News and Events for Researchers

25.04.2024

Grasslands are increasingly intensively managed as more food is produced on less land. Farmers doing extensive farming -…

24.04.2024

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 identifies armed conflicts as the major driver of food insecurity, and the…

17.04.2024

The use of pesticides is heavily debated. On paper, it's possible to significantly reduce pesticide usage through clever…

TSARA Initiative members
16.04.2024

Launched in March 2022, the TSARA Initiative - Transforming Food Systems and Agriculture through Research in Partnership…

15.04.2024

Researchers at INRAE analysed the market and non-market impacts of the European Green Deal on the European agrifood…

Flood of Saale river in Halle, Germany in June 2013
02.04.2024

According to UFZ researchers, the more flood driving factors there are, the more extreme a flood is.

Neuston net towed on the side of the German RV SONNE, collecting surface-floating plastic samples when crossing the North Pacific Ocean. Photo: Philipp Klöckner / UFZ
26.03.2024

When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. If marine animals…

20.03.2024

Analysis of patented biotechnology inventions worldwide shows how the EU positions itself compared to the US and China.

12.03.2024

JRC scientists support the European Environment Agency in mapping out the climate risks that Europe needs to prepare for…

Map: Mapping chemical footprints in European streams. Source: UFZ
08.03.2024

It is well known that if chemicals from domestic sources enter water bodies via sewage treatment plants, agriculture,…