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US customs policy: This is how important the US market is for Germany
11 April 2025
How does the current US tariff policy affect trade goods such as grain, milk, timber and fish? Analyses and model calculations can be found in the current dossier.
In a joint report, six research institutes, including the Thünen Institutes of Forestry and Market Analysis, present scientific data and considerations on the potential of biomass use in Germany.
Wiley has recognised a publication from the Thünen Institute as one of the most frequently cited works of 2023. The study shows the effects of an increasingly plant-based diet on agricultural incomes.
The sector Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) emits substantially more carbon dioxide in the long term than previously thought. This is shown by the current projections of greenhouse gas emissions. Our FAQ provides the corresponding questions and answers.
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Hamon K, Kannen A, Vanaverbeke J, Alexander K, Akimova A, Nic Aonghusa C, Arias Schreiber M, Arjona Y, Arrigan M, Balestri E, Beermann J, Belgrano A, Bicknell A, Birchenough SNR, Bolam S, Brown EJ, Buchholzer H, Buyse J, Cadrin S, Stelzenmüller V, et al (2025) Workshop to compile evidence on the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fisheries and marine ecosystems (WKCOMPORE). Copenhagen: ICES, ix, 283 p, ICES Sci Rep 7(45), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.28759259
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Bergholz C, Melching A-K, Ben Salem N (2025) Start-ups in ländlichen Räumen. Braunschweig: Thünen-Institut für Innovation und Wertschöpfung in ländlichen Räumen, 2 p, Zahlen & Fakten zur Wirtschaft in ländlichen Räumen 01/2025, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-30
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Haase S, Woods P, Angelini S, Berg CW, Brown EJ, Cardinale M, Fernandez R, Fischer S, Krumme U, Nielsen A, Rachlitz K, Cousido Rocha M, Storr-Paulsen M, Stötera S (2025) Benchmark workshop for selected plaice stocks (WKBPLAICE). Copenhagen: ICES, v, 70 p, ICES Sci Rep 7(41), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.28400255
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Bross D, Schröder H, Pers-Kamczyc E, Kersten B (2025) DNA markers targeting three cellular genomes for the discrimination between Taxus baccata, T. cuspidata and their hybrid. Tree Genetics Genomes 21:14, DOI:10.1007/s11295-025-01696-8
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Asanger S, Verhaagh M, Zablotski Y, Gumbert S, Ritzmann M, Zöls S (2025) Carcass quality of immunocastrated boars - a retrospective analysis of slaughterhouse data. Meat Sci: Online First, Apr 2025, DOI:10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109826
