- The Soil Microbiology Working Group of the Thünen Institute of Biodiversity conducted the first close monitoring of soil microorganisms and has optimized methods therefore in the past two years
- A delegation from the module Biodiversity of Small Waterbody participated in the 14th meeting of more than 200 European freshwater researchers in Turkey from July 20th to 25th
- The summer edition of this year’s Bumblebee Challenge (20 June to 3 July 2025), initiated by the Thünen Institute and organised in cooperation with BUND Naturschutz Bayern since 2024, was a resounding success: Within just two…
- The team from the Habitat Diversity / Land Use Monitoring Module presented its current work at the European Space Agency ESA. The Conference took place in Vienna from June 23 to 27.
- The Institute for Bee Research Hohen Neuendorf e.V. conducted the first genetic monitoring of German honey bees in 2024 with the support of beekeeping associations and societies. Results are now available.
- Since 2018, the World Bee Day is celebrated worldwide on the birthday of the Slovenian Anton Janša (1734-1773), who is considered as the founder of modern beekeeping. This day reminds us of the importance of bees and other…
- At the end of 2023, volunteers from the wild bee monitoring program sampled nesting aids for eDNA analysis for the first time. The results of this analysis by the Thünen Institute are now available and have been presented for the…
- How are bumblebees doing in the German agricultural landscape? Which species occur here and how are their distribution areas changing? Researchers at the Thünen Institute of Biodiversity have been developing a nationwide…