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Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research

A total of about 860 employees is involved in coastal and materials research at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht which is located in Geesthacht and in Teltow, in the south of Berlin.

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Wissenschaftler aus allen Ostseeländern forschen gemeinsam zu ökologischen Änderungen und dem Klimawandel im Ostseeraum (Foto: DeVice, Fotolia)

A new research programme to achieve an improved understanding of the Earth system for the Baltic Sea region

2013-06-10 Press information - On June 10th, 2013, at the 7th Study Conference on BALTEX, a new international and interdisciplinary research programme, Baltic Earth, will be launched. The aim of Baltic Earth is to achieve an improved understanding of the Earth system for the Baltic Sea region, focusing on physical and biogeochemical processes which interact in the atmosphere, in the sea including sea ice, and on land. Human interactions with the environment are recognized as an important part of the regional Earth system.

Delegation visit to South America: Directors of Materials and Coastal Research intend to expand cooperation

2013-04-30 News - Since several years, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) has maintained good relations with universities and companies in South America. Therefore, the HZG-Directors Prof. Norbert Huber and Professor Hans von Storch accompanied the Hamburg representatives during the official visit of Hamburg´s governing mayor Olaf Scholz from April 15th to 19th.

Sediments in the Wadden Sea and seafloors of the North Sea coast have many functions within the marine ecosystem. For example, the sediments filter pollutants out of the water.

Sustainable use of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea: coastal researchers provide the basis for future protection of the marine environment.

2013-04-24 Press Release - In the next 3 years coastal researchers will closely examine the processes in the sea floors of the German sectors of the North Sea and Baltic Sea to provide a scientific basis for the implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), is funding five collaborative projects which are now commencing their work.

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