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Researchers Puzzled by Dwindling Fish Population Off Southwest Africa Despite a nutrient-rich environment, the fish population in the Benguela upwelling area off Namibia has declined significantly in recent decades. Scientists are now seeking an...
High-level meeting in Washington: ZMT joins G7 advisory roundtable on microplastics pollution ZMT Scientific Director Professor Hildegard Westphal and Professor Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Head of Social Sciences, travelled to Washington recently for a G7...
The Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater – a Ticking Time Bomb According to a study recently published in the journal Nature Climate Change, in most regions of the world the effects of today’s climate changes on groundwater will only become...
Impressions from the Event "Capacity Development in the Federal State of Bremen" at the Bremische Landesvertretung in Berlin The dynamics of today's world show that (further) education and training are fundamental prerequisites for stable...
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ZMT has established the Office for Knowledge Exchange (OKE) in order to facilitate its cooperation with non-scientific stakeholders from the tropics and Germany. Being the interface between science and practical contexts, the OKE supports the transdisciplinary dialogue with partners, engages actors on equal levels within the research projects of ZMT, and creates innovation, knowledge, and capacities for national and local sustainable development in the tropics and Germany.