• Press Release BODIUM4Farmers: a decision-making tool for agriculture
UFZ researchers have developed the BODIUM4Farmers web application based on the BODIUM soil model and released it for use. The practical tool is aimed at helping farmers reconcile long-term land use, healthy soils, and stable yields. »
The world is currently dominated by conflicts. These threats are serious. However, we shouldn't forget the risks posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution, writes Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese in her statement. »
On 7 February, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution will meet again in Geneva. In order to reach an agreement, the INC procedures urgently need to be reformed, say four Helmholtz researchers, including from the UFZ, in a comment in Nature.»
For every dollar the world invests in protecting or restoring nature, 30 dollars are spent on activities that degrade it. The report, in which UFZ researchers are involved, shows how this imbalance is accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. »
UFZ researchers, together with external partners, have demonstrated that cyanobacteria, which play a central role in global biogeochemical cycles, can use guanidine as a nitrogen source. This opens up new options for sustainable biotechnological applications. »
I am involved in the ENDOMIX project, an EU consortium investigating the health effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In our department we focus on reproductive immunology as a health outcome. This means studying the effects of chemical mixtures on immune cells, their interaction with the placenta and the effects of maternal-fetal chemical exposure on the immune system and the health of the unborn child. More specifically, I am working on the further development of co-cultured 3D models of the human placenta, including barrier models, spheroids and organoids. This will help to answer the question of how EDCs affect the placental barrier.
Helmholtz Environmental Lecture im Rahmen von LEIPZIG LIEST
Veranstaltung im Rahmen von "Leipzig liest"
Entwicklungslinien und Perspektiven des Umwelt- und Planungsrechts
