Interests / Specialisations

1. Human, Sustainability Ecology
   
   
   • Positive Ecology: synergies between lifestyle changes towards sustainability and lifestyles scientifically likely to contribute to happiness;
   • "green living" and similar modern re-interpretations of culture in the context of the need for a transformation to sustainability
2. East Asian Culture and Ecology
   
   especially "Green Buddhism", traditional cultural resources for sustainability, and modern development
3. Chile Pepper Ethnobotany
   
   Chiltepin;
   East Asian and Himalayan landraces;
   relationship between chile pepper varieties, cultures, and cuisines around the world (see www.chilicult.com)
4. Education/Teaching
   
   especially education for sustainability;
   language teaching, multilinguality and multiculturality