• 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 a computational ecologist trying to understand how farming practices and biodiversity influence each other. Specifically, I look at how different measures in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy affect biodiversity and ecosystem services at a landscape scale. I use individual-based modelling to explore different scenarios, and work together with farmers, economists, and policy-makers to make sure my work is relevant to the people it most concerns.
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