Flora Incognita, CC BY 4.0

Plants as environmental sensors

Citizen Science data reveal the impact of urbanization on climate and soils

Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo

World’s largest biodiversity experiment: Every tree counts

Research of the International Research Training Group TreeDì shows: functional diversity within a tree species, and even within a single tree matters

Álvaro García

How does climate change reshape conservation policy?

Our latest podcast episode features iDiv’s sabbatical guest Prof. Miguel Bastos Araújo. The episode explores how researchers can model the current and future distribution of species, and how this knowledge can inform conservation policy.

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Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss

A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.

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Symposium “Science: To Be Determined”

The symposium brings together keynote talks, invited presentations, and interactive workshops that explore scientific integrity, responsible research practices, and the question of how we can build more reflective, transparent, and trustworthy scientific cultures.

The symposium will take place on 3 & 4 March 2026 in Leipzig. Registration is open until 15 February.

Events

Seminar talk by Germán Jiménez, Javeriana University, Bogotá (Colombia) – Invasive Hippos in Colombia Too big to forget, too big to tackle

04.02.2026 13:00 – 14:00

Seminar talk by Daniel Reuman, University of Kansas – AI-based forecasting in agroecosystems

11.02.2026 13:00 – 14:00

Seminar talks by Ángel Robles, University of Kansas – & Onofrio Mazzarisi, University of Kansas – Why Do Populations Slow Down? Rethinking Growth Rate Density Dependence

18.02.2026 13:00 – 14:00

Seminar talk by Hannes Feilhauer, Leipzig University – Remote sensing of fuel-related vegetation properties

25.02.2026 13:00 – 14:00

sMacrobehaviour 2 working group meeting

02.03.2026 09:00 – 05.03.2026 15:00

sModelProBio 1 working group meeting

09.03.2026 09:00 – 12.03.2026 15:00

sTREND 2 working group meeting

30.03.2026 09:00 – 02.04.2026 15:00

sRealBioFun 1 working group meeting

27.04.2026 09:00 – 30.04.2026 15:00

sRED 2 working group meeting

18.05.2026 09:00 – 22.05.2026 15:00

sMacros 2 working group meeting

26.05.2026 09:00 – 29.05.2026 15:00

sFragment 3 (reserved)

01.06.2026 09:00 – 05.06.2026 15:00

sNEXT 2

29.06.2026 09:00 – 03.07.2026 15:00

sCREATE 2

29.06.2026 09:00 – 03.07.2026 15:00

sFutures 3

06.07.2026 09:00 – 10.07.2026 15:00

All Events

Numbers

52 percent of all ground beetle species in Germany are in decline

22 percent of species have increased, according to the most comprehensive analysis of ground beetle distribution to date.

Seven iDiv researchers named to 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list

The researchers’ publications must be among the top 1% most cited worldwide to be included.

DFG Festakt Halle 2025 (Photo: Stefan Bernhardt / iDiv)

13 years of DFG funding came to an end in December 2025

The three states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Saxony have committed to funding iDiv beyond 2030

60 percent of Germany’s habitat types have an ecologically unfavourable status

Faktencheck Artenvielfalt shows the state of biodiversity in Germany

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig – iDiv

iDiv is a global leader in biodiversity research.

The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research – iDiv is focused on understanding the variety of life on earth. We measure and monitor how this diversity is changing, and how it affects ecosystem functioning and services.

We are establishing the scientific basis for sustainably managing, protecting, and restoring biodiversity for a more resilient future.

iDiv’s Impact