FELD 01/2018

Reconciling different types of land use often leads to conflict. Researchers from Brandenburg observe and support nine German pilot projects, that test new ideas and concepts for their practicability. // Soils are precious, but our agriculture places too great a strain on them. Something has to change so that they can continue to feed us in the future. Anja-Kristina Techen investigates what the agriculture of the future could look like. // Every year, large areas of rainforest are lost throughout the world. A German-Brazilian project is looking into whether a more efficient use of already cleared areas can counteract further deforestation. // They populate every speck of soil and every square millimeter of plant surfaces. Microorganisms are increasingly becoming the focus of research. One reason for this is their unexpectedly large influence on our climate.