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Germany's landscapes are diverse and constantly changing. Growing cities, wind turbines and solar fields, high-voltage lines, new traffic routes, agricultural industry and increasing technology are changing the landscape faster and faster. The exhibition "The Shape of Space - Landscapes of Germany as Images of Society" makes this change visible with diverse aerial photographs. The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) will present the exhibition from 25 March to 7…

The IOER is inviting applications to Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships as a host organisation.

"10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science", ranging from climate stress for German forests, the restructuring of agriculture to the corona virus that has jumped from animals to humans, are now published for the first time. More than 45 experts from the Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity, of which the IOER is a member, and further colleagues have compiled this inventory on the preservation of nature as the basis of human life. In the run-up to the World Summit on Nature – the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China – the report is intended to invite dialogue, the researchers say. At the…

On 29 March, the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) invite interested parties to an event on the subject of building land and infill development potential in Germany. The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) will present the results of a survey of cities and municipalities that it conducted in cooperation with the German Economic Institute (IW).

On April 8, curious minds are invited to a new edition of "Book a Scientist". In this format, initiated by the Leibniz Association, Leibniz researchers answer questions on topics that touch everyday life. This time, seven scientists from the IOER are taking part.

22 May is International Day for Biological Diversity. This is when the value of nature and its services once again becomes more prominent in the public consciousness. But how can biodiversity and ecosystem services in general receive more attention - especially in national economic reporting and the balance sheets of companies? The Bio-Mo-D project, coordinated by the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), is looking for answers to this question.

On January 26, the Brandenburg Land parliament took stock of the structural change process in Lusatia region. The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) was invited to the meeting of the Special Committee on Structural Development in Lusatia for an expert statement. Dr. Sebastian Heer from the IOER reported to the committee in particular on the workshop process (Werkstatt-Prozess) and evaluated the process from an expert perspective.

Insects in nature conservation areas are heavily contaminated with pesticides. This is shown by a study recently published in the journal "Scientific reports". It is part of the interdisciplinary research project "DINA - Diversity of Insects in Nature protected Areas", which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) contributed to the study with a spatial analysis. It shows that insects in nature conservation areas could be better protected from pesticides by additional buffer zones.