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The SURVEY joint project coordinated by UFZ and Thünen Institute combines expertise from research and practice. It's based on three new forest real-world labs in the Harz Mountains and Lower Bavaria. The aim is to develop new management approaches for spruce sites in low mountain»
For People and Nature, researchers analyse the role of science in the discussion about the Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) and the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR). An interview with lead author and UFZ/iDiv researcher Dr Guy Pe'er.»
Global warming increases the demand for moisture in the atmosphere. Scientists involving UFZ remote sensing scientist Prof Jian Peng have described in Nature how strongly this affects droughts worldwide. Accordingly, the severity of droughts has increased by around 40 per cent. »
Researchers are calling for greater consideration to be given to the risks to humans and the environment when designing, developing and using chemical products and processes. One of the first signatories to the declaration is UFZ environmental toxicologist Prof Beate Escher.»
In a current study, UFZ researchers show that high PFAS exposure has a negative effect on the cellular immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. They suspect that people exposed to high levels of PFAS may have a suboptimal immune response to vaccination.»
To establish an End-to-End seasonal forecasting chain (for water availability) at several semi-arid regions of the world (Brazil, Iran, Sudan, West Africa, Peru) The end users of this envisioned product are farmers, reservoir regulating teams, water supply authorities, etc. In short, my work mainly includes programming, model development & testing and application.
