
Press releases
International Day of Forests on 21 March
Conflicts of interest over the forest of the future
With the International Day of Forests on 21 March, the United Nations draws attention to the value of forests and to the worldwide loss of this important habitat. The effects of climate change are...
UN World Water Day 2023
How municipalities can accelerate the water transformation
The United Nations is proclaiming the motto “Accelerating Change” for World Water Day on 22 March. The message: because the pressure on drinking water reserves is increasing worldwide, the change...
Biodiversity study shows conflict potential of land use concepts
Finding a 'happy medium' for the local stakeholders of rural landscapes
An international research team led by Dr. Margot Neyret of the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center in Frankfurt investigated how land in rural areas in Germany could be best used so...
New publication
Living with synthetic materials in the “plastic age”
Since their invention in the 19th century, plastics have revolutionized almost all areas of daily life due to their versatile properties. However, in the “plastic age”, mass consumption poses...
ISOE Lecture with Karen O’Brien at the Goethe University Frankfurt
Quantum theory in sustainability research
The numerous global environmental crises of our time call for profound change. But how can we realize this change at the pace, scale and depth required? How can the necessary transformations be...
Biodiversity
DINA study shows loss of insect diversity in nature reserves due to surrounding farmland
Insect decline is also progressing in German nature reserves. One reason for this is the intensification of agriculture. In a study recently published in the journal “Biodiversity and Conservation”, a...
ISOE Policy Brief
Knowledge transfer is the key to sustainable land use in Namibia
The state of research on the complex and highly dynamic topics of sustainable development and nature conservation is subject to constant change and expansion from a diverse range of disciplines. A...

