Join us for the next DKFZ #sustainability talk with Prof. Dr. Aletta Bonn about the benefits of #nature 🌳 🌻 💦 🦋 📅 22 October | 🕚 11.00-12:00 ➡️ t1p.de/616vu In English with German subtitles #biodiversity #health #resilience @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social @uni-jena.de @alettabonn.bsky.social

Global biodiversity trends are often discussed in headlines, but how are they measured? On #InsideBiodiversity, Louise McRae (@zslofficial.bsky.social) explains the Living Planet Index and the data behind one of the world's most cited biodiversity indicators. 📊🌍 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

🎙️ On #InsideBiodiversity, Volker Hahn speaks with Louise McRae (@zslofficial.bsky.social) about the new Living Planet Index, a widely used indicator of global biodiversity change. What can the data tell us about trends in wildlife populations around the world? 🌍📊 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Today, #UniJena has opened the Microverse Center Jena. The new building provides around 5,000 square metres for interdisciplinary microbiome research in the Cluster of Excellence @microverse.bsky.social. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/446468/mic…

🌱 iDiv's Dr Monica Farfan contributed to the FAO's Status of the World's Soil Resources report. For iDiv, she reflects on science-based policy, soil biodiversity monitoring, and collaboration to protect soils. #iDivImpact 🌍🔬 www.idiv.de/idiv-expert-...

iDiv expert shares insights from landmark soil assessment

Dr Monica Farfan reflects on her contribution to the FAO’s Status of the World's Soil Resources report and explains the challenge of keeping soils healthy.

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🎉 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die @uni-jena.de zur Auszeichnung als Exzellenzuniversität! Als Gründungsmitglied und Trägerinstitution von iDiv ist die Universität ein starker Partner in der Biodiversitätsforschung. Große Freude über diesen verdienten Erfolg. 🌿👏

🌊 In a recent paper, @gavinstark89.bsky.social shares eight principles for marine #rewilding in a framework to support large-scale ecosystem restoration, reconnect habitats, reduce human pressures, and promote ecological recovery. 🦦 🪸 #iDivResearch @unihalle.bsky.social www.idiv.de/how-can-mari...

How can marine rewilding help ocean ecosystems recover?

Dr Gavin Stark of iDiv and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg outlines eight principles for marine rewilding in a recent paper published in Conservation Science and Practice.

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Why did a major herring fishery suddenly collapse around 1570? Study by @uni-kiel.de and iDiv shows how 🌡️ environmental change, 🎣 overfishing and 👥 social & economic change combined to push centuries-old Skanör-Falsterbo fishery into collapse. More: www.idiv.de/historic-fis... #iDivResearch

🌡️ ❄️ 🏜️ A new study in Nature Communications shows warming, cooling and aridification shaped mammal communities in Central Asia during the Paleogene (66-23 million years ago). Led by researchers from iDiv, the @uni-jena.de and @sgn.one. 🔗 www.idiv.de/hot-cold-dry...

Hot, cold, dry: Climate change shaped mammal diversity 66 to 23 million years ago

Mammal communities in Central Asia responded to global and regional climate changes, according to a new study.

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On #InsideBiodiversity, host Volker Hahn speaks with Shai Meiri about how public perception shapes reptile research. 🐢🦎🐍 This perception has real consequences: fewer monitoring projects, less funding, and gaps in global data. @telavivuni.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au 🎧 🐊 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

🌍 iDiv and the @uni-jena.de are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Macroevolution & Macroecology. 🕒 Full-time (40h/week) or part-time (minimum 75%) 📅 Start: 1 Dec 2026 💼 Fixed-term: 3 years 💶 Salary: up to E13 (TV‑L) ⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

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Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.

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🏆 Celebrating outstanding research at #iDivConference2026! Congratulations to all six researchers recognised for their outstanding contributions to biodiversity science. 🎤📌 Meet the winners below! 🧵

🌿 Over the past two days, researchers contributed to a vibrant programme at the #iDivConference2026, demonstrating the breadth, depth, and strength of the iDiv network across disciplines, institutions, and career stages.

🌿 Welcome to Day 1 of the #iDivConference2026! With over 230 participants and 70 talks, we are excited to begin two days of scientific exchange at @uni-jena.de. ☀️🎤 Today kicks off with Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning's keynote (@au.dk) and 🛠️ workshops begin tomorrow! conference.idiv.de/event/5/time...

iDiv Annual Conference 2026

Dear iDiv community, We are pleased to invite you to the 10th iDiv Annual Conference, which will take place on 08 - 09 September 2026 at the Friedrich Schiller University. This year marks a special mi...

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Reptiles are among the most misunderstood animals on the planet. 🐢 As Shai Meiri puts it in conversation with iDiv's Volker Hahn, they are fascinating and largely not harmful.🦎 Learn more on #InsideBiodiversity: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io @telavivuni.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au

Fantastic thread by Karl showing some of the things we have been working on with sUnderfoot @idiv-research.bsky.social Including our newly published database paper and concept paper! Check it out I’m excited for what’s left to come!

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🌱 1/3: Recap before 2 new #sUnderfoot papers 🔔 last year we proposed six Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) to predict disturbance responses, led by @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social 💐 @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/plant...

Out now on #InsideBiodiversity: Macroecologist Shai Meiri dives into the state of reptiles worldwide. 🐍🦎 The episode explores trends, challenges, and how public perception shapes research priorities and conservation.🐊🐢 @telavivuni.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Im neuen Projekt #TripleBird nutzt das #UFZ die in Deutschland sehr gut dokumentierten Bestandsentwicklungen von Vogelarten, um den Rückgang der #Biodiversität nachzuweisen. Mit dabei @idiv-research.bsky.social, @unipotsdam.bsky.social und @dda-avifauna.bsky.social 👉 www.ufz.de/index.php?de...

It’s great fun to co-lead the @idiv-research.bsky.social summer school on ‘Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology’ and to present my work related to @phenobs.bsky.social. Spending a week working alongside motivated young researchers from all over the world is incredibly inspiring. 🍀🌼👍

Climate change is reshaping biodiversity — but not in a uniform way. Learn more on this episode of #InsideBiodiversity. 🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Das Projekt FLOW zeigt, wie starke Partnerschaften wirken. Beim Besuch von Bundesumweltminister betonte iDiv’s Anne Wesemann: Forschung muss in die Gesellschaft hineinwirken. Projektleiterin @alettabonn.bsky.social zeigt, wie FLOW genau das ermöglicht. ➡️ www.idiv.de/de/bundesumw...

Bundesumweltminister Carsten Schnei-der erforscht mit Teilnehmenden des FLOW-Projekts die Gera

FLOW-Projekt von Universität Jena, UFZ und iDiv verbindet wissenschaftliches Ge-wässermonitoring mit ehrenamtlichem Engagement

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Federal Minister for the Environment Carsten Schneider visited the #FLOW citizen science project, run by researches from #UniJena, @ufz.de and @idiv-research.bsky.social to investigate the water quality of the River Gera together with volunteers. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/436106/fe...

How does gardening affect biodiversity? #UniJena is investigating this in collaboration with @ufz.de and @idiv-research.bsky.social as part of the ‘MikroSafari’ citizen science project. We are looking for 200 community gardeners from Jena – start is in September. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/435985/on...

Wie vielfältig ist dein Kleingarten? 🦋 🐜 🕷️ 🪲 Das neue Citizen‑Science‑Projekt „MikroSafari“ sucht ab September 200 Kleingärtnerinnen und Kleingärtner, die mit der Forschung herausfinden wollen, welche kleinen Tiere dort leben. Jetzt mitmachen: umfrage.uni-leipzig.de/index.php/13...

Biodiversity change is often framed as a story of decline, but iDiv's Volker Hahn notes in this special review episode: “Biodiversity change has many gloomy stories to tell… but there are also hopeful stories.” #InsideBiodiversity 🎧Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Butterflies are on the move 🦋🌡️A new global study shows that 80% of butterfly species have expanded their ranges, with 79% of all recorded shifts linked to climate change and extreme weather. #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/the-scale-of...

The scale of butterfly range shifts is far greater than previously known — affecting every continent

A new global study shows butterflies are on the move as the climate warms, with far more species expanding their ranges than contracting.

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🎧 Special review episode of #InsideBiodiversity! Is biodiversity decline ubiquitous? 🌍 This episode explores the Biodiversity Conservation Paradox, bringing together insights from researchers on biodiversity change, conservation successes, and why nuance matters. insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Inside Biodiversity is now on Instagram 📸🌿✨ iDiv is expanding to a new space — with visuals based on research insights and moments from our podcast conversations. If you’d like to follow #InsideBiodiversity in a more visual way, you'll find us here: www.instagram.com/insidebiodiv...

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1 Followers - 1 Posts - "Plant communities can look unchanged -- yet be entirely different when you examine the species. 🌱 Inside Biodiversity g…"

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🌍 Non-native species often dominate debates, but #InsideBiodiversity offers a nuanced view. Ute Jandt and Helge Bruelheide (@unihalle.bsky.social) explain that while some non-native species cause severe local damage, others have limited or scale‑dependent effects. 🔗 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Will Europe’s biodiversity appears on future Euro banknotes? 💶 The ECB is running a public survey — you can vote now: 🔗 surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote... Henrique Pereira (@unihalle.bsky.social & iDiv) joined the ECB's advisory group. More (German): 🔗 www.idiv.de/de/was-haben... #iDivImpact

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I’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too!

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We are delighted to welcome science journalist Jelena Prtorić @jelena-prtoric.bsky.social to iDiv! She has been selected for a fellowship in the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Programme & will explore the prediction of biodiversity changes & communicating the uncertainties surrounding them.