The COAST Working Paper Series on Environment and Sustainability Issues offers readers scientific publications on aspects of the key topic "Environment and Sustainability" at the University of Oldenburg. This key topic brings together issues and methods from the natural, social and societal sciences with the declared aim of developing forward-looking solutions for a reflective, responsible and efficient use of global resources by society. It combines the focal points of sustainability, biodiversity and marine sciences as well as energy of the future.