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The German Fertilizer Law needs to be amended. In addition to licensing issues for fertilizers, two points are at stake: the introduction of impact monitoring and the further development of the substance flow analysis. The Thünen Institute considers both to be useful.

Award for the presentation "Biodiversity promotion in the context of the new CAP funding period - decision-making processes and implementation by farmers" at the ÖGA conference 2023

New statement by the German Advisory Council of Rural Development (SRLE) at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) on the planned funding cuts in the Joint Task "Improvement of Agricultural Structure and Coastal Protection" (GAK)

GEWISOLA Best Paper Award for their paper on "More Quality of Quantity: Simulation of an Agglomeration Bonus for Habitat Enhancement of Non-Productive Areas from Conditionality and Eco-schemes"

With the Green Deal, the European Commission pursues an ambitious reform agenda. One topic: The Common Agricultural Policy. A new journal article shows to what extent the Commission has been able to influence the latest CAP reform in light of the Green Deal.

On 11 July 2023, Alexandru Brad successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy of Leipzig University.

Tuuli-Marja Kleiner has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board by the board of Tafel Deutschland e.V., the umbrella organization representing over 960 food banks in Germany.

New statement by the German Advisory Council of Rural Development (SRLE) at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) on the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027

The German population regularly expresses a very positive attitude towards biological diversity in nature awareness studies. However, a new statistical method shows that no generalised statements about "the population" can be derived from such studies.

The Board of Trustees of the German Foundation for Engagement and Volunteering (DSEE) has appointed Peter Weingarten to the "Structural Strengthening" Advisory Committee for a further term of office.