The SRM Talks are a public lecture series that was founded in 2017 under the Division of Forest Science and Resource Management at TUM. Under the motto “SRM Talks - Challenges of the Future”, experts from the private, public and development sector give insights into their ongoing research and projects. This 51st edition of the SRM Talks took place in collaboration with the TUM Green Office Weihenstephan on the topic of “Politics and Sustainability”. In addition to Manuela, Prof. Dr. Stephan Wurster (TUM, Professorship for Policy Analysis) and Fanny Wirth (Freising Agenda 21) also presented insights into current projects.