Press "Enter" to skip to content

Tag: Freiburg

When wells run dry our oaks decline, too

When wells run dry our oaks decline, too

Published April 9, 2021 by Laura Nikinmaa

How groundwater access impacts the resilience of oaks to drought

Fresh water is essential to all living creatures and humans have become particularly well-versed in using it for both business and pleasure. We use it grow our food, to run our industries and even to flush our toilets in many countries. Much of the fresh water used in the world comes from the groundwater, and the extraction of groundwater is likely to increase more in the future, partly due to droughts. However, a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Freiburg and published in Scientific Reports shows that extracting the groundwater to water our gardens can cause serious problems to forests growing on the areas from where the water is taken.

Continue readingWhen wells run dry our oaks decline, too
Leave a Comment
Schools’ Reaction to Fridays for Future: “Green Campus Day” in Freiburg

Schools’ Reaction to Fridays for Future: “Green Campus Day” in Freiburg

Published December 4, 2019 by amschuck

by Sonja Mewes

The Fridays for Future movement has received not only a lot of attention but also support in our University Town of Freiburg in the south of Germany. This led the Montessori School ANGELL in Freiburg – where I am teaching – to reflect on how to channel this energy of the students to engage and work on concrete projects related to climate change and environment.
In this context, the Montessori Zentrum ANGELL decided to launch an initiative called ‘The Green Campus Day’ on November 15th, 2019. Our teachers suggested a range of projects in the area of climate change, biodiversity, waste reduction and upcycling. We selected all these projects on the basis that our students would learn about their contributions to reduce their carbon footprint, their impact on biodiversity and waste reduction. It was up to the students to select a project of their choice. The age of the students in our group ranged from 12 to 18 years.

Continue readingSchools’ Reaction to Fridays for Future: “Green Campus Day” in Freiburg
Leave a Comment