According to a study by Robert Arlinghaus, the willingness-to-pay per capita in Germany for ecologically intact rivers would be about 675 euros per year.
The renaturation of moors and the spread of beavers have an influence on the water balance, but only in the case of an appropriate proportion of land, according to a study by Dörthe Tetzlaff's research group.
The IGB Policy Brief recommends continued commitment to the objectives of the WFD and improved practical implementation – and offers options for action to policy makers and practitioners.
At its annual conference, the German Limnological Society (DGL) awards three prizes to outstanding young researchers. Jonas Schaper and Oleksandra Shumilova from IGB received the 2nd and 3rd prizes. Congratulations!
When fundamental perspectives in research change, it is good to share them. At the expert meeting from September 19 to 21 there was no gender struggle but a lively discourse on the evolution of female and male.
Justyna Wolinska and her Team have found that pollution by fungicides can have unforeseen but far-reaching consequences for the functioning of aquatic systems – like indirectly on the development of algal blooms.
