ANUVA was founded in 1992 as a start up by seven biology graduates at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The initial thematic focus was applied nature studies and genetic relationship analyses, which in German is written as “angewandte Naturstudien und genetische Verwandtschaftsanalysen” (ANUVA). This explains our name; an acronym formed by the terms of our early research goals. Soon, our focus grew broader, but the name remained. Translated from Hindi, ANUVA means "knowledge", a fitting correlation.
Since the very beginning the biologists Gaby Töpfer-Hofmann and Klaus Albrecht have been part of the management. In 1994, the office's internal range of services was expanded with the addition of a landscape architect. Fortunately, with the diversification of our tasks, the variety of study courses in nature and landscape conservation grew as well. In the meantime, landscape planners, landscape ecologists, geographers, geoinformaticians, biogeographers, and experts in other fields have enriched our diversified team. Since 2017, Dr. Andrea Schleicher, a member of the younger generation, has joined the management team.
Our many years of experience in planning increasingly require us to deal with scientific issues, so that our office also increasingly deals with topics of applied research. The contents range from bat ecology to the application possibilities of geographic information systems to questions of biodiversity and species protection. The search for new knowledge inspires, and planning benefits from it.
Office management, project management in infrastructure projects and in urban land use planning, expert witness in legal proceedings, quality assurance, applied research in the topics of species protection in planning, biodiversity and traffic, birds and wind power
Since 1992
partner of ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Study of biology and employee of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Project management, species protection, FFH law, management planning for bird sanctuaries, quality assurance, faunistic surveys (avifauna, spiders, dragonflies)
Since 1992
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Study of biology at Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg and employee of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Project management for infrastructure projects and urban land use planning, applied research in the field of biodiversity and transport, vegetation ecology
Since 2010
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Doctorate at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Studies of landscape architecture and planning at the Technical University of Munich
Project processing and management, in particular landscape management contributions, environmental impact studies, urban land use planning, water framework directive, GIS, tree assessment
Since 2013
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
GIS specialist in a cartography office
Study of physical geography at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Project processing and management, especially in the fields of landscape conservation and Natura 2000 (impact assessments, management plans)
Since 2012
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Regional Council Tübingen, Department for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management
Studied biology at the Ruprecht-Karl University Heidelberg and the Philipp University, Marburg
Faunistic surveys and documentation, expert contributions on species protection, GIS
Since 2020
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Studies of environmental protection at the Technical University Bingen
Faunistic surveys and documentation with focus on avifauna (other species: sand lizard, European hamster), expert contributions to species protection (saP, ASB) and FFH impact assessments, management plans for SPA areas, applied research in the fields of birds and wind power
Since 2013
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Planning company LaReG GbR, Holtland
Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Kyrgyzstan
Studies of applied biogeography at the University of Trier
Studies of physical geography at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
GIS für Naturschutz und Biodiversitätsanalyse
seit 2022
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Landschaftsplanerin bei Sieber Consult GmbH, Lindau
Studium der Landschaftsökologie (B. Sc.) an der Universität Greifswald
Project processing, especially Natura 2000 (FFH-impact assessments, FFH-exception assessment, FFH-pre-assessments, FFH-management plans), expert contributions to species protection (saP, ASB) and research and development projects
Faunistic surveys and documentation (small mammals and avifauna)
Since 2019
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Expert services in the field of vegetation biology and species protection
Faunistic mapping
Studies of Molecular Ecology (M. Sc.) and Biology (B. Sc.) at the University of Bayreuth
Project processing in landscape and environmental planning
Since 2021
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Study of biology (B. Sc.) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Projektbearbeitung in der Landschafts- und Umweltplanung, GIS
seit 2022
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Studium Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung an der Technischen Universität München
Projektbearbeitung in der Landschafts- und Umweltplanung, faunistische Erfassungen und Dokumentation mit Schwerpunkt Avifauna sowie weiteren Gruppen: Reptilien, Fledermäuse, Tagfalter
seit 2023
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Kaminsky Naturschutzplanung GmbH, Hohenroth
Freiberufliche Tätigkeit im Bereich Landschaftsökologie
Promotion an der Fakultät Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Universität León (Spanien)
Studium der Biologie, Fachrichtung Umweltwissenschaft, Universität León (Spanien)
Projektbearbeitung in der Landschafts- und Umweltplanung
seit 2023
bei ANUVA Stadt-und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
M.Sc. ISATEC Studium an der Universität Bremen
B.Sc. Biologie Studium an der Universität Bremen
GIS, Kartographie
seit 2022
bei ANUVA Stadt-und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Ministerium für Umweltschutz der Republik Armenien im "Zentrum für Hydrometeorologie und Monitoring" SGO im Direktorium als leitende Spezialistin
Studium Geographie und Hydrometeorologie an der Staatlichen Universitat Yerevan in Armenian.
Projektbearbeitung in der Landschafts- und Umweltplanung
seit 2024
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Studium der Geographie an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (M.Sc.) und der Universität Paul-Valéry Montpellier
Scientific team assistance, supervision of project procedures, revision of scientific texts, project-related activities in the field of invasive species
Since 2018
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Studies of biology at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, the Paris Lodron University Salzburg and the University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Projektbearbeitung in der Landschafts- und Umweltplanung
Seit 2022
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Studium der Biologie (M.Sc. und B.Sc.) an der Technischen Universität Ulm
Faunistic surveys and documentation (amphibians, reptiles, small and medium-sized mammals, butterflies, dragonflies), expert contributions on species protection (saP, ASB), FFH impact assessments, fauna research
Since 2017
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Studies of nature conservation and landscape planning at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Scientific team assistance
Since 2018
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Project processing in landscape and environmental planning, GIS
Since 2019
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Study of geoecology (M. Sc.), University of Bayreuth
Studies of Environmental Protection (B. Eng.) at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Faunistic surveys and documentation, evaluation of bioacoustic data (bats), expert contributions on species protection (saP)
Since 2020
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg, Wildlife Ecology Department
Studies of environmental sciences (M.Sc.) and biology (B.Sc.) at the Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg
Project processing in landscape and environmental planning, GIS, Water Framework Directive
Since 2020
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Executive and team assistance, administration, revision of scientific texts, project-related activities, relaxation training
Since 2019
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Relaxation trainer
Study of biology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nurse
GIS, cartography
Since 1997
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Environmental protection studies at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Special species protection assessments (saP), faunistic contributions to landscape conservation plans (LBP), faunistic surveys and documentation, bioacoustic evaluations (bats)
Since 2011
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Chair of Zoology II and Coordination Office for Bat Conservation in Northern Bavaria, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Adult Education and Teaching at Schools
Study of biology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Studies for teaching high school (biology and chemistry) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kaufmännische Projektbegleitung
Seit 2023
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften mit Studienschwerpunkt Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Werkstudententätigkeit im Bereich Projektmanagement der Software-Entwicklung für Kraftwerk-Leittechnik-Systeme bei Siemens Energy
entstanden sind.
Umweltwissenschaften, GIS
seit 2022
bei ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
davor
Studium der Physischen Geographie (B.Sc.) an der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done”
Faunistic surveys and documentation, evaluation of bioacoustic data (bats), expert contributions to species protection (saP, ASB)
Since 2018
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung GmbH
Before that
Species mapper for bats
Study of biodiversity, ecology and evolution at the Georg-August University Göttingen
Study of biology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Faunistic surveys and documentation, expert contributions on species protection
Since 2021
with ANUVA Stadt- und Umweltplanung
Before that
Study of biosciences (M. Sc.) at the Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg
Hannah Schairer
Nina Greifenstein