⏱️Reminder: iDiv Synthesis Centre Working Group Call! Submit your innovative synthesis project idea. 📅 Pre‑proposal deadline: 28 May 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/research/sdi...

🚨 Die Deadline wurde bis Freitag, den 15.05., verlängert! Jetzt bewerben!

🛤️ Most insects remain outside effective conservation coverage — and Shawan Chowdhury explains why insects were rarely considered as protected areas were created. 🎧 More on #InsideBiodiversity: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social

Veranstaltungstipp: Tag der Stadtnatur am 29. Mai in #Halle. Mit dabei auch Aletta Bonn von #UFZ und @idiv-research.bsky.social mit dem Vortrag „Naturschutz und Vertrauen in Wissenschaft – Effekte von Citizen Science” Wo? 17:00 Uhr in der Leopoldina (Jägerberg 1 ) www.leopoldina.org/ergebnisse-u...

🦋 Die Ausstellung „Insektenwissen“ startet heute in der Bibliotheca Albertina! Bis 9. August könnt ihr historische Insektenbücher & Präparate entdecken. 📣 Am 9. Juni., 18 Uhr spricht iDiv's @roelvanklink.bsky.social über „Wie geht es unseren Insekten?“ www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/aktuelle-aus...

🌻Functional Ecology's May issue is out now!🌻 📙On the cover: Monitoring phenological data (Credit: Robert Rauschkolb) 📖Read it here👇️ buff.ly/W70P6XE 🧵1/3 🧪🌍️

Check out this exciting special focus edited by @phenobs.bsky.social and published in @funecology.bsky.social. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A new Special Focus in @funecology.bsky.social brings together 13 studies showing that shifts in seasonal timing — like earlier flowering, changing breeding periods, or longer fruiting windows — are shaped by more than climate change alone. 🌱 🌸 🍒 🔗 www.idiv.de/climate-chan...

🚨 Unser HR‑Team sucht Verstärkung – wir freuen uns sehr über weitere Bewerbungen und Weiterleitungen!

📱In Bangladesh, Facebook holds more insect observations than official databases — & Shawan Chowdhury is turning posts into scientific insight. Learn more on the new episode of #InsideBiodiversity. @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

🚨Reminder: Apply to the iDiv Fellowship Programme! Spend dedicated time at iDiv to advance your research and collaborate with our biodiversity community. 📅 Deadline: 24 June 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/research/fel...

Congratulations to Pablo, winner of the Dorothea Erxleben Doctoral Dissertation Award 2026 of @unihalle.bsky.social! @castretis.bsky.social @sylvia-haider.bsky.social @geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social

🪲 When you really look at insects an entire universe of diversity opens up. Shapes, colours, behaviours, ecological roles… On #InsideBiodiversity, @roelvanklink.bsky.social (@unihalle.bsky.social) shares why we need to pay attention. 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

💼🌿 Many measures that help insects — less mowing, less intensification, less pressure on landscapes — require doing less, not more. If you want a candid look at the tension between biodiversity and economics, check out this episode with @roelvanklink.bsky.social. 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Fantastic funding opportunities for biodiversity related research projects👇 1. Synthesis Working Groups 2. Senior Fellows Please spread the words & apply :)

Werde Teil eines internationalen Forschungszentrums und unterstütze das HR‑Team von iDiv. #iDiv sucht eine:n Personalbetreuer:in/HR-Manager:in (w/m/d)🌿👥 📌 bis zu 75 % (30h/Woche) 📌 befristet für 2 Jahre 📌 Vergütung bis E9b TV‑L 📅 Bewerbungsfrist: 8. Mai 2026 👉Infos: www.idiv.de/de/karriere/...

🚨 Two major iDiv calls are now accepting applications! 🔹 iDiv Synthesis Centre Working Group Call 🔹 iDiv Fellowship Programme Call 🔗 More info, application criteria + deadlines: www.idiv.de

Coming soon! 🎉

🌍 New iDiv paper shows how biodiversity monitoring can be improved on all scales. 🌱 EBVs & EESVs can - link local observations to national & global reporting - support global frameworks & national ecosystem accounting - enable better indicators for decision support 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4...

🌘 LEPMON sucht Freiwillige in Leipzig! KI‑Kameras erfassen Nachtfalter, um Biodiversitätstrends sichtbar zu machen. In Leipzig laufen 6 Kameras, bundesweit ~60. Mitmachen? 🔧Kamera betreiben oder online Bilder annotieren 📸 Kennt jemand die Art? 🔗 lepmon.de #CitizenScience #Insekten #iDivImpact

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Native plants, fewer mowings, and biodiversity‑friendly gardens make a real difference for insects. 
 Reducing animal‑based food also lowers pressure on ecosystems, says @roelvanklink.bsky.social (@unihalle.bsky.social). 🎧 #InsideBiodiversity: Worth a listen. insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

From neonicotinoids to CO₂‑driven nutrient dilution, the drivers of insect decline are complex and understudied. On #InsideBiodiversity, @roelvanklink.bsky.social (@unihalle.bsky.social) shares what researchers know, what they don’t, & why that uncertainty matters.
 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Die ARD‑Wissen‑Doku „Auf Spurensuche“ zeigt die Forschung von Dr. Susanne Dunker am iDiv und @ufz.de. Ihre Arbeit zur Pollenerfassung macht deutlich, wie relevant Biodiversitätsforschung für Fragen ist, die eng mit menschlichem Wohlbefinden verbunden sind. 🌿🔬 👉 www.ardmediathek.de/video/auf-sp...

🎶 Waldgeräusche erhellen das Gemüt 😁 Insbesondere dann, wenn sie vertraut sind. Die in 🇩🇪 lebenden Studienteilnehmerinnen und -teilnehmer empfanden die Naturgeräusche als beeindruckender und erholsamer, wenn diese aus heimischen Wäldern stammten statt aus den Tropen 🌳 www.idiv.de/de/waldgerae...

Insects are diverse, adaptable, remarkable. 🪲
 But researchers face a challenge: the period of systematic monitoring reflects human influence and the true baseline is unknown. On #InsideBiodiversity, @roelvanklink.bsky.social shares what long‑term data reveals.
 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Fantastic & amazing collaboration & research project about modelling & predicting the future of our global floras in a world of Plant invasions! Almost 10.000 SDMs & range projections😱😍💪

High‑resolution global maps revealing the expansion risk of thousands of non-native plant species under today’s conditions and future climate and land‑use scenarios have been produced for the first time. 🗺️ @natecoevo.nature.com @univie.ac.at @smartenwinter.bsky.social www.idiv.de/global-model...

Über die toxische Beziehung von #Vögeln und #Glasscheiben sprach ich mit @smartenwinter.bsky.social vom @idiv-research.bsky.social. Wie ist der Stand, was muss man tun und was ist das #Projekt #EcoGlassBird? Grüße an die @wildvogelhilfe.bsky.social und den @nabu.de. www.l-iz.de/top-posts/20...

Check out this Science paper with contributions from iDiv members Walter Durka (@ufz.de) and Marcel Quint (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)

🔥In this #InsideBiodiversity episode, Dr Taylor Dotson explains how climate change was framed as a knowledge problem — as if “more facts” would automatically lead to political action. He warns that biodiversity debates risk repeating this mistake. 🎧Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

⏲️ Only one week left to apply to this year's #iDiv Summer School! Accepted MSc students and doctoral researchers will receive expert guidance through hands-on data collection, trait measurements, phenology assessments, and ecological analyses. 🌿📏📊 Deadline: 31 March 2026

🎙️ In the newest episode of #InsideBiodiversity, Dr Taylor Dotson challenges the assumption that people who oppose conservation policies are simply misinformed or, as he puts it, “suffering a personal cognitive failure.” 🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Heute auf der Leipziger Buchmesse: Wie kann Wirtschaft von Biodiversität profitieren – und warum brauchen wir sie? Darüber spricht iDiv-Geschäftsführer Martin Quaas beim Podium „In Zusammenarbeit mit der Natur“ mit K. Böhning-Gaese, J. Kersten & H. Trischler. 📅 Fr, 20. März, 16:00, Forum Unibund

📣 Plant communities are responding differently to climate change. Cold‑adapted mountain species🏔️are declining fastest, while forests🌲and grasslands change more slowly. Across all ecosystems, plant communities lag behind the pace of warming.📈 #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/europes-ecos... @nature.com

A research team has demonstrated that bird communities remain clearly distinguishable throughout the year depending on the type of forest. AI-supported acoustic monitoring enabled the detection of 58 species, offering new approaches to biodiversity research. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/395494/fo...

🎙️In the newest episode of #InsideBiodiversity, Dr Taylor Dotson challenges the assumption that people who oppose conservation policies are simply misinformed or, as he puts it, “suffering a personal cognitive failure.” 🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Successful first sDiv workshop "sModelProBio - Modelling the way forward for protecting biodiversity during climate change" Pushing forward biodiversity model intercomparison, with focus on process-based models at regional scales. Excited for the collaborations ahead! 🌍🌱 @idiv-research.bsky.social

🌿 Was hat Biodiversität mit Wirtschaft zu tun? Darüber diskutiert iDiv-Geschäftsführer Martin Quaas auf der #LeipzigerBuchmesse beim Podium „In Zusammenarbeit mit der Natur“. 📅 20. März (16:00), Forum Unibund Mit: Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Jens Kersten & Helmuth Trischler www.leipziger-buchmesse.de

Can science be done better – and if yes, how? At the #ScienceTBD Symposium, researchers from 30+ institutions met for 2 days of open and honest discussions on research culture, #openscience, incentives, misconduct, and #sciencecommunication. #ScienceIntegrity #ResearchCulture #OpenScience #iDiv

🌱 In this episode of #InsideBiodiversity, Dr Taylor Dotson joins iDiv's Volker Hahn to explore the tension between land‑based communities and distant observers — a key driver of conservation conflict. A must-listen when working with multiple stakeholders. 👥🌾 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

This is a huge coordination success & a lot of work in the last years. A global call across many synthesis centre on "Interaction of climate and biodiversity"

🌍 Eight synthesis centres, led by sDiv, have completed a joint call on biodiversity & climate change. 💡14 projects + postdocs 💡1.7 million euros 💡214 researchers 💬 @smartenwinter.bsky.social: Researchers will be launching initiatives at a scale we could previously only dream of. shorturl.at/UvMsu

Today is #InternationalWomensDay 🌿 We celebrate the women contributing to biodiversity research at iDiv and across our partner institutions. Their work – from field studies to global analyses – helps us better understand and protect life on Earth. #WomenInScience #Biodiversity

iDiv and @uni-jena.de are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Trait-Based Community Ecology and Modelling. Highlights: 🔺Full-time (100%, 40 h/week) with the option to reduce to 80% 🔺Fixed-term for 2 years 🔺Salary up to E13 TV‑L 📆 Apply by: 29 March 2026 www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

Das ist ein mir sehr wichtiges Thema👇

Heute ist #WorldWildlifeDay 🐦 Kollisionen mit Glasstrukturen töten in Deutschland schätzungsweise 18–115 Mio. Vögel pro Jahr. Im Projekt EcoGlassBird @smartenwinter.bsky.social analysieren wir gemeinsam mit der Wildvogelhilfe Leipzig Vogelschlagnachweise in Leipzig. (1/3)

Fascinating talk by Sheena Bartscheler on the open science movement from a sociologist perspective - shedding light on central involvement of political actors and problematic communal Story telling 👀 @idiv-research.bsky.social

🎧 This month’s #InsideBiodiversity is essential listening. 🌍 Author Dr Taylor Dotson speaks with iDiv’s Volker Hahn about polarisation, the framing of climate change as a knowledge problem, and biodiversity democracy. 🎙️ Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Check out the newest Special Issue in @natureconservation.pensoft.net on #coastal & #floodplain #restoration. 👇 @bfn-de.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social @ramsar.org @sgn.one @spongeboost.eu @bioagora.eu @respin-project.bsky.social

🌱 Apply now for the iDiv Summer School: “Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology” Participants will learn how to work with living collections, seed banks, and herbaria to unlock ecological insights. 📅 24–28 Aug 2026 🗓️ Apply by 31 Mar 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/events/summe...