22.02.2018 Society Act sustainably and talk about it Many small and mid-sized enterprise (SMEs) in rural areas would like to strengthen their social and environmental activities - but are often prevented by staffing and financial constraints. A new directory provides them with a catalogue of measures they ... continue
16.02.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Science demands protection for active black smokers In addition to manganese nodules in abyssal plains, ore deposits around hot vents on the seabed are among the potentially economically interesting metal deposits in the oceans. This week, members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) met in London ... continue
08.02.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Research expedition to the clouds in the sea Dark clouds of smoke - released by underwater volcanoes located in water depths between 700 and 1800 meters below the surface - rise from the seabed. What exactly these clouds contain and how far their constituents are spread throughout the ocean is the ... continue
05.02.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Alpine research and the Deep Sea - how does that fit together? The Alps were formed about 130 million years ago by the collision of the Eurasian and the African tectonic plates. Strong tectonic forces are still active in the earth's crust. But what exactly happens when two tectonic plates collide? The large-scale ... continue
22.01.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Open Science on the open Ocean Which mechanisms control the exchange of climate-relevant gases between the ocean and the atmosphere? How does biology influence this exchange? In the next three weeks, a research team from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel will address some ... continue
08.01.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Methane hydrate dissociation off Spitsbergen not caused by climate change For years, methane emissions from the seabed have been observed in the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen. The assumption that the warming of seawater by climate change is responsible for the release of methane, has not been confirmed. Research from an ... continue
11.12.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability How do megacities impact coastal seas? Searching for evidence in Chinese margina Two research projects, which join several German and Chinese partner institutions, were launched into action with a kick-off meeting in Guangzhou, China, from December 4 to 8, 2017. They are supported by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and ... continue
04.12.2017 Land Management Sun harvest on two floors - Agrophotovoltaic increases land-use efficiency by mo Until now, acreage was designated for either photovoltaics or photosynthesis, that is, to generate electricity or grow crops. An agrophotovoltaics (APV) pilot project near Lake Constance, however, has now demonstrated that both uses are compatible. Dual ... continue
14.11.2017 Resource efficiency Interactive raw materials research: r4 at a world heritage site Wie Forschende heute Rohstoffe gewinnen, ist in einer Sonderausstellung am historischen Ort zu erleben. Recycling, Landfill Mining und Urban Mining gibt es interaktiv im Weltkulturerbe Bergwerk Rammelsberg im Harz. continue
09.11.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Climate COP23: ZMT at the UN Climate Change Conference 2017 in Bonn From November 6 to 17, the UN Climate Change Conference 2017 (COP23) under Presidency of the Government of Fiji will take place in Bonn. Up to 25,000 participants from science, diplomacy, politics and civil society are expected at the conference. ... continue
08.11.2017 Prof. Dr. Eckhard Weidner is member of Green Talents jury 25 leading young scientists from all over the world met Germany´s sustainability researchers from 16 to 27 October 2017. The focus of the two-week science tour was on sustainable production and consumption. Prof. Dr. Eckhard Weidner, director of ... continue
25.10.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability A strong case for limiting climate change In November 2017, the German research network on ocean acidification BIOACID (Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification) reaches its conclusion after eight years of extensive interdisciplinary scientific activity. Experiments and analyses carried out by ... continue
19.10.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Deep-Sea Mining: Transparent Environmental Management Needed What would be the consequences for abyssal ecosystems if mining of marine ore deposits was to start? Can such exploitation be conducted in an environmentally acceptable fashion? And how can mining regulations be enforced? For three years researchers from ... continue
12.10.2017 Climate Counting the true costs of climate change: Impacts World Conference in Potsdam Destabilizing the climate can also destabilize societies. Global warming impacts cause substantial economic damages, hurts human health in many ways, influences the drivers of human migration, and it can jeopardize development for many of the world's poor ... continue
06.10.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Agenda process MARE:N 'Blue Ocean' launched successfully At the invitation of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), fourteen leading marine scientists recently came together for the kick-off meeting of the advisory committee for MARE:N agenda process ‘Blue Ocean’ in Hamburg. By ... continue
