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  • Programme area:Biodiversity in a Changing World
October 2024
Nature Reviews : Earth & Environment. - 5(2024), 755-772

Hydropower impacts on riverine biodiversity

Fengzhi He; Christiane Zarfl; Klement Tockner; Julian D. Olden; Zilca Campos; Fábio Muniz; Jens-Christian Svenning; Sonja C. Jähnig

The authors discuss the impacts of hydropower on aquatic and semi-aquatic species and how the impacts accumulate spatially and temporally across basins. They recommend the STREAM framework: Systematic planning, Tracking hydropower impacts, Responsive adaptive management strategies, Elimination of hydropower infrastructure, Assessment of socioecological trade-offs, and Multi-actor decision-making.

September 2024
Science of the Total Environment. - 934(2024), Art. 173188

Tapping into fungal potential: Biodegradation of plastic and rubber by potent Fungi

Sabreen S. Ibrahim; Danny Ionescu; Hans-Peter Grossart

The presence of plastics in our environment is an increasing burden on nature and our health. The authors have now identified fungi isolated from freshwater ecosystems that can efficiently degrade plastic polymers made of polyurethane, polyethylene and tyre rubber. Contrary to previous assumptions, no pre-treatment of the plastics was necessary.