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In focus
Using water wisely
09 January 2026
The availability of water is one of the key challenges of the future. In our thematic focus, we bring together knowledge and proposed solutions relating to water.
The new Climate Council is starting its work in Lower Saxony: 15 experts from science and practice are developing recommendations for climate protection in the state. Thünen scientist Bernhard Osterburg contributes his expertise.
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Society and science are debating whether the weathering of rock powder can sequester atmospheric carbon in the long term. However, a team of researchers has now shown that there are still too many unknowns involved. A perspective paper on this topic has now been published.
New, practical solutions are needed to ensure that agricultural and food systems can withstand current and future crises. That is why researchers from 15 institutions are working on the joint project agri:change to transform the sector in a sustainable way. The Thünen Institute is also involved.
The Thünen Institute.
Research and policy advice on rural areas, agriculture, forests and fisheries.
As a research institute in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), we work at the interface of science, politics and society.
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Employees, 651 of them scientists
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Institutes conduct research in the fields of rural areas, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Lectures in 2024
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Publications in 2024
KnowledgeSnack
Water by a roundabout route. Groundwater is Germany's most important source of drinking water. Researchers at Thünen Institute show that significantly more groundwater is formed under beech forests than under pine forests. One reason for this is that beech trees lose their leaves in autumn.
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New publications
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Mettenberger T (2026) Sozialraumorientierung und Daseinsvorsorge in dünn besiedelten Regionen. Jugendhilfe(1):26-32
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Peschel U, Brinkmann J, March S (2026) Tierwohlplanung – ein präventiv orientiertes Managementkonzept für die (ökologische) Rinderhaltung : Posterbeitrag auf der 18. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. Göttingen: OpenAgrar, DOI:10.3220/253-2026-35
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Schiedung M, Harrington KJ, Dupla X, Möller B, Facq E, Sweere T, Don A, Hilton RG, Doetterl S, Hemingway JD (2026) Uncertainties of enhanced rock weathering for climate-change mitigation. Self-archived version. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 41 p, DOI:10.3220/253-2026-40
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Löw P, Brandes E, Eysholdt M, Mattner CJ, Zahra S, Zinnbauer M (2026) Aufbereitete Frühjahrs-Nmin-Richtwerte ausgewählter Bundesländer auf Ebene der Agraratlasgemeinden und der RAUMIS-Kulturarten für die Jahre 2018 bis 2022 [Datenpublikation]. 1 Geopackage, 1 CSV file. Göttingen: OpenAgrar, DOI:10.3220/253-2026-21
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Raue P (2026) Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in ländlichen Räumen - Herausforderungen und Perspektiven [Vortrag] [online]. 23 p, zu finden in <https://www.eler-evaluierung.de/fileadmin/eler2/Publikationen/Vortraege_Poster/Vortraege/2026/DVS_Geschlechtergerechtigkeit.pdf> [zitiert am 03.03.2026]
