Tina Heger, an IGB scientist, was recently appointed as an honorary professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg and as an adjunct professor at Technical University Munich. The ecologist develops concepts for pooling knowledge and making research findings more accessible. She also creates scientific visions on how to improve the relationship between people and nature. She enjoys working interdisciplinarily, for example with philosophers. This gives her a very broad view of the topic of ecology. We wanted to find out more about her work.