News and Events for Researchers

CEH Lancaster mesocosms
11.04.2019

The mesocosm facility is highly versatile and can be used for an array of different experiments from a few weeks to…

10.04.2019

The Girl from Yde is the most iconic bog body of the Netherlands, also because of the facial reconstruction from 1994.…

10.04.2019

The agriculture sector faces increasing environmental risks, such as drought, flooding and erosion, related to climate…

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…