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  • Rhone Glacier

    A massage with images of nature

    In the exhibition "Mirror of Nature: Biodiversity through the Lens of Technology and Art", the installation "Natural Images Massage" developed by Claudia Röösli and Jochem Braakhekke in collaboration with Katharina Weikl (Art x Science UZH) and the Chinese artist Han Bo was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai. Lying down on a massage bed, visitors watched time-lapse satellite images that show the progressive destruction of biodiversity on our planet with alarming clarity.

  • Kathrin Nägeli in «SRF Impact»

    "Everything is out of balance"

    How hard are the consequences of climate change hitting the people in the Swiss mountains? "SRF Impact" report from the Aletsch Glacier with some expert statements by glaciologist Kathrin Nägeli.

  • Genes from space

    Genes from space

    Earth observation plays a crucial role in monitoring efforts to quantify biodiversity decline. Claudia Röösli and Meredith C. Schuman have now formed an International Space Science Institute International Team to leverage earth observation technologies to monitor essential genetic diversity.

  • ESA

    Von Zürich aus ins All

    Weltraumforschung für Archäologen? Am Meeting der ESA-Departemente für Bildung und Kommunikation an der UZH wurde deutlich, wie attraktiv Weltraumforschung sein kann, nicht nur für Naturwissenschaftler:innen.

  • She Space International

    She Space International

    She Space International (SSI) is a unique, international educational program to introduce  14-16 year old girls to the exploration of our own Planet with the use of satellite data to promote interest in remote sensing.

  • Biodiversität von oben: Blick auf den bewaldeten Höhenzug der Lägern in der Nähe der Stadt Zürich.

    Das Blätterorakel

    Zwei Forscherinnen des GIUZ gewinnen aus der Licht­reflexion von Blättern Er­kenntnisse zu Arten­vielfalt und Eigen­schaften von Pflanzen. Die Aus­wertung solcher Spektral­daten re­vo­lutioniert nicht nur die Art, wie wir Öko­systeme unter­suchen, sondern ermöglicht es auch, diese besser zu schützen.

  • Glaziologin Kathrin Nägeli erklärt anhand von Satellitenbildern die Dynamik des Gletschers.

    Gletschererlebnis nur für Mädchen

    Girls on Ice Switzerland bringt junge Frauen eine Woche ins ewige Eis – und ermöglicht ihnen einen Einblick in die Welt der Glaziologie. Mehrere GIUZ-Forscherinnen sind an diesem einzigartigen Programm beteiligt.

  • Plant species diversity in four different ecosystems represented as spectral variation

    Satellite monitoring of biodiversity moves within reach

    Global biodiversity assessments require the collection of data on changes in plant biodiversity on an ongoing basis. Researchers from GIUZ and the University of Montréal have now shown that plant communities can be reliably monitored using imaging spectroscopy.

  • AVIRIS-NG: 2021 Europe Campaign

  • Short-term Scientific Missions - SENSECO COST Action

  • APEX Imaging Campaign 2019

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    Global center for biodiversity research

    The International Project Office of bioDISCOVERY supports global research projects on biodiversity and aims to progress global policy in the field of biodiversity.

  • Cover article in "Methods in Ecology and Evolution"