Beitrag von GLOBE Swiss

#SundaySpecies: Take a sneak peek into the world of Mediterranean Zooplankton! 🦠🔬 Zooplankton are part of the base of the marine food web, playing an essential role in the flow of energy that is needed to maintain balance in marine ecosystems. 🐟 🐠 And that’s not all they do! Zooplankton are sensitive indicators of ecosystem health, responding quickly to nutrient changes. Scientists study them to better understand the impacts of pollution and climate change on our ocean, and international experts recently launched a call for plankton-based solutions to address the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity, climate and pollution: https://ow.ly/76fW50U3cPZ 🎥 IG: the_story_of_a_biologist

This is what a #ChristmasTree🎄 in the wild looks like underground. All of those roots are storing carbon— "The Earth’s soils contain about 2,500 gigatons of carbon—that’s more than three times the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and four times the amount stored in all living plants and animals." The world's soils are the best #CarbonSink we have— it's estimated that over a 10-year lifespan, a Christmas tree may accumulate around 18 kg of CO₂. Note: there are a variety of species used as Christmas Trees across the world, this is just one example. Image Source: https://buff.ly/478ERKl (Pinus Sylvestris). Kutschera, L.; Lichtenegger, E., "Wurzelatlas mitteleuropäischer Waldbäume und Sträucher". - Graz, Stuttgart : Leopold Stocker Verlag, 2002 (2. Aufl. 2013). - 604 p. #RegenerativeAgriculture #ClimateChange #ClimateAction Quote source: https://buff.ly/42Vsu1L

#DYK that soil is home to two-thirds of life on Earth? 🌍 With 59% of the planet's #biodiversity residing in soil, it's crucial to understand its importance. Discover more fascinating facts about #soil and its vital role in sustaining life. via World Economic Forum

The recent "Heat Check" by the Deutsche Umwelthilfe reveals that many German cities are unprepared for intensifying heatwaves, with insufficient green space and excessive urban sealing worsening public health risks. This lack of adequate heat protection not only exacerbates risks but also hinders other local actors from taking appropriate measures themselves. 🌡🏙 The new Heat Protection Strategy from the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 as well as a new proposed amendment to the Federal Building Code, both issued this week, represent new efforts to put climate adaptation high on the agenda as an intersectional issue. These efforts enable cities to move forward to greater #HeatResilience, leading to more systematic and positive impacts on communities and local actors, especially those who are otherwise unable to take protective measures on their own. At adelphi, our major project Zentrum KlimaAnpassung provides expert consultation, training and networking for German municipalities and social institutions to adapt to climate change. It helps address extreme weather events, including heat waves, by offering tailored solutions and support. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d9_-3u7V In another big project, adelphi experts are advising the Umweltbundesamt on the feasibility and implementation of a national heat action plan, to supplement existing local and state-level strategies. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dzmsbniw Together, these projects aim to address the urgent need for effective adaptation strategies for cities and municipalities in a warming climate. 🌿🌍 Beatrice John, Christian Kind, Walter Kahlenborn, Theresa Kaiser, Vera Engelmann, Linda Hölscher, Vivianne Rau, Martina Müller, Bernadette Mundthal, Stephanie Bilgram, Simone Podschun, Gideon Hussels, Daniela Fuß-Ulbing, Julia Bartsch, Katja Nicola Frick #Adaptation #UrbanResilience #Vulnerability

Join the Unibund at Leipziger Buchmesse on "#Al for Resilience and Early Warning in Climate Change" at Forum Unibund (Hall 2) on March 21, 3-4 PM📚 Speakers: Vitus Benson, Karen Dall, Joachim Denzler, Markus Reichstein & Orlando Guntinas-Lichius 🙌🏻 Link ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-6K_PzU Friedrich Schiller University Jena Anticipation Hub Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry #UniklinikumJena

Happy World Oceans Day! Let's catalyze action for ocean and climate! A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers, including Carlos Duarte, Chief Scientist of Oceans 2050, has revealed the role of seaweed in storing carbon in the ocean. Their research estimates that the world's seewead forests transport up to 170 million tonnes of carbon into the deep ocean every year, where some of it can remain locked up for centuries. The results emphasise the need to include macroalgae in the representation of the ocean's global carbon budget. The results were recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience. #alphaforimpact #blueeconomy #biodiversity #ocean #seaweed #SDG14

We're thrilled to announce the release of the first Project Report for the "Co-Adapted Braunschweig" joint project! The project presents the consequences and resulting risks of climate change that have already occurred for the fields of action "Water quantity management and soil water balance", "People and health" and "Nature conservation and biodiversity" specifically for Braunschweig. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/d769TtrZ Authors: Stadt Braunschweig, Department for Climate protection and strategic environmental planning (Ines Bruchmann, Lotta Becker) Technische Universität Braunschweig: SpACE Lab at ISU (Vanessa Miriam Carlow, Chantal Karadag, Katja Knecht, Olaf Mumm) and Institute for Geoecology (Lars Gerling, Diana Goertzen, Paula Hainz, Sascha Iden, Anne-Kathrin Schneider, Michael Strohbach, Stephan Weber) Werkstatt 35 gGmbH (Joseph Hölscher) Explore more about the project at: www.braunschweig.de/coabs spacelab-isu.org #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalResearch #Braunschweig #CoAdaptedBraunschweig #ProjectReport #ClimateAction