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On 4 December 2024, the Ecologic Institute hosted an initial meeting with Dr. Tobias Raffel, Managing Director of Biodiversity Bridge e.V. Since December 2025, the Ecologic Institute has been an official partner of Biodiversity Bridge. Together with additional partner institutions, the collaboration aims to strengthen knowledge exchange and joint engagement for biodiversity.
 

Ecologic Institute Becomes an Official Partner of the Biodiversity Bridge

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Event:Conference
 
ZirTeNet participated in the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference (ADD-ITC) on 27 and 28 November 2025 at the Eurogress Aachen, offering an overview of current research activities within the collaborative projects dedicated to transforming the textile sector. At the information booth in the foyer, Doris Knoblauch and Yannick Heni presented recent developments in the ongoing projects and engaged in extensive discussions with experts from academia, industry, and policy.

ZirTeNet at the ADD-ITC Textile Conference in Aachen

Information Booth on 27–28 November 2025

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Aachen, Germany

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Presentation:Panel discussion
 
On 26 November 2025, Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, participated in a panel discussion with law students on the role of law in the climate crisis at Humboldt University in Berlin. He discussed climate change legislation, obstacles to the implementation of measures to achieve climate targets, the role of courts, challenges for companies that want to behave sustainably, and opportunities for law students to contribute to climate protection.

The Law in (Climate) Change


Dr. Stephan Sina

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Presentation:Speech
 
On 20 November 2025, Aaron Best and Mandy Hinzmann presented innovative digital solutions for sustainable consumption at the Federal Ministry for the Environment in Berlin. These solutions were developed as part of the project "DigiKon – Digital solutions for sustainable consumption in the circular economy", carried out by the Ecologic Institute together with IZT and GFA Consulting from June 2024 to November 2025.

Digital Solutions for Sustainable Consumption


Aaron Best

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Event:Conference
 
On 17 and 18 November 2025, the closing event of the project "Natural Climate Adaptation!" commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry will take place in Berlin. The event is being organised in cooperation with the 14th KlimAdapt network meeting.

Ways to Successful Nature-based Climate Adaptation

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Berlin, Germany

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Presentation:Speech
 
At the Fachsymposium Stadtgrün – Zukunft städtischer grüner Infrastrukturen (Symposium on urban greenery – The future of urban green infrastructure; 12–13 November 2025) Flora Dicke and Jenny Tröltzsch presented insights from the AMAREX project in the form of a scientific poster. The event brought together experts from municipalities, research institutions and planning practice to discuss innovative approaches for climate-resilient urban green spaces and water management, with a special focus on competition for urban space.

Socio-economic Assessment of Blue-green Infrastructure Measures for Rainwater Management

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Flora Dicke

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Presentation:Speech
 
From 12 to 14 November 2025, Hannah Brunkhorst took part in the Participatory Science Conference (PartWiss) in Leipzig, where innovative projects and approaches were presented under the motto "Researching together – Impulses from citizen science, participatory, and transdisciplinary research". At the end of the first day of the PartWiss 2025 conference, participants gathered for a large poster session. A total of 30 posters were presented, providing interesting insights into various projects in the fields of citizen science, participatory and transdisciplinary research.

Plastic Pirates on the Danube: Young people investigate litter pollution on riverbanks


Hannah Brunkhorst

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Presentation:Speech
 
During the first day of the PartWiss 2025 conference, Doris Knoblauch delivered a presentation on the Europe-wide citizen science project, 'Plastic Pirates – Go Europe', during the thematic session, 'Participatory Approaches to Shaping the Science-Policy Interface'. During her presentation, she explored the intersection of natural and social science methods within the project. Using studies of the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts as an example, she showed how school classes in Kiel, St. Peter-Ording, Rostock and Flensburg had collected data on plastic pollution, before discussing the causes, responsibilities and possible solutions in focus groups.

Reflection on Collected Waste Data from Coastal Areas in the Citizen Science Project "Plastic Pirates"


Doris Knoblauch

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Presentation:Speech
 
At this year's DWA Conference on River Basin Management, Dr. Benjamin Kupilas explored how landscapes can be designed to store water more effectively, buffer extreme events, and simultaneously support biodiversity. His talk highlighted the importance of restoring natural hydrological processes as a cornerstone of climate mitigation and adaptation, nature conservation, and resilient regional development.

Paths to a Near-natural Landscape Water Balance


Dr. Benjamin Kupilas

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Event:Conference
 
At the MoorNet Final Conference 2025, results and approaches from the research and development project were presented. The event also offered space to discuss further developments and to identify additional needs for action. Key topics included overcoming implementation barriers, funding issues, and the need for communication strategies and networking concepts to strengthen and accelerate the rewetting of peatlands.

MoorNet Final Conference 2025

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Berlin, Germany

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News
 
Christoph Heinrich, Executive Director of Ecologic Institute, is featured next to a quote about COP30, emphasizing the significance of the conference’s location in Belém, Brazil, for tropical forest preservation and new climate goals.
Brazilian President Lula Da Silva wants Belém to send out a signal: a financing mechanism for the protection of tropical forests, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). The aim is to raise USD 125 billion to support the countries of South America, Africa and Asia for preserving the lungs of the earth.
 

The COP30 Climate Conference in Belém

Will the Amazon bring hope or will questions remain?

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Presentation:Interview
 
Melting sea ice, new shipping routes and growing geopolitical tensions are changing the Arctic – a region where the consequences of climate change are particularly evident. Arne Riedel, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, spoke about the ecological, political and security developments in this sensitive region of the world in an interview with Axel Dorloff (rbb Inforadio / Wissenswerte).

Klimakrise: So ändert sich die Arktis


Arne Riedel, LLM

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Event:Workshop
 
The workshop, held on October 7–8, 2025, brought together experts from around the world to discuss how ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) can address sea-level rise and strengthen coastal resilience. Around 40 participants exchanged experiences, explored practical and financial approaches – including blue carbon initiatives and blended funding models – and deepened collaboration across science, policy, and practice.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Coastal Resilience

In-depth workshop on stocktake and finance perspectives

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Berlin, Germany

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