Oliver Thier

From the front garden to the continent: Why biodiversity does not increase evenly from small to large

S. Schellhorn

What microorganisms in tree crowns reveal about forest biodiversity

For a long time, the towering height of the treetops presented significant challenges to scientists, especially when it came to exploring the tiniest living organisms.

Christiane Roscher

Nutrients strengthen link between precipitation and plant growth, study finds

International team of researchers analysed 71 grasslands on six continents.

Annalena Lenk / Leipzig University

Experiment in Leipzig’s floodplain forest: Using tree mortality to support oak regeneration

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Events

sRED 1 working group meeting

05.05.2025 09:00 – 09.05.2025 15:00

Seminar talk by Sabbatical Fellow Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, IPB University

07.05.2025 13:00 – 14:00

sPectra 2 working group meeting

12.05.2025 09:00 – 16.05.2025 15:00

Panel discussion

14.05.2025 13:00 – 14:00

sMacrosS 1 working group meeting

19.05.2025 09:00 – 22.05.2025 15:00

Seminar talk by Christian Hof, University of Würzburg

21.05.2025 13:00 – 14:00

sBombus 2 working group meeting

16.06.2025 09:00 – 20.06.2025 15:00

sNEXT 1 working group meeting

23.06.2025 09:00 – 27.06.2025 15:00

sFutures 2 working group meeting

07.07.2025 09:00 – 11.07.2025 15:00

sTREND 1 working group meeting

08.07.2025 09:00 – 11.07.2025 15:00

sIbteds working group meeting

01.09.2025 09:00 – 05.09.2025 15:00

sFragment 2 working group meeting

08.09.2025 09:00 – 11.09.2025 15:00

sSCAT 3 working group meeting

27.10.2025 09:00 – 30.10.2025 15:00

sTime 2 working group meeting

10.11.2025 09:00 – 14.11.2025 15:00

sEXCRETE 1 working group meeting

08.12.2025 09:00 – 12.12.2025 15:00

sMacrobehaviour 2 working group meeting

02.03.2026 09:00 – 05.03.2026 15:00

All Events

Numbers

50,000 sDiv citations – 12 years of excellence in biodiversity research

The sDiv synthesis centre at iDiv has seen its scientific publications from supported projects collectively cited over 50,000 times.

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

Faktencheck Artenvielfalt shows the state of biodiversity in Germany.

1,953 reports about iDiv and iDiv research in 2024

iDiv’s experts and groundbreaking research are regularly featured in local, regional, and international media.

Decline of global biodiversity between 2 and 11% during the 20th century

Land-use change was the dominant driver, large multi-model study shows.

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

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