News - University of Tartu Landscape Biodiversity Group

September 20, 2023

Marianne Kaldra participated in the AlterNet summer school

PhD student of the Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup Marianne Kaldra participated in the 17th AlterNet summer school in Peyresq, France, from…

September 12, 2023

Write your bachelor's and master's thesis for the Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup!

The Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup, which operates at the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, is looking forward to joining bachelor´s…

August 31, 2023

At the meeting of the COST network Conserve Plants, the challenges of communication activities were focused on

In addition to other topics, the importance and opportunities of Citizen Science were also discussed at the COST network ConservePlants…

June 30, 2023

Maastike elurikkuse töörühma teadlased panustavad elurikka päikesepargi loomisesse

Eestimaa Looduse Fond (ELF) ja taastuvenergia tootja Sunly on sõlminud kokkuleppe ettevõtte Nurme päikesepargi ehitamiseks elurikkuse näidisalana, kus nii rajamisel…

June 27, 2023

It is much more difficult to recognize plants without their flowers, admitted the students

Students’ Science School Taibukad in Viljandi organized a summer camp in Tipu Nature School in the end of June. The…

June 21, 2023

Professor of Restoration Ecology of the University of Tartu and Head of Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup Aveliina Helm to become science adviser to the minister of climate

Professor Aveliina Helm will take up the position of science adviser to the minister of climate, according to a press…

June 21, 2023

New article on the effects of loss of suitable habitats on plants' genetic diversity

An article from University of Tartu Landscape Biodiversity Group titled "Skewed morph ratios lead to lower genetic diversity of the…

June 13, 2023

Farmers were introduced how flower strips are useful for farmlands

On June 13, Kaiu LT and Väätsa Agro visited OÜ Nordic Botanical fields, where the cultivation of Estonian wild plant…

May 9, 2023

Afforestation and abandonment of semi‐natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem multifunctionality

A research paper by Elisabeth Prangel et al. with a title of „Afforestation and abandonment of semi‐natural grasslands lead to…

April 16, 2023

By joining the call for the XIII Youth Song and Dance Celebration "Every square meter counts," everyone can contribute to supporting biodiversity

The biodiversity preservation program "Every square meter counts," launched by the XIII Youth Song and Dance Celebration, draws attention to…

April 11, 2023

Biodiversity helps farmers adapt to climate change

On 11 April, an information day "Nature and successful food production - do they go together and how?" was held…

March 15, 2023

A new research project studying the relationship between plants and pollinators that grew from the citizen science campaign has started

In March, the international research project FuncNet (Improving the Functional Connectivity of Grassland Networks for Plant-Pollinator Interactions) led by our…

March 2, 2023

Future students explored biodiverse landscapes

During the University of Tartu Open Doors Days on 1 March, some students joined our Biodiverse agricultural landscapes workshop and…

January 16, 2023

New year greeted us with a new project "Resilience of Plant-pollinator Interactions in Agroecosystems: Spatio-temporal Effects of Land Use Change"

New year greeted us with a new project "Resilience of Plant-pollinator Interactions in Agroecosystems: Spatio-temporal Effects of Land Use Change",…