Forest. Water. Values.

Biodi­ver­sity Ampoorter, E. et al. (2020): Tree diver­sity is key for promo­ting the diver­sity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe. Oikos 129(2): 133–146. https://lirias.kuleuven.be/retrieve/86e3e71e-680e-4175-b0b3-694c3a90db74 Europe-wide multi-site study: Tree species diver­sity syste­ma­ti­cally promotes the diver­sity and abundance of associated […]

Mushrooms are among the oldest living organisms on Earth. Their history goes back more than one billion years – long before the first plants or animals existed. Fossil finds show that mushrooms were already present in the early develo­p­mental phases […]

One hectare of drinking-water forest… … may sound unremar­kable – about the size of one and a half football pitches -, yet something great is happe­ning on this area: year after year, 500,000 to 1,200,000 litres more clean ground­water is generated here than in […]

Trees are true masters of adapt­a­tion and survival Their growth is far more than an impres­sive natural pheno­menon – it is the result of a long evolu­tio­nary develo­p­ment and the basis for the stabi­lity of entire ecosys­tems.   […]

Ferns are among the oldest groups of plants on Earth… … their history goes back more than 350 million years, to the age of the dinosaurs. Even then, they covered large parts of the planet and shaped the early […]

Leaves Hardly has autumn begun than the great spectacle of the seasons starts: the leaves turn bright red, golden and amber, detach from the crowns and whirl down to the ground in little dances – […]

Water is the basis of all life on Earth … … and an indis­pensable resource for people, animals and plants. Without water we could not exist, because our bodies consist of more than the […]

Forests in a changing climate We depend on forests — they provide us with timber, bind CO₂, store water, regulate tempe­ra­tures and are a habitat for many species – making them an indis­pensable part of the neces­sary climate adapt­a­tion measures. We […]

Plant deciduous trees and harvest drinking water When we plant deciduous trees, we gain more than just vibrant landscapes – we actively secure our drinking water. But how exactly does that work? More water and life in the mixed deciduous woodland […]