Wildfires burn area larger than Belgium, sending an equivalent of Germany’s annual emissions into the atmosphere.
With the Grassland Butterfly Index for Germany, UFZ scientists are providing important input for the implementation of…
The worst struck is Gaza, where the entire population is affected by high levels of acute food insecurity. Worldwide,…
Wetland restoration can reduce nitrogen pollution and improve water quality in major European rivers
Without the filtering performed by Europe’s wetlands, the nitrogen pollution that rivers carry into the seas would be…
Approximately 350,000 chemicals are predicted to be commercially available worldwide. Little is known about which…
The EU generates 42.5 million tonnes of plastic waste per year. A JRC study analyses the plastic materials flows in the…
Forests cover about 40% of the European Union’s (EU) territory. Between 1990 and 2022, they absorbed about 10% of the EU…
A changing climate and the impact of human activities on nature and the environment elevate the risk of disease…
A study published in Nature reveals for the first time the extent to which nanoplastic pollutes the North Atlantic.