Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research

Fruit picking allowed!

Picking allowed! Every year, countless apples, pears and cherries rot in Franconian Switzerland because the trees are not harvested by their owners. At the same time, many orchard owners are regularly annoyed when they find their trees stripped at harvest time due to wild picking. The "Yellow Ribbon" harvesting project offers a solution to both problems. By means of a marking, scattered fruit stands can be released for picking for private use (e.g. as a snack for hikers). Trees without markings, on the other hand, are taboo. 10 communities of the Intercommunal Alliance (ILE) "Rund um die Neubürg - Fränkische Schweiz e. V." and some private people participate in this great initiative.

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IPCC Report 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change:

Umweltbildungsprojekt "Wasserstrategien im Klimawandel"

Der 2021 in Kooperation mit AquaKlif erarbeitete Antrag war erfolgreich: Das Bayerische Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz fördert 2022 das Bildungsprojekt "Von Pflanzen lernen: Wasserstrategien im Klimawandel". Schulklassen und Jugendgruppen setzen sich dabei im Ökologisch-Botanischen Garten der Universität Bayreuth aktiv mit verschiedenen Wasserfragen der Zukunft auseinander und diskutieren mögliche Lösungsansätze. Das Angebot kann ab sofort gebucht werden. Weitere Informationen unter: