At an online event on 23 May, SRU members Prof Josef Settele and Prof Wolfgang Köck will present the statement "Renaturation: Protecting biodiversity, managing land sustainably". This will be discussed with stakeholders from politics and practice.»
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.»
Robust Water Cycle Information for Germany: Validation, Significance and Indicators
Vorlesungsreihe „75 Jahre Grundgesetz"
The sensitivity of the inorganic carbon cycle to erosion
Die Infotainment-Show im Kupfersaal Leipzig - mit Klima-Spezialausgabe
