Landscapes and Habitats

Low mountain range, Mecklenburg Lake District, Upper Bavaria, Black Forest, Thuringian Forest, North Sea and Baltic Sea islands, forests and agriculture. Current information and background on landscape and habitats

Modell mit Falschen Clownfischen im Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt

Outstanding research

Diving into the depths of nature

Researching biodiversity: the well-established Senckenberg Society is dedicated to biodiversity on a vast array of levels.

Valentin Grüner ist als „Löwenflüsterer“ weltbekannt.

Species conservation

Lions and Oscars: two conservationist visionaries

The influencer Valentin Grüner is fighting to preserve biodiversity - as legendary documentary filmmaker Bernhard Grzimek once did.

Auswilderung von Przewalski-Pferden aus Berlin in Kasachstan

Committed to species conservation

From captivity into freedom

Northern bald ibises in Spain, turtles in Asia, wild horses in Kazakhstan: the important role German zoos play in species conservation.

Rammelsberg: einst ein Bergwerk, heute ein Museum

structural transformation

What follows raw materials?

From renaturing schemes to culture and pioneering industrial projects, the structural transformation of Germany’s former mining regions takes many different forms.

Schöne Randerscheinung: Mohnblumen am Kornfeld

Facts & Figures

Ten facts about agriculture

How many people does a farmer feed? To what extent is German agriculture organic? Get answers to your questions here.

Sebastião und Lélia Salgado auf der Farm

Environmental protection

“Planting trees to be able to live in peace“

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado transformed his parents’ farm into a nature reserve. It is maintained with German support.

Ein für das Wattenmeer typischer Fischkutter fährt in den Hafen.

Protecting the oceans

A national park spanning three countries

World Heritage – the Wadden Sea

The action of the tides along the North Sea coast of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark has created a unique natural landscape, the Wadden Sea.

Unterwasserfahrzeuge kommen bei der Untersuchung der Tiefsee zum Einsatz.

Protecting the oceans

Protecting the oceans with AI

Dismantling world war munitions and analysing the deep sea: artificial intelligence makes it easier to explore the oceans – and it helps protect them, too.

Ozeane üben eine starke Faszination auf den Menschen aus

The ocean, a place of longing

The oceans are essential for our survival, but are also under increasing danger from climate change. Four researchers report on problems and solutions.

Verwunschen – emotionaler Blick auf den Schwarzwald

Between love and fear

The Germans and their forests – read here a little countdown about a particularly emotional relationship.

FutureForest plant klimaresistente Wälder mit Hilfe von KI.

Nature conservation

Protecting forests with AI

What do forests need if the climate changes? That’s what the FutureForest project is attempting to find out with the aid of AI.

Susanne Gotthardt unterstützt den WWF und andere zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in Südostasien, die sich für den Erhalt der Biodiversität einsetzen.

Protecting forests around the world

Nature conservation

Custodians of the forests

Forests around the world are suffering from illegal deforestation. Forest expert Susanne Gotthardt explains how the WWF is saving rainforests in South East Asia .

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