News & Press
| On 5 June 2025, Katharina Berg (née Wittmann) defended her doctoral thesis on “Sex determination and biomass allocation in response to habitat quality”. |  | |
Next episode of Klimafunk! - Parents for Future Munich on Radio LORA Munich with Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein Thursday, 30 January 2025, 7 - 8 pm |  | |
| Article on “Digital identification of wild bees and wasps in biology lessons” by researchers from the University of Bamberg and Dr. Felix Fornoff |  | |
| Interview with Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein in the journal “Ökologie & Landbau” on the results of the project Faktencheck Artenvielfalt.
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| On 12.12.2024, the Badische Zeitung reported on our research results on microplastics in agricultural landscapes. Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein gave an interview for the article in which she emphasized the need for further research on the effects of microplastics on wild bees and their pollination services. |  | |
| We are pleased to announce that the book “Praxishandbuch Nutzpflanzenbestäubung” by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein and Dr. Felix Fornoff will be published by Haupt Verlag in April 2025. |  | |
Press release on our publication "Plastic pollution in agricultural landscapes: an overlooked threat to pollination, biocontrol and food security" in Nature Communications. |  | |
| The strategy dialogue on agriculture (2022-2024) initiated by the state government, in which the working group was represented by Christopher Hellerich, ended with the joint agreement for the future of agriculture and biodiversity in Baden-Württemberg signed by all stakeholders involved. |  | |
For the arte 42 broadcast "Können wir die Bestäuber ersetzen?" Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein gave an interview on plant-pollinator interactions, hand pollination, and the effects of climate change and pesticides on pollination services. |  | |
| Dr. Felix Fornoff gave an interview for Badische Zeitung for the article "Warum derzeit schwarze Insekten-Wolken durch die Region Freiburg schwirren". |  | |
| Publication of Faktencheck Artenvielfalt (fact check biodiversity) On 01.10.24 the book will be available in bookshops and online open access. On 30.09.24 the most important results will be presented in Berlin and the publication will be celebrated. |  | |
A decade after the Nagoya Protocol - German biodiversity researchers' perspective Statement of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity (SKBV) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) |  | |
| As part of the SPD Umweltforum, Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein will give a lecture on the topic ‘Insektensterben - Ist der Abwärtstrend gestoppt?’. When: 01 October 2024, 19:00 hrs Where: Goethe-Institut Freiburg, Wilhelmstr. 17, 79098 Freiburg Participation also possible via live stream |  | |
| The BNN article "Wie zwei Brüder aus Baden-Baden ihre Leidenschaft für Wildbienen entdeckten" reports on the studies and doctorate of our former PhD student, Tristan Eckerter (right), and his brother. |  | |
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| In the ZEIT podcast "Auch das noch?" Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein talks about pollinators in agricultural landscapes, her research on plant-insect interactions and our EU project RestPoll |  | |
| Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein on #Krautschau in Freiburg. In a short video, she explains why it is important to raise awareness for the plants that grow on walls and pavements in the city. |  | |
Now available in Dutch: Stoepplantjes: Ontdek 95 planten in de stad
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| Award ceremony In June 2024, our former PhD student Dr. Tristan Eckerter was awarded the Sattelmühle Förderpreis for his dissertation on "Conservation options for wild bees and wasps in managed temperate forests". His PhD project was supervised by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein and Dr. Veronika Braunisch.
Photo: Sattelmühle Stiftung |  | |
| Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein will give a lecture on pollination services at the University of Bayreuth on 26 June 2024 |  | |
Poster Citizen Science in Teaching Through Digital Wild Bee Identification Together with researchers of the University of Bamberg, Dr. Felix Fornoff published a poster on 'Citizen Science in Teaching' publiziert. | ||
#Krautschau events in Freiburg 09.05.2024, 12:00: Freiburger Golfclub e.V., Krüttweg 1, D-79199 Kirchzarten, with Anna Klopstock and Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein 16.05.2024, 14:00: Herder building, main entrance, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Tennenbacher Straße 4, 79106 Freiburg, with Winfried Meier and Prof. Dr. Alexandra Klein | ||
Podcast: Beenovation In episode 5 of the Beenovation podcast, Dr. Felix Fornoff talks about our research in the INTEGRA project, opportunities, benefits and challenges for farmers of promoting pollinator insects. | ||
Lecture Series "Gehegte Natur" As part of the lecture series "Gehegte Natur - Eine transkulturelle Gartengeschichte", Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein will give a lecture on "Geschichte der Gärten aus Sicht der Bienen" on 18 July 2024. |  | |
Research Semester in Lund, Sweden | ||
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| "Tropical ecosystems in a fast-changing planet" |  | |
Session & Chairs "Multi-trophic networks in tropical forests" Chair: Dr. Finn Rehling, Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar Session 11-O12 - Biodiversity, biotic interactions and functioning Talk: Finn Rehling, Jing-Ting Chen, Matteo Dadda, Xianglu Deng, Heike Feldhaar, Felix Fornoff, Massimo Martini, Xiaoyu Shi, Liu Xiaojuan, Chao-Dong Zhu, Alexandra-Maria Klein "Animal carrion decomposition and decomposers are influenced by canopy cover, topography, ants and tree species richness in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment" Dr. Finn Rehling received the Merian Award for the second best oral presentation Session 2-O6 - Cutting-edge biomonitoring in the tropics | ||
DAFA - Fachforum Bienen und Landwirtschaft — Strategiekonferenz | |
Vorstellung des INTEGRA Projekts Dr. Felix Fornoff "Hecken in Agrarlandschaften bieten attraktive Blütenressourcen aber wenige Nisthabitate für Wildbienen" |  |
Deutschlandfunk - Zwischentöne 14.01.2024 "Die Ökosysteme wären ohne den Menschen besser dran" Interview mit Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein |
Office of University and Science Communications - Press release 19.12.2023 "Neue Lebensräume für Hummeln, Schmetterlinge und Co" In 2024 startet das neue EU Projekt "RestPoll" (Restoring pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches) Led by Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein Coordination by Amibeth Thompson Collaboration by Dr. Felix Fornoff, Dr. Dimitry Wintermantel, Dr. Julia Osterman | |
| RestPoll Kick-Off meeting November 28th-29th, 2023 in Lund, Sweden | ||
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| (Coordination) | All RestPoll Cooperation partner with Dr. Dimitry Wintermantel | Prof. Alexandra-Maria Klein (PI/Coordination) |
| in Nisthilfen bestimmen: Ein Bestimmungschlüssel für Deutschland Ein Ratgeber des Thünen-Institut für Biodiversität, Braunschweig |  |  |
| in Baden-Württemberg die im Rahmen des Projekts GolfBioDivers von ihr untersucht werden.
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Das Mitmachbuch zu Krautschau Aktionen: Autorinnen: Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein & Dr. Julia Krohmer
95 Stadtpflanzen entdecken, bestimmen, bekannt machen |  |
from February 2024 also in French: Qu'est-ce qui pousse dans ma rue? Les 95 espèces les plus fréquentes de flore des rues from Juli 2024 also in Englisch: The flora of pavements, walls and waste ground |
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