Ulrich studied Law in Cologne, Saarbrücken and Lausanne, with a focus on environmental law. He started his career at the German Federal Environmental Agency and UN Environment Program in Nairobi, lectured environmental law at the Technical University Berlin, then worked for 18 years for the Ministry of Environment Brandenburg (1991–2009) developing the nature protection legislation for Brandenburg and the National Park Lower Oder Valley.
Since then, he has dealt with wilderness and rewilding issues, among others responsible for the state designation of wilderness areas in Brandenburg, and coordinated the Regional Nature Conservation Working Group for the German National Heritage. In 2009 he accepted to lead the nature conservation and biodiversity department of the environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) – Environmental Action Germany. From 2012 on he coordinated DUH´s rewilding efforts in the Oder Delta as the initiative´s team leader for Germany. In 2019, he was one of ROD´s founding members. After more than 12 years with DUH, he brings in more than 30 years of conservation experience and a major environmental policy expertise into ROD. From 1st of January 2022, Ulrich is one of ROD´s two managing directors.

Peter was born in Poland and studied geography in Berlin. He has been active for nature conservation for more than 20 years. With WWF Germany he lobbied for greener EU funds and developed guidance on financing Natura 2000 for the European Commission. Between 2015-2020 he managed the Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation and supported conservation projects across the whole Baltic Sea region. He joined Rewilding Oder Delta as Team Leader Poland in 2020 and is one of two managing directors at ROD.

Agnieszka is your contact at ROD for communication issues in Poland and international inquiries.

Agnieszka finished her master’s degree at Westpomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin specialising in sustainable design. Having more than a decade of expertise in managing graphic, marketing, and photographic projects she also has extensive facilitation experience. Agnieszka has collaborated with Global Ecovillage Network and organisations undertaking direct action related to nature conservation across Europe.

At Rewilding Oder Delta she is responsible for communication on the Polish side, managing the website and social media channels, copywriting, graphic design, event organisation, overseeing multimedia materials, and cooperating with the media and stakeholders.

With over 20 years of experience in nature conservation – including more than 15 years of international work – Tomek has contributed to initiatives led by organizations such as IUCN and WWF, as well as through independent consulting across a dozen countries and territories.

He specializes in the creation and management of protected areas, covering aspects such as management planning, financing, tourism management, the development of privately protected areas, transboundary cooperation, and UNESCO World Heritage sites.
For many years, he has been actively involved in the structures of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), contributing to the work of its specialist groups. He has coordinated nature conservation system reforms and forest sector transformation projects, advising governments and NGOs, and has taken part in the establishment of national parks, World Heritage sites, and other forms of nature protection.
In 2025, he joined Rewilding Oder Delta as Head of Wilder Nature.

Nancy studied water resource management at the Rottenburg University for Forestry and engineering ecology at the Magdeburg-Stendal University. She has previously worked in the field of near-natural hydraulic engineering and nature conservation.  

In the ROD team, she is responsible for project activities on rivers and freshwater systems. 

Katarzyna obtained a PhD in natural and life sciences, specializing in biology, from the University of Wrocław. She conducted her doctoral research at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and Charles University in Prague. She has led and participated in numerous projects focused on mammalian fauna, including environmental surveys, educational workshops on mammals, and tracking wolves, lynxes, and bears, with a particular emphasis on human-wildlife coexistence. She has also conducted large carnivore monitoring programs, including those commissioned by the Regional Directorates for Environmental Protection in Poland. Katarzyna has been actively involved in developing management plans for Natura 2000 sites, specifically for wolves, lynxes, otters, and beavers. She has co-authored monographs on mammals and contributed to methodology for otter and beaver monitoring for the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Poland. Additionally, she has prepared reports on mitigating barrier effects for mammals. As an author and co-author of scientific publications, her research focuses on the conservation of mammalian fauna. She has presented her findings at numerous scientific conferences, including international events in the United Kingdom and Sweden. Her research interests include genetic analysis, ecological modeling, wildlife corridors, and faunistics. She trains a detection dog, Gaja, for wildlife monitoring.
At Rewilding Oder Delta, she manages the Wildlife Comeback (Poland) team, focusing on wildlife comeback and monitoring, ecological corridors, and human-wildlife coexistence.

Wiebke studied International Development (MA) at the University of Vienna and Wildlife Biology & Conservation (MSc) at Edinburgh Napier University.
She did interdisciplinary work on land use conflicts caused by nature conservation and human-wildlife coexistence in countries such as Tanzania and South Africa.
From 2019 to 2022 she worked as an ecological consultant in Berlin and surroundings.
At ROD, she focusses on wildlife comeback and monitoring. 

Max studied forestry at the Universities of Göttingen and Dresden and has 15 years of experience in wildlife management as a hunter.
In 2020, he taught at a hunting school in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and in 2021-2024, he was in charge of the watch at Stettiner Haff Nature Park. In 2023, he completed further training to become a wilderness educator. In his role as a ranger and lecturer, he has opened the door to nature for many people.

His experience as a ranger and hunter supports the Wildlife Comback team in the areas of conflict resolution, education and intervention for the beaver and lynx species.

Sylwia studied Special Needs Education at the University of Szczecin and worked as a teacher for twenty years. She is a trained special needs educator and a passionate nature enthusiast, fieldworker, and wildlife photographer.

At Rewilding Oder Delta, she focuses on topics related to the return of wildlife comeback, monitoring, and the collection of samples for genetic research. She co-organizes educational events about coexistence with large carnivores and supports the cross-border lynx intervention team.

Corinna graduated in geoecology from the University of Bayreuth and has since been involved in nature conservation, especially in the areas of regional development and wildlife management. From 2021 to 2022, she gained valuable experience as a ranger in the Wadden Sea National Park. She is currently completing her Master’s degree in Environmental Management at CAU Kiel. Since spring 2023, she has been working at ROD and is co-responsible for the Wildlife Smart Communities project.

Laura has a background in environmental sciences (B.Sc., University of Lüneburg) and International Nature Conservation (M.Sc., University of Göttingen and Lincoln University, New Zealand). She focused on ecology and wildlife conservation and wrote her master’s thesis on human-wildlife conflicts in Iran. This favorite topic of hers later brought her to work experiences in Ethiopia, Botswana South Africa and West Asia.
Before joining ROD in October 2024, Laura worked at the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union in Germany (NABU e.V.) within the Caucasus programme as a trainee, at the foundation Euronatur in the field of ecological connectivity/ European Green Belt, realised her dream of working in a community-based lion conservation project in the Okavango Delta and most recently became involved in the field of landscape planning, where she supported the development of conservation management plans. While her background is strongly inter- and transdisciplinary, she is also very interested in the topic of participation and bottom-up approaches in international nature conservation cooperation.

At ROD, she works in the field of marine rewilding and, together with Ulrich Stöcker and Katrin Quiring, manages projects in the field of marine nature conservation.

Katrin studied biology (MSc) at the University of Göttingen and Macquarie University Sydney, specializing in (marine) conservation, behavioral biology and ecology. From 2020 to 2022 she worked for NGO Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe) in marine nature conservation, particularly on the topics of marine ecosystem services, marine protected areas and fisheries, and supported the organization of a German-Polish marine conservation conference.
At ROD she works in marine and coastal ecosystem conservation and supports marine rewilding projects.

Ringo is a trained ranger on the coast of the southern Baltic Sea and its islands as a Protected Area Manager. At ROD, he is responsible for the technical implementation of rewilding projects in the northern Oder Delta.
As an experienced actor in the restoration of original habitats, his tasks include the planning, coordination and monitoring of rewilding measures. He is in close contact with those active in protected area management throughout Europe and places rewilding concepts in an international context. ‘People and nature’ is a focal point of sustainable area development.
Ringo has been working as a consultant for rewilding coastal habitats since June 2024.

Magdalena graduated from the University of Warsaw and has extensive experience as a nature tourism guide, specializing in the cultural heritage of the region. She worked within the tourism industry and has developed promotional materials for the Drawskie Lake District. Additionally, she has authored projects aimed at supporting knowledge development about the cultural heritage of Western Pomerania. 

At ROD, Magdalena is responsible for developing nature tourism offers on the Polish side of the Oder Delta area and supporting nature conservation-oriented businesses. She also coordinates cross-border Rewilding Enterprise activities and supports the development and implementation of the landscape business plan. 

Suleika majored in Ecological Economics (MSc) at the University of Edinburgh and in economics (BSc) at the Freie Universität Berlin. From 2012 – 2021 she worked for the Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Department of the environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) in various fields such as ecosystem services, nature-based economy, wilderness, marine ecosystems, and bioeconomy. She also played a substantial role in preparing and coordinating the nomination of the Oder Delta as a rewilding landscape. Her work included building a strong network of partners within the region, and coordinating the local team for several years.

After the founding of Rewilding Oder Delta in 2019, Suleika served as a member of the board from 2019 to 2021. Since 2022, she has once again been directly involved in executing strategic activities as Enterprise Manager.

Frank has been working as a network manager in various regional development projects.
Since 2013 he has worked in the HOP Transnational Network Odermündung on the development of Rewilding Oder Delta. Frank also works on a voluntary basis in the Peenetal River Landscape Nature Park and in the Western Pomerania Tourism Association (TVV), as well as a certified nature and landscape guide (ZNL). With his knowledge of regional development in the Oder Delta, he is responsible for the network coordination at ROD. 

Stefan studied landscape ecology, worked for the Michael Succow Foundation for many years and has been in charge of the NABU Foundation areas in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2017; where he is responsible for one of the most impressive wilderness landscapes in northern Germany, the Anklamer Stadtbruch. Together with the David Foundation (David-Stiftung), he leads the Wilderness in Germany initiative (Wildnis in Deutschland). Stefan is the honorary state chairman of NABU Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Stefan is one of the founding members of ROD and has been honorary chairman of the association since its foundation.

As a geographer and certified canoe, nature and landscape guide, Frauke runs her company flusslandschaft reisen. Since 2009, the tourism expert has been active full-time in the Oder Delta area, opening up the unique natural landscapes to visitors by means of canoe, bicycle or on foot.

Frauke supports sustainable tourism within a network of regional vendors: she is a certified partner of the National Park Lower Oder Valley, member of the Holidays for Climate network within the Sustainable Destination Uckermark and active within the Sustainability Advisory Board Uckermark.

We welcome Frauke as ROD board member since 2022.

Expert and practitioner in the initiation and implementation of nature conservation measures, in particular the revitalisation and renaturalization of surface waters and the protection of endangered habitats and species. Initiator and leader of projects in the field of water protection, including ecologically oriented flood protection, creation and management of protected areas, as well as innovative and systemic environmental education as a basis for the Green Economy. Expert of the International Observatory for the Rights of Nature (Observatoire international des droits de la nature). Involved in the initiation and implementation of conservation activities and projects at WWF for 25 years. Initially (since 1998) in the Institute of Floodplain Ecology at WWF Germany (WWF Auen Institut) and then – since 2001 – at WWF Poland where he was responsible for long-term action strategy, nature conservation, advocacy and environmental policy. Co-initiator of the coalition “Time for Oder”, the coalition Save the Rivers , and the education and competence development programme “Code For Green”. Currently an independent expert, founder of the Terra consulting company, environmental advisor to the Board of the WWF Poland Foundation and the Social Initiatives Forum Foundation. Long-time representative of NGOs in international and national advisory bodies in the field of water protection and nature conservation, including among others: National Water Management Authority, International Commission for the Protection of the Oder River, Monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment, Monitoring Committees of Regional Operational Programmes, Regional Nature Conservation Councils. From 2014 to 2018 appointed by the Minister of Environment to the State Council for Environmental Protection. Author of numerous publications on nature conservation and water protection, including: Atlas of the floodplains of the Oder River, manual “Natura 2000 and water management”, concept “Space for the river”. Co-creator of the film “Until the Last Drop,” directed by Ewa Ewart, awarded the 2023 Golden Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo Film Festival and the Green Film Festival Grand Prix.