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08.07.2026 Biocultural Heritage

Amazon’s Biocultural Heritage Under Greater Threat Than Expected

Indigenous cultures in the Amazon region will lose up to one-third of the native plant species they use due to climate change. In addition, biocultural knowledge is set to decline sharply by 2080 as a result of the loss of Indigenous languages. These are the findings of a new study by the University of Zurich.

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09.06.2026 World Biodiversity Forum 2026

«Biodiversity loss»

At the 4th World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, biodiversity researchers are joining participants from politics, business, society, and culture to discuss ways to protect biodiversity.

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27.05.2026 Remote Sensing

ESA Mission to Explore Understory Biodiversity

The HiBiDiS mission aims to provide new insights into forest biodiversity, answering key questions about climate change. UZH is participating as a scientific partner.

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19.11.2025 Geography

Landslides and Heavy Rainfall

Geographers are working to improve predictions of where natural hazards, such as landslides and floodings, could occur and what the impact will be.

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17.09.2025 Climate Change

How Climate Change Influenced the Blatten Landslide

At a recent conference, UZH researcher Christian Huggel presented new findings on the link between the Blatten landslide and climate change.

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13.08.2025 Glaciology

Falling Ice Drives Glacial Retreat in Greenland

When an iceberg calves, huge chunks of ice break off at the end of the glacier. These trigger high waves on the surface and underwater, pushing warmer sea water upwards. This accelerates the melting of the ice masses.

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