• press release Degradation of biobased plastics in the soil
Aletta Bonn is looking into what biodiversity and ecosystem services have to do with climate protection, climate adaptation, and human well-being. For her, it is particularly important to build bridges between biodiversity research and society – for example, with citizen science.»
In two studies, soil ecologists at the UFZ have shown which microbial community is responsible for the degradation of biodegradable plastics, what role the climate plays in this process, and why biodegradable plastics could still be problematic.»
UFZ models show that fragmentation of tropical forests has increased to almost one third of the forest area. The increased tree mortality at the forest edges releases large amounts of carbon. These emissions will increase in the future.»
Artificial intelligence is among tools to be used to assess the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus in a new EU project. NEXOGENESIS aims to support the development of policies that manage resources effectively. UFZ will lead work package 1 together with KWR from the Netherlands.»
Recent events has made it drastically clear: The weather fluctuations are becoming more extreme. 22 scientists under the coordination of the UFZ have defined five essential principles that should guide cities and municipalities on dealing with extreme weather events.»
In situ Regeneration of Adsorbents in the treatment of organochlorine micropollutants present in surface, ground and wastewater
When extremes become normality - inland waters under climate change
