GAIA is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1992. Its main focus is on background information, analyses, and solutions of environmental and sustainability problems. Since 2001 it is published by oekom verlag. Articles are in English and German. The editor-in-chief is Irmi Seidl (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). The journal contains the following sections, Magazine: reporting on ongoing environmental and sustainability research, environmental policy, and research promotion. Forum: original papers, including essays, expressions of opinion, and reactions to articles that have appeared in recent issues. Research: original scientific articles about environmental and sustainability research. Books: reviews of new publications