• press release Occurrence and fate of microplastic in the marine environment
On 30 May, an international team of researchers from the MICRO-FATE project coordinated by UFZ environmental chemist Annika Jahnke is setting out from Vancouver (Canada) on a five-week expedition across the Pacific Ocean on the research vessel "Sonne".»
An international team of scientists led by the UFZ has evaluated data from worldwide research work in which both yield and biodiversity were examined before and after intensification measures.»
The approval mechanism for pesticides as currently applied fails to reach the envisaged environmental standards and contributes to the loss of biodiversity. Scientists are urging politicians and authorities to make the necessary amendments to the approval procedure for pesticides»
Using the ProVIS technology platform at the UFZ, researchers have discovered a single-celled organism able to degrade ethane without oxygen. The organism and its underlying metabolic pathway are now described in the journal Nature.»
In 60 compact chapters, the "Atlas of Ecosystem Services" provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and risks of the sustainable provision of Nature`s Contributions to People (ecosystem services) in various ecosystems and world regions.»
Resilience provisioning of biodiversity across environmental gradients
