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Based on a media release of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Gland (Switzerland). Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers… › more
Biodiversity doesn’t feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem services › more
Researchers propose necessary corrections in global biodiversity policy › more
Information system on Europe’s biodiversity and ecosystems for policy makers › more
New publication in Science with iDiv contribution › more
Evidence-based conservation is key to curb primate population declines › more
A comment by Prof Dr Henrique Pereira › more
More nitrogen in the soil: common plant species on the rise › more
Scientists and NGOs present policy papers. › more
The rewilding of European ecosystems can help to tackle both the current climate and biodiversity emergencies. › more
Researchers assess direct and indirect effects of urban growth on a global scale. › more
Where people’s needs for nature are greatest, nature’s ability to meet those needs is declining › more
Restoration success depends on regeneration potentials › more
New puzzle piece in scientific debate › more
Research team evaluates global biodiversity data – with surprising resultsLeipzig. After conducting comprehensive studies, an international team of researchers led by Leipzig University and the iDiv… › more
Developed under the auspices of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) › more
Population and economic growth offset improvement of environmental balance of land use › more
Wide range of activities of iDiv scientists › more
Area of habitat larger than New Zealand could be lost to urbanisation over next 20 years › more
Two new iDiv publications take a closer look at rewilding. › more
How trait variability within species can be incorporated in Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs). › more
The 4th iDiv Summer School on “Ecological Theory and Modelling for the Biodiversity Crisis” took place from 20 to 31 August. › more
Brown bears could live in an additional 380,000 square kilometres › more
Environment protection should be a priority for the Chinese initiative to promote global trade. › more
Fotos from a camera trap provide the evidence › more
An inclusive approach to assess nature’s contributions to people in SCIENCE › more
Global biodiversity and ecosystem services modelling community promotes integration of Shared Socio-Economic Pathways › more
iDiv hosted a workshop that aimed at providing scientific evidence for promoting the EU restoration agenda. › more
Interview with iDiv scientist Aurora Torres › more
A new coalition of five organisations including iDiv aims at promoting biodiversity restoration at a European level through the application of rewilding principles. › more
to further develop the content of chapter 2 › more
The protection status of several species should therefore be reconsidered, researchers from iDiv and MLU say. › more
Side Event at the UN Biodiversity Conference › more
Press release of UFZ › more
The IPBES workshop on scenarios and modelling that was held last week at iDiv in Leipzig brought a paradigm change, the organizers say. Scenarios have always treated impacts on biodiversity as a… › more
This week, iDiv is hosting a workshop of the IPBES scenarios and modelling group in Leipzig. › more
The first global map of within-species genetic diversity on our planet has been published. Henrique M. Pereira, Professor at iDiv and the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, comments on the… › more
The meeting took place in Zadar, Croatia, were an interdisciplinary group worked on the IPBES Regional Assessment on Europe and Central Asia › more
Number of bears negligible › more
Statements by Henrique M. Pereira › more
New publication by iDiv scientist Isabel Rosa › more
Leipzig. At the beginning of July in Leipzig, several hundred international experts in monitoring biological diversity will advise how the enormous gaps in knowledge about global biodiversity can be… › more
5 × 15 minutes biodiversity research › more
This text is only available in German. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
First beaver sighting for over 70 years using camera traps › more
First Annual iDiv Public Lecture by Prof. Paul R. Ehrlich › more
iDiv scientists involved in both assessments › more
Kick-off workshop for the feasibility of a "Living Atlas Germany" took place on January 21./22. in Berlin › more
Berkeley/Leipzig. Climate change might shift the climatic suitable habitat of coast redwoods in California about 70 to 200 kilometers to the north in the near future. The environmental conditions… › more
