21.12.2019 Did 2019 really bring us an unusual number of wildfires? With heightened media attention on the unprecedented Arctic wildfires this summer followed by the Amazonian fires [...]
20.12.2019 Demographic change and decline in biodiversity: context more complex than previously known SOE study on biodiversity research – The continuing loss of biodiversity is one of the greatest global [...]
11.12.2019 Forest fragmentation hits wildlife hardest in the tropics Animals that evolved in environments subject to large-scale habitat-altering events like fires and storms are better [...]
10.12.2019 Climate Change Performance Index sees opportunity for turning point Climate Change Performance Index 2020: Decreasing emissions in 31 out of 57 high emitting countries / [...]
07.12.2019 Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its nutrient [...]
05.12.2019 Europeans want environmental protection, but are concerned about their wallets What do Europeans expect from Europe? The latest edition of “eupinions” shows that protecting the environment [...]
04.12.2019 Climate Risks increasing worldwide – even for High-Income-Countries Global Climate Risk Index: Japan and Germany hit hardest by heat waves and drought in 2018 [...]
04.12.2019 Europe’s state of the environment 2020 Change of direction urgently needed to face climate change challenges, reverse degradation and ensure future prosperity [...]
30.11.2019 Europe’s rivers are damned by dams: Plans for more than 8,700 new hydropower plants New study reveals extent of hydropower frenzy all over Europe – Devastating impacts on biodiversity and [...]
26.11.2019 New paper: more frost damage of apple trees In their latest article, THESys researchers Peter Pfleiderer and Carl-Friedrich Schleussner together with Inga Merke show [...]
23.11.2019 Micro-Rubber in the environment The tread on the tyre is worn out, new tyres are needed. Everyday life for many [...]
20.11.2019 Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater ecosystems Every drop of fresh water contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. [...]
09.11.2019 Is the Baltic Sea at a crossroads? Future scenarios for the combined effect of climate change and nutrient load Can effective marine management mitigate climate change impacts so that the Baltic Sea regains a good [...]
07.11.2019 New Greenpeace report reveals the deadly impact of ghost gear An estimated 640,000 tonnes of abandoned or lost fishing equipment, or ‘ghost gear’, enter the ocean [...]
31.10.2019 Insect decline more extensive than suspected Causes of insect decline and biodiversity loss to be found at the landscape level. The loss of [...]
23.10.2019 Study of sewage gives clues about socioeconomic status, habits A team of researchers from the University of Queensland and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research [...]