I attended and co-organised this year’s International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy at Penn State. We had 246 people from 15 countries join us, representing academia, government, industry, stakeholder (beekeepers, growers, land managers), K-12 education, and non-profit groups, and 6 amazing symposia spanning genomics to policy. The 2026 International Conference on Pollinator Biology,…
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25.05.2023 | Gentechnik Knackpunkt #2 – Biodiversität
I am excited to participate in the webinar series “Gentechnik Knackpunkte” organised by Progressive Agrarwende and the German Association for Synthetic Biology. Together with Michael Meissle (Agroscope), will discuss these questions: Does green genetic engineering really pose a threat to biodiversity? What are possible influences and how are they determined? How is biodiversity in agricultural…
03.-06.06.2023 | International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy (Penn State)
Together with Christina Grozinger (Penn State University) and Michelle Flenniken (Montana State University) I am organizing the 2023 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy. Date: June 3-6, 2023 Location: The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center Conference website: https://iee.psu.edu/events/2023-international-conference-pollinator-biology-health-and-policy
#Krautschau – nationwide action
Many perceive plants, if at all, only as a green background or greenery along the road. The city botany campaign #Krautschau is intended to create more awareness of the presence of wild plants in urban areas and of the importance of nature in cities. From May 19 to May 28, 2023 the nationwide action #Krautschau…
“Das wächst in deiner Stadt” – book release
Together with Julia Krohmer (Senckenberg), I have written the book “Das wächst in deiner Stadt” (Kosmos Verlag) that helps identify plants in urban areas and at the same time creates awareness for the importance of plants in cities. The book release with Julia Krohmer (Senckenberg), Claudia Salata (Kosmos) and myself will take place on March…