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It crosses ten countries, running over 2,800 kilometres from source to mouth, is a border river, and has been used as a passage for trade for millennia: the Danube is a veritable transnational river – and a challenge for freshwater management.

Lake Stechlin is known as one of the largest and deepest oligotrophic lakes in northern Germany. However, the condition of the lake has deteriorated increasingly rapidly over the past twenty years – as shown by long-term research conducted by IGB.

The decomposition of plant litter is the second most important ecosystem process in the biosphere. Mark Gessner and colleagues have released a new edition of their comprehensive methods book on litter decomposition in fresh waters.

Landscapes are heterogeneous and often contain patches of habitats – lakes are great examples for such island-like habitats. However, they form invisible networks: metacommunities.

A new generation of scientists is teaching the next generation about lakes and climate change with MANTEL Pieces, a set of twelve short videos for 12-14 year olds.

Freshwater research is expecting – temporary – changes in man-made influences on aquatic ecosystems due to the global coronavirus shutdown. The International Society of Limnology (SIL) and IGB are calling to document these changes.

Sonja Jähnig was a successful candidate of the Leibniz Programme for Women Professors that is aimed at top women scientists, and has now been jointly appointed as professor by IGB and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

The relevance of inland waters is underestimated: IGB gave feedback on the EU Roadmap for the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030.