Hermans, KathleenKathleenHermansBerger, ElisabethElisabethBergerBiber-Freudenberger, LisaLisaBiber-FreudenbergerBossenbroek, LisaLisaBossenbroekEbeler, LauraLauraEbelerGroth, JulianeJulianeGrothHack, JochenJochenHackHanspach, JanJanHanspachHintz, Kendisha SoekardjoKendisha SoekardjoHintzWiederkehr, CharlotteCharlotteWiederkehr2021-08-122021-08-122021https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/88518Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.enjournal_article10.14512/gaia.30.2.3