Gabriele Rada

New iDiv podcast launched

Inside Biodiversity tackles the big questions in biodiversity

DarkDivNet

Dark diversity reveals global impoverishment of natural vegetation 

Nature study shows that the potential occurrence of plant species is significantly higher

Nature Study Dark Diversity

H. Kreft

Study shows global seed plant distribution over millions of years

Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, the study highlights the enduring influence of physical barriers and environmental factors throughout evolutionary history.

Adobe Stock / M. Burgess

How elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategies

A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. The findings – published in the Journal of Animal Ecology– could provide crucial information to help protect these iconic animals and their habitats.

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Events

sRealBioFun 1 working group meeting

07.04.2025 09:00 – 10.04.2025 15:00

Seminar talks by Amir Lewin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev & Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetona, University Paris-Saclay

16.04.2025 13:00 – 14:00

Seminar talks by Jay Edneil Olivar, iDiv/Leipzig University & Elina Takola, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

23.04.2025 13:00 – 14:00

Seminar talk by María Á. Echeverry-Galvis, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana & Orlando Acevedo-Charry, University of Florida

30.04.2025 13:00 – 14:00

sRED 1 working group meeting

05.05.2025 09:00 – 09.05.2025 15:00

sPectra 2 working group meeting

12.05.2025 09:00 – 16.05.2025 15:00

sMacrosS 1 working group meeting

19.05.2025 09:00 – 22.05.2025 15:00

sBombus 2 working group meeting

16.06.2025 09:00 – 20.06.2025 15:00

sNEXT 1 working group meeting

23.06.2025 09:00 – 27.06.2025 15:00

sFutures 2 working group meeting

07.07.2025 09:00 – 11.07.2025 15:00

sTREND 1 working group meeting

08.07.2025 09:00 – 11.07.2025 15:00

sIbteds working group meeting

01.09.2025 09:00 – 05.09.2025 15:00

sFragment 2 working group meeting

08.09.2025 09:00 – 11.09.2025 15:00

sTime 2 working group meeting

10.11.2025 09:00 – 14.11.2025 15:00

sEXCRETE 1 working group meeting

08.12.2025 09:00 – 12.12.2025 15:00

sMacrobehaviour 2 working group meeting

02.03.2026 09:00 – 05.03.2026 15:00

All Events

Numbers

50,000 sDiv citations – 12 years of excellence in biodiversity research

The sDiv synthesis centre at iDiv has seen its scientific publications from supported projects collectively cited over 50,000 times.

60% of Germany’s habitat types have an ecologically unfavourable status

Faktencheck Artenvielfalt shows the state of biodiversity in Germany.

1,953 reports about iDiv and iDiv research in 2024

iDiv’s experts and groundbreaking research are regularly featured in local, regional, and international media.

Decline of global biodiversity between 2 and 11% during the 20th century

Land-use change was the dominant driver, large multi-model study shows.

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

iDiv is a global leader in biodiversity research.

The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) is focused on understanding the variety of life on earth. We measure and monitor how this diversity is changing, and how it affects ecosystem functioning and services.

We are establishing the scientific basis for sustainably managing, protecting, and restoring biodiversity for a more resilient future.

iDiv’s Impact