A research team from the UFZ Leipzig and GFZ Potsdam has developed a system with which the impacts of floods can more precisely be forecast. It provides not only timely data on water levels, but also high-resolution dynamic inundation maps. »
To date, land use has been the number one driver of biodiversity loss. This was stated by the the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform IPBES 2019 in its global report. The new study now shows that climate change could become the main driver by mid-century.»
The EU would like to ensure greater sustainability in agricultural trade with the Global South – with the aim of minimising local environmental and climate-damaging effects. A research team is now presenting a new approach to identifying courses of action.»
Dr Thorsten Wiegand has received around 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). Over the next five years, he and his colleague Prof Andreas Huth will develop theory to understand the spatial dynamics and stability of species-rich forests.»
Using methods of explainable machine learning, researchers at the UFZ have shown that floods are more extreme when several factors are involved in their development. The research was published in Science Advances.»
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.
Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Erik Gawel im Rahmen der Public Climate School 2024
"Human Exposure and Health Effects of Organophosphate-Based Flame Retardants"
Vorlesungsreihe „75 Jahre Grundgesetz"
