Climate and Nature

Coral reefs worldwide are dying off so rapidly that we have now reached the first climate tipping point, researchers reported last week. Sancia van der Meij, marine biologist at the University of Groningen, researches various species inhabiting coral reefs and is deeply concerned.

With a grant from the Wadden Fund and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, RUG Professor Britas Klemens Eriksson will conduct research into the impact of noise on underwater life in the Wadden Sea.

A shift in everyday habits by the world’s wealthiest households could cut the overall household-related global carbon emissions by 40 percent.

Microorganisms may offer solutions that can help us combat climate change, say RUG scientists. This is also shown in an international report.

The Wadden Sea has always played an important role for fish, birds, and soil life: it serves as a breeding ground, refuelling station, and resting place. However, the Wadden Sea is not doing well. Today, researchers of the University of Groningen present their findings of the projects Swimway Waddenzee and Waddenmozaïek. 

Professor of Migratory Bird Ecology Theunis Piersma has been named a Knight of the National Order of Mauritania.

Michele Cucuzzella and Ming Cao are partners in the research programme ‘Behavioural Insights for Climate Policy’

How much land, water, and other resources does our lifestyle require? And how can we adapt this lifestyle to stay within the limits of what the Earth can give?

A research consortium led by UG Professor of Ecology Han Olff has been awarded a €6.75 million grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). In the coming years, the transdisciplinary consortium named CurveBend seeks to develop a new approach to biodiversity restoration in areas where livestock farming is a major form of land use in the coming years.