New international research reveals the far-reaching impacts of forest cover loss on global biodiversity.  › more

iDiv economists combine epidemiological model with survey data for the first time  › more

Online forum to further develop citizen science strategy in Germany  › more

Only a few butterfly species appear to benefit from Natura 2000 conservation areas  › more

A comment by Prof Dr Henrique Pereira  › more

You are invited to submit your abstract by 15 May 2020 for the GEO BON Open Science Conference & All Hands Meeting 2020.   › more

New approach to phylogenetically guided drug discovery  › more

Scientists develop global map of future risk areas for plant diseasesBased on a media release by Pablo de Olavide University Sevilla Sevilla / Leipzig / Halle. Global warming will increase the…  › more

New international research reveals warming in temperate regions leads to species gains at sea, but not on land.  › more

Global insect populations show highly variable local trends.  › more

More nitrogen in the soil: common plant species on the rise  › more

New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forests  › more

Study evaluates and quantifies ecosystem service flows  › more

Scientists and NGOs present policy papers.  › more

Plants growing at extremes follow the global rules  › more

Report by Diana Bowler, postdoctoral researcher at the Ecosystem Services group at iDiv, FSU resp. UFZ and first author of a new publications in 'people and nature' Leipzig. An important step in…  › more

On February 29, the number of 1 billion trait records delivered by iDiv’s research platform TRY was cracked. Founded in 2007 this open-access database has become the primary resource of plant…  › more

Common Agricultural Policy reform: More than 3,600 researchers call for science to be taken into consideration  › more

Colourful fruits may be the reason why primates can distinguish between shades of red, green and blue.  › more

As aridity increases, dryland ecosystems undergo abrupt changes that will reduce their capacity to provide important ecosystem services.  › more

Causes of greening process more complex and variable than previously thought  › more

Plants benefit from more bees, especially bumble bees  › more

About the connection between insect decline, agricultural policy and our own consumption.  › more

Scientists reveal the ecological importance of carion  › more

The rewilding of European ecosystems can help to tackle both the current climate and biodiversity emergencies.  › more

Project brings together experts from all over Germany  › more

Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species most sensitive to exploitation.  › more

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