Berlin, October 2015. Unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie and Mascha Schacht 2015: Konzept Online-Informationsangebot "Umweltverträglicher Pflanzenschutz" – www.uba.de/pflanzenschutz-im-garten-startseite, Berlin, February 2015, unpublished.
Communication Strategies
Kemper, Melanie et. al. 2018: Kommunikationsstrategien zur Verminderung von Tierarzneimitteleinträgen aus der Landwirtschaft in die Umwelt. Abschlussbericht. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau.
Kemper, Melanie, Karl Lehmann, Saraniya Nageswaran 2017: Kommunikationskonzept "Wangeliner Workcamps – eine grüne Idee von Zukunft". Berlin, unpublished.
Wunder, Stephanie; Kemper, Melanie; McFarland, Keighley; Smith, Lucy 2015: REFRESH Dissemination Strategy. Communication strategy within the project: Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH). Berlin, unpublished.
Kemper, Melanie, Chiara Mazzetti 2017: MinFuture Guidance documentation for dissemination and communication, D6.2. Berlin, unpublished.