Federal Council appoints Beate Jessel as new WSL director

The Federal Council appointed Beate Jessel as the new director of the Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) on 4 June 2021. She will assume her role on 1 September. The 59-year-old currently serves as president of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation in Bonn.  Professor Beate Jessel succeeds Professor Konrad …