However, the report also gives hope that the loss of biodiversity can be halted with targeted measures. The "Faktencheck Artenvielfalt" provides recommendations for the necessary far-reaching rethink, as the scientists have analysed successful projects in order to understand the conditions for transformation. They identify a variety of motivations and actors, successful participation and economic benefits as decisive factors for successful approaches.
The scientific report "Faktencheck Artenvielfalt" was published by publishing house oekom on 1 October 2024 and is available online for free download. It is accompanied by a summary for social decision-making.
The full press release is only available in German.
Learn more about "Faktencheck Artenvielfalt"(in German)
Scientific contact at the IOER
Dr Karsten Grunewald, e-mail: k.grunewaldioer@ioer.de
Background
The “Faktencheck Artenvielfalt” was developed as part of the Research Initiative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA). In this research initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds scientific projects to analyse biodiversity in Germany and to develop and implement innovative, effective measures to protect and improve biodiversity. Currently 39 projects are part of FEdA. In the spirit of "transformative" science, the initiative supports the targeted exchange between research, politics, business, agriculture and forestry, nature conservation and civil society.