On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.
Reforms against decay
01/08/2020 · Institute for the World Economy
25 years after its foundation, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in a crisis. To prevent a collapse, and thus a loss of prosperity worldwide, it needs reform.
Land-use impacts biodiversity in the long-term
01/07/2020 · Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Changes from grassland to cropland that happened as long as 20 years ago impact the biodiversity of species inhabiting agroecosystems in the long-term, i.e. today.
Urban skyglow suppresses melatonin
01/07/2020 · Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Even the low light intensities of urban skyglow are sufficient to suppress the nocturnal melatonin production and thus to disrupt our day-night rhythm.
Germans desire simplified tax system
01/07/2020 · ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
More than 90 per cent of Germans consider the tax system to be in need of simplification. However, there is no social consensus on what reform should look like.
Planetary Boundaries under pressure
01/06/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Nine systems - including climate change - regulate the state of our planet. Interactions between them can amplify human impacts on the Earth system even more.
