17/04/2024 | The Sahel region is a climatic hotspot as it lies right between the moist tropics and the dry subtropics - thus, even small shifts in climate zones can lead to dramatic changes in water availability and its excess there. Yet, there are hardly any...
16/04/2024 | A new publication from the Mangrove Ecology working group on the topic of blue carbon examines the temporal course of carbon storage and stocks in reforested and natural mangrove forests. The work is an important contribution to the BMBF-funded...
From 10 to 12 April the first UN Ocean Decade Conference will take place in Barcelona. It is the finale of the Ocean Decade Week that will bring together the global ocean community. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend the conference which...
25/03/2024 | A new book from Springer Verlag sheds light on climate change in Germany. With contributions from over 126 experts and an interdisciplinary approach that brings together all relevant specialist areas and topics, it presents the development,...
19/03/2024 | The Klimahaus Bremerhaven is putting on a special event: seven scientists from renowned research institutes will be a "living" part of the exciting exhibition at the Klimahaus on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Equipped with an inflatable globe and thus...
19/03/2024 | The Leibniz Biodiversity Research Network, of which the ZMT is a member, recently presented "10 Must-Knows from Biodiversity Research" for 2024 as a guide for the conservation of biodiversity. From as yet undiscovered biodiversity to resilient...
14/03/2024 | Blue Carbon ecosystems, such as mangrove forests and seagrass or kelp meadows, play a vital role in the fight against climate change. Over recent months they have drawn increasing attention and gained momentum on the political and the societal...
13/03/2024 | The rise in sea temperature and salinity in the Mediterranean and the immigration of invasive species could endanger the structure and biodiversity of its seagrass meadows, which play an essential role in the marine environment. This is the...
08/03/2024 | From mid-March, Bremen's House of Science will be presenting a photo exhibition by two ZMT alumnae. Lisa Röpke and Pia Lewin show the fascinating beauty of seashores with their photographs from a bird's eye view. Dr. Lisa Röpke was in Australia at...