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CEN - Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability
Centerfor Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)

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Emerging Issues

Emerging Issues

In addition to the key research areas “Earth System Dynamics” and “Sustainability Strategies and Social Dynamics,” the CEN also pursues research in Emerging Issues, which include the following:

Permafrost Boden

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Soil Resources in the Environment and Climate System

Soils are – together with air and water – one of the most vital elements for sustaining human life. Yet today, soils can only partly fulfill their functions in the earth and climate system, and on a global scale, more than 25 percent of the surface area is affected by deteriorating soil quality...

Landschaft mit aufgestautem Boden

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Food Transitions

Personal health and the global repercussions of food consumption are becoming increasingly important factors in how we feed ourselves, and also closely connected with moral considerations. At the same time, major sections of the population in the global North and South alike are forced...

Wellen treffen auf Land und ein zug fährt daran vorbei

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Climate and Georisks

Climate and geo-risks include natural hazards like earthquakes, storms, flooding, heat waves, cold snaps and volcanic eruptions – but also man-made risks, such as collapsing hillsides due to erosion or water seepage, or micro-quakes caused by...