Dr. Riechers is a postdoctoral researcher at Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany) in the Social-Ecological Systems Institute at the Faculty of Sustainability. As interdisciplinary social scientists, her research focusses on social-ecological systems, especially regarding values, knowledge and institutions in the human-nature interface. The ultimate goal of her research is to understand and find leverage points to foster sustainability transformation. She has worked on urban, rural and marine ecosystems and applied comprehensive trans- and interdisciplinary research approaches. Maraja is interested in biodiversity conservation, social-ecological restoration, the role plural values of nature and the co-production of alternative future pathways towards sustainability.