Environment
Drones to monitor ecological changes
Research
Empa
A team of researchers from Empa and Imperial College London developed drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests.
New certification system gives internships a sustainability label
Teaching
EPFL
Companies wanting to offer internships to EPFL Master’s students can apply for a new sustainability certification to demonstrate that the goals of their internship or the technology being developed are environmentally friendly.
Foliage in many forests in Europe fell prematurely in 2018
Research
WSL
In ten percent of forests in central Europe, trees lost some or all of their leaves too early in the dry summer of 2018. This is shown by calculations and satellite image analyses of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. Central and eastern Germany along with the Czech Republic were the most severely affected. Since it was less hot and dry in the mountains, Swiss forests suffered less damage.
Internet platform waldwissen.net relaunched
TechTransfer
WSL
On our own behalf: On the occasion of our fifteen-year anniversary, we are launching Waldwissen.net with a new layout and modern functions.
SwissFEL: a perfect habitat for the black mortar bee
Teaching
PSI
For the construction of the SwissFEL facility in 2013, around five hectares of forest were cleared and transformed into a new habitat for flora and fauna. Biologists and forest engineers have now assessed the results of the renaturization project and are excited about the progress to date. The site is now home to several rare animal and plant species.
Lake Kivu: Danger of a lethal gas eruption is not increasing
Research
Eawag
The findings of a new measurement campaign on Lake Kivu in Africa show that, contrary to previous assumptions, the methane concentration in the water is relatively stable or increasing only very slowly. Therefore, the risk of a sudden gas eruption from the lake is currently not increasing.
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