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Forschende aus 20 deutschen Wissenschaftseinrichtungen haben eine gemeinsame Forschungsagenda zur biologischen Vielfalt der Binnen- und Küstengewässer vorgelegt. Researchers from 20 German scientific institutions have presented a joint research agenda on the biological diversity of inland and coastal waters.

IGB-team receives the Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for the "Tomatoefish". Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek presents the prize in Berlin. 

Research training group UWI of IGB and TU-Berlin will be funded for another period.

Lakes managed by recreational anglers are characterised by a higher natural fish diversity than gravel pits without fishing management.

Just one-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing says a comprehensive study, published in the journal Nature. Christiane Zarfl, a former member of IGB, and Klement Tockner, long-time director of IGB, played a key role in the study.

On 6 May 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published a summary for decision-makers on the IPBES-Report. IGB researcher Sonja Jähnig gives a statement.

Sturgeon training can increase their fitness for the wild. Already a two-week "learning lead" made the search for food more efficient, says a recent study of Sven Würtz and Jörn Gessner.

Global warming particularly affects the water regime of ecosystems in cold, northern regions states a study of ERC fellow Dörthe Tetzlaff.