Taxonomists name a new butterfly genus Setteleia  › more

Climate and ecosystem change lead to a global redistribution of wealth  › more

iDiv research centre to receive additional millions  › more

BUND, UFZ and iDiv are starting a citizen science project on stream monitoring  › more

The new forecourt of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Leipzig invites us to discover, wonder and linger, and arouses interest in the research centre.  › more

sPlotOpen contains vegetation data from 114 countries of all climate zones  › more

Some dragonfly and damselfly species suffer from habitat loss and degradation, while many species benefit from improved water quality and warmer climate  › more

Exhibition offers insights into the world of plants and their pollinators.  › more

New workshop report on climate and biodiversity offers guidelines for pioneering policies  › more

New study challenges the nature of ecological trade-offs  › more

Researchers predict massive decline in the range of African great apes over the next 30 years  › more

Patterns and drivers of alien plant species invasiveness in Europe identified by an international research team  › more

Researchers record adaptability of 158 butterfly species to urbanisation  › more

Researchers spent months observing groups of southern pig-tailed macaques  › more

Scientists have made proposals for how EU agriculture could turn the tide in favour of sustainability within the next six years  › more

Plant occurrence data collected with an app uncovers macroecological patterns in Germany  › more

Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.  › more

Award will give research collaboration with iDiv an extra boost.  › more

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

Even with well-studied species groups such as mammals, there are huge data gaps  › more

Study on species diversity and human health in Germany shows positive relation on mental health, but no links to physical health.  › more

Researchers investigate for the first time on a global scale how plant populations react to climate change  › more

New publication by iDiv member at IPK Leibniz Institute  › more

A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events  › more

Biodiversity doesn’t feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem services  › more

Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functions  › more

Climate drivers outside of the growing season may have stronger effects on plants than previously assumed.  › more

Biologists study autumn phenology of herbaceous plants  › more

Researchers propose necessary corrections in global biodiversity policy  › more

Researchers show positive effect of urban nature on mental health  › more

Researchers call for greater consideration of soil biodiversity and functions in international conservation strategies  › more

Most comprehensive evaluation of the occurrence of vascular plants in Germany to date  › more

Most important German research award  › more

Study shows: Happier people often congregate in environments with many bird species  › more

City could become a global reference for plant biodiversity researchers  › more

Information system on Europe’s biodiversity and ecosystems for policy makers  › more

Experts from research, authorities and NGOs develop a common vision and evaluate possible measures  › more

New iDiv research group investigates communication between plants and animals  › more

Due to rising temperatures and longer dry periods, two plant species have already gone extinct.  › more

Integration of contributors promotes the quantity and quality of data  › more

A first assessment of the effects of land management on the linkages between biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services  › more

Research group of iDiv and Jena University uses novel research method to study effect of insect decline on plant biodiversity  › more

New publication in Science with iDiv contribution  › more

Position paper with participation of iDiv scientists  › more

Biodiversity experiment provides new insights into the relationship between plant traits and ecosystem functions  › more

New method developed at UFZ and iDiv combines image-based particle analysis with artificial intelligence  › more

Data collected at species-rich sites may lead to the wrong conclusions on overall trends  › more

New automated method quickly and accurately reveals which species are most threatened  › more

First international assessment of the protection state of mostly ‘untouched’ forests in Europe  › more

Both historical and recent variation in ecological and environmental conditions are associated with larger behavioural repertoires in wild chimpanzees  › more