In Focus
Carbon dioxide removal from atmosphere is crucial for climate protection – Annual CDRmare conference focuses on ocean-based methods
Time is pressing: Worldwide, research is warning that it will soon be impossible to curb man-made climate change to a point where the internationally agreed climate targets can be met. According to current knowledge, even a drastic reduction in...
How ZMT researchers can contribute to better standards for carbon credits of mangrove conservation and (re-)establishment projects
A large-scale international media investigation recently called into question the practice of carbon offsetting employed by many international companies. In this context the world’s leading organisation for approving carbon offset projects came...
A new project aims to make sea vegetables palatable to schoolchildren
What will we actually eat in the future? Climate change, population growth and scarce resources make this question more topical than ever. One possible answer could be: Vegetables from the sea. However, the advance of sea vegetables on German...
Plastic in foraminifera and possible consequences for the environment
Single-celled organisms with calcareous shells, called foraminifera, contribute significantly to the formation of sand deposited on beaches, islands and coastal areas. Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) have now...