Content to: Land ecosystems

New Project: From Sustainable Smartphones to Green Data Centres—Solutions for Sustainable Digitalisation

The raw materials in our devices, the energy required to produce them, the electricity required for use—our digital world is leading to an enormous consumption of resources. The global AI hype is exacerbating the problem even further, as is impressively demonstrated by the race for energy sources for data centres. According to various calculations, CO2

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Reducing Plastic Waste With Wooden Buoys: CLS Oceania’s Design Decomposes in the Ocean

The sea is full of plastic buoys that never decompose. Could a new design of wooden buoy be the biodegradable solution our oceans need?

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The Gaia Initiative Uses AI, Animal Transmitters and Vultures to Protect Against Epidemics and Poaching

What can a vulture tell us about animal ecosystems? It turns out, quite a bit. The GAIA initiative has developed an early warning system with the help of these scavengers.

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The Ocean Cleanup: Can Our Oceans Be Freed From Marine Litter for 7.5 Billion Euros?

More and more marine litter is floating in our oceans. The Ocean Cleanup project aims to tackle the problem - but how effective is it really?

Measuring Terrestrial Water Storage With Satellites Shows the Impact of Climate Change

Floods and droughts are increasing, while groundwater levels decline. Measuring Terrestrial Water Storage helps track these changes.

Berlin Rewards the Repair of Smartphones and Other Devices: How the New Repair Bonus Works

Since September 2024, Berlin's repair bonus has been helping consumers with the cost of repairs. It's high time it was introduced nationwide.

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Kijani App Enables Smallholders to Regreen in Sub-Saharan Africa

By providing localised knowledge, the Kijani app enables farmers to choose the right crops for a greener Sub-Saharan Africa.

How “Perplant Farming” Supports Environmentally Friendly Cultivation With Farm Robots and AI

AI and farm robots are opening up new possibilities in agriculture - environmentally friendly weed and pest control is one of them.

Satellites Can Now Detect Marine Litter From Space

New research shows how satellites can be used to detect marine litter from space and create a map of the waste in our oceans.