Humboldt Tipping
Socio-ecological tipping points in the system of the northern Humboldt Current upwelling area, ecological effects and governance strategies
In the Humboldt Tipping project, researchers from Germany and Peru are studying the Humboldt Current and its upwelling area on the Pacific coast of South America. The entire Humboldt Current System is a highly productive ecosystem. Around nine million tons of fish and other seafood are harvested here every year. The area is subject to great climatic fluctuations. For example, researchers observe an expansion of the characteristic changes in oxygen levels, which directly affect stakeholders such as the fishing population in Peru.
On the basis of various modelling approaches and in dialogue with different interest groups and decision-makers, the aim of the research is to examine possible adaptation options and to derive recommendations for management. These are designed to help reduce the risk of the impact of tipping points on the regional economy and increase the resilience of coastal communities in Peru. A consortium of scientists from the fields of biogeochemistry, fisheries ecology, oceanography, economics and social sciences from Germany and Peru, as well as representatives from local user groups, has come together for this purpose.
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Research for Sustainability (FONA)
Term:
2019 - 2025
Comunicar la investigación científica del sistema de Humboldt al público (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Modelación dinámica del sistema de afloramiento costero del Perú (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Cambios en la química del mar y su importancia para la productividad del Sistema de la Corriente de Humboldt (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Pesca y ambiente: el duo dinámico en los cambios de regimen (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
El futuro de la pesquería en el sistema de la corriente de Humboldt y adaptaciones al cambio climático (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Pueden los modelos ayudarnos a entender el océano? (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Cambios ecológicos y estrategias adaptativas en las pesquerias pelágicas y demersales (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Retos para la Gobernanza de la Pesca Artesanal (Spanish)
Presentation from Stakeholder day 2022
Modelación dinámica del sistema de afloramiento del Perú (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022
Cambios en la química del mar y su importancia para la productividad del Sistema de la Corriente de Humboldt (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022
Dinamica de los cambios de regimen en el ecosistema, causas y consecuencias (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022
El futuro de la pesquería en el sistema de la corriente de Humboldt y adaptaciones al cambio climático (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022
Gestión de los recursos marinos mediante redes socio-ecológicas (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022
Cambios ecológicos y estrategias adaptativas en las pesquerias pelágicas y demersales (Spanish)
Poster from Stakeholder day 2022