Butterflies are widely considered to be a valuable 'early warning system' for environmental changes, as they react rapidly and pronouncedly to changes in their environment, such as climate change. In an international meta-study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers investigated 1,758 butterfly...

As part of the KERMIT project, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in fruit growing, the FNK team conducted a survey of German fruit growers. The survey focused on three main questions: (1) whether respondents had been approached by stakeholders to provide a carbon footprint; (2) whether they had prepared...

Demand for land is rising. Agricultural land is of interest not only for farmers but increasingly also for infrastructure projects, industrial zones and residential development. Projects related to the energy transition – wind turbines, solar farms, and substations – as well as developers of data centers are also seeking...