News and Events for Researchers

10.04.2019

Scientists have identified 66 alien plant and animal species, not yet established in the European Union, that pose the…

10.04.2019

A major new EU Pilot Project, Assessing Butterflies in Europe (ABLE), will monitor population trends of butterflies to…

Figure: Responses of species richness and yield to conventional land-use intensification. Source: UFZ
10.04.2019

The exploitation of farmland is being intensified with a focus to raising yields. The degree to which yields actually…

The Egyptian Goose, first introduced to the UK in the 17th Century, is one invasive alien species included in the report ©Maciej Olszewski, Adobe Stock 2019
09.04.2019

A new JRC report shows where Europe's 'invasive alien species' are located.

Use of pesticides in agriculture. Photo: André Künzelmann / UFZ
03.04.2019

According to European Union guidelines, the use of pesticides must not lead to a decline in biodiversity. A large number…

02.04.2019

The physical impacts of climate change, such as flooding and extreme weather events, can have significant financial…

02.04.2019

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and…

29.03.2019

A new study shows that authorities can reap the benefits of investing in fish DNA analysis techniques to enforce EU laws…

28.03.2019

With a share of up to ten percent, ethane is the second most common component of natural gas and is present in…

28.03.2019

Even with an increase in global temperatures of just 1.5 °C, the worst production losses experienced by maize producers…