A research team led by UFZ hydrogeologist Prof Holger Weiss has started up a pilot plant at the UFZ site in Leipzig as part of the KONATES research project. It is intended to serve as a heat exchanger while also removing pollutants from the groundwater.»
In their Leipzig Declaration, the research institutions in the Leipzig region, including the UFZ, take a firm stand against anti-democratic sentiment and right-wing extremism and for academic freedom, human rights and democracy.»
A project in the Leipzig area shows how floodplain landscapes in urban areas can be restored and transformed back into living ecosystems that make an important contribution to natural climate protection. A team from the UFZ provided scientific support for the project. »
Germany aims to be climate neutral by 2045. In order to achieve this goal, greenhouse gas emissions must be greatly reduced and effective measures to remove CO2 from the atmosphere established. Researchers led by the UFZ and GEOMAR have now developed an evaluation matrix. »
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.»
Assessing socio-spatial impacts on health of children in urban areas
Digital Twins für blaugrüne Stadtentwicklung
