Christophe Neff (born 10 June 1964 in Tübingen, Germany) is a geographer.
He currently (2007) leads a research group studying Mediterranean ecosystems and fire ecology at the University of Karlsruhe.
In Germany he is considered as one of the rare German experts for Mediterranean ecosystem and fire ecology. Furthermore he is an expert of the geography of Francophone (African French geography) and Lusophone Africa and the Azores.
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As one of the few German experts in forest fire research, Christophe Neff is often interviewed by German media during the summer fire season in the Mediterranean world.
He passed his childhood and youth in the Black Forest town Schramberg. He studied Geography in Mannheim and Montpellier(Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III). He actually lives in Grünstadt (Germany) and in Leucate(France).
Neff was one of the rare German scientists evoquing the genocide in Darfur at the beginning of the civil war in Darfur [1]