• Press Release Five steps to successful nature restoration
Under the umbrella of the UN Environment Programme, the fight against environmental pollution was declared on 20 June. In addition to the IPCC and the IPBES, an Intergovernmental Platform on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution was established.»
In an international research project, UFZ researchers have found nanoplastic in all depth zones between the temperate and subtropical zone in the North Atlantic. By mass, the amount of nanoplastic is comparable to that of microplastic, they write in ‘Nature’.»
In view of the many problems in Europe, the protection of biodiversity is in danger of being overlooked. An interdisciplinary team of experts is therefore calling for stronger action to make the most of the opportunities offered by the new EU regulation. »
The SURVEY joint project coordinated by UFZ and Thünen Institute combines expertise from research and practice. It's based on three new forest real-world labs in the Harz Mountains and Lower Bavaria. The aim is to develop new management approaches for spruce sites in low mountain»
The UFZ and three other Helmholtz Centres bundle their expertise to discover yet undiscovered enzymes in the ocean which break down plastics or capture carbon dioxide. The AI MareExplore project, coordinated by GEOMAR and funded by the Helmholtz Innovation Pool, is now starting.»
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.
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