What dangers lie in industrial contaminated sites in permafrost?
Industrial waste lurks in thousands of sites in the Arctic permafrost regions – some of it [...]
Environment
Study: Cloud cover reduced by large-scale deforestation
Researchers from Leipzig University and Sun Yat-sen University in China have found that large-scale deforestation has [...]
Uncollected waste and open burning are leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish [...]
WorldRiskReport 2024: Urgent Need for Action in Times of Multiple Crises
The WorldRiskReport 2024, published today by Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (BEH) and the Institute for International Law [...]
More than 1300 tree species live in cities: are they gateways for forest pests?
There are more than 1300 tree species in Swiss cities, while our forests are home to [...]
Biodiversity loss: Many students of environment-related subjects are partly unaware of the causes
Worldwide survey by Goethe University Frankfurt reveals possible explanations for the knowledge gaps of future environmental [...]