News and Events for Researchers

05.02.2021

Drought periods in Europe are shorter but more intense since the beginning of the 20th century. Moreover high…

02.02.2021

A researcher of the Finnish Environment Institute, Jussi Tiira, has studied the impact of snow growth processes on…

Research green roof on the UFZ site in Leipzig Photo: André Künzelmann / UFZ
01.02.2021

The UFZ is developing a management concept for handling rainwater in a cooperative design effort with the city of…

26.01.2021

The EU trade agenda is set to have an overall positive impact on the EU economy and the agri-food sector, according to a…

26.01.2021

A new JRC report on the use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU shows the need to recognise that…

08.01.2021

COVID-19 severely affected the EU fishing fleets but their average profits are predicted to have remained positive in…

22.12.2020

The social and economic recovery after the coronavirus crisis will generate a more sustainable, fair, just and resilient…

11.12.2020

FINMARI and INAR RI, two key research infrastructures for the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, have been granted a…

10.12.2020

Nutrient contamination of groundwater as a result of nitrogen-based fertilisers is a problem in many places in Europe.…

Low water of the river Elbe (Germany). Photo: André Künzelmann / UFZ
08.12.2020

In the past 20 years, Central Europe has experienced six summer heat waves and droughts. Until now, however, it was…