In Focus
ZMT involved in new Leibniz Labs
At its meeting on 19 March 2024, the Senate of the Leibniz Association made far-reaching decisions a number of funding formats across institutes. For the first time, the Senate has approved three Leibniz Labs. The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine...
Martin Zimmer to serve as Vice-Chair of newly launched JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub
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...
Exhibition: A bird's eye view of coastal colours and shapes
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...
Second phase of the DakE project: building a weather station network east of Dakar, Senegal
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...