Variety is key: can profitable agricultural practices be sustainable too?

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:16:49 +0100

Where and how can diversified farming practices be put to profitable use in order to boost both productivity and biodiversity? Researchers at ZEF/University of Bonn have tackled this question in a study that has now been published in “Communications Earth & Environment.”

A research team under the lead of

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:12:56 +0100

November 25 is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

This year's motto is #NOEXCUSE and is followed by 16 Days of Activism against…

"Challenges in using law to achieve sustainable development: Experiences from India" by Ritwick Dutta, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:58:35 +0100

ZEF and the Right Livelihood College Campus (RLC) Bonn invite you to a public lecture in hybrid mode with:

Ritwick Dutta, founder and director of the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE).
LIFE received the

One of ZEF's longest Teaching-and-Education program in West Africa coming to an end after 15 years

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:57:07 +0100

The ZEF-led Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies (GGCDS) has held its last Annual Collaboration Workshop on November 9, 2023 at the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana in Accra. See program

Professor Ina Danquah new Director at ZEF

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:58:50 +0100

Professor Ina Danquah has become full professor at the University of Bonn and director at ZEF as of October 1, 2023. Ina Danquah is a nutrition scientist who has specialized in epidemiology and…

ZEF Public Lecture double feature by two guest researchers from Ghana

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:40:41 +0100

We'd like to invite you to a ZEF Public Lecture double feature!

Join us for both lectures via Zoom: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50sfumtqz8jH9HticPggOHsAIBSegcgJWWJ

Topic: Do credit market imperfections limit women shea producers' intertemporal arbitrage…

ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate (Web of Science)

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:30:25 +0100

For the third year in a row, ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim is named one of the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 in the category Cross-Field by Clarivate (Web of Science).

According to the creators of the ranking, the individuals on this list of "Highly Cited Researchers" are among the world's most influential one percent of their field.

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Warum Fleisch nicht per se ein „Klimakiller“ ist

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:49:00 +0100

Quotes by Prof. Matin Qaim for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeiung (FAZ), see link here

Sudan’s disastrous war — and the science it is imperilling

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:36:34 +0100

ZEF Public Lecture: "Gut Microbial Ecosystems in Transition: Implications for Health"

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:58:07 +0100

We'd like to invite you to ZEF's Public Lecture!

Topic: Gut Microbial Ecosystems in Transition: Implications for Health

Speaker: Dr Chris Hoffmann, Assistant Professor University of Sao Paulo

Join us via Zoom: