Recent News

Naya Weißleder and Janne Henkel received the 1. prize at jugend forscht 2023 with their project "Artificial snow - white magic or a curse for the environment? Comparison of snow types". The school students were supported for their chemical analyses by the laboratory for "Routine Measurements & Analyses" of MPI for Biogeochemistry.
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The future of the Amazon rainforest and its influence on the global climate were the focus of the visit by Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Steffi Lemke to the ATTO in Brazil. The President and the Federal Minister for the Environment visited the German-Brazilian research station on January 2nd. [more]

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, expects to have an opening for a director and scientific member of the Max Planck Society (MPG) in the general field of ecosystem ecology and biogeochemical cycles in the Earth System and related areas. [more]

As part of the FORST³ - Trade Fair for Forests, Forestry and Wood at the Erfurt Exhibition Centre, Emeritus Director Prof. Dr Ernst-Detlef Schulze was awarded the ThüringenForst Medal for his special services to forests and forestry on 25 March 2023.
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We mourn the loss of our long-time employee, friend, and colleague John Kula, who passed away on January 13, 2023 after a long and serious illness. [more]