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Remote sensing and geospatial analysis for the study of plant community regeneration in human-modified landscapes
In this perspective paper, we illustrate how the rapid advances in remote sensing and geospatial analysis hold underused potential to scale up research on natural regeneration toward interdisciplinary landscape-level perspectives.
New publication advancing how human pressures are integrated into ecosystem accounts
Pressures such as land use change, pollution, and invasive alien species are widely recognized as key drivers of biodiversity loss, yet they are not systematically incorporated into ecosystem accounting frameworks.
David Kaufmann appointed Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy
At its meeting on 4 and 5 March 2026 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed twelve professors, including Professor David Kaufmann. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy and is based at the Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering.
The interactive tool "systemrelevant!" is online
The online tool allows users to accompany four essential workers in their everyday lives in the city of Zurich during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it amplifies the voices of everyday heroes who are often unheard.
New article in One Ecosystem on the link between Ecosystem Condition and Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem services fundamentally depend on ecosystem condition, yet many assessments still rely primarily on land cover as a proxy for ecosystem functioning. In this recent systematic review, we analysed 128 scientific studies to examine how ecosystem condition indicators are currently linked to ecosystem service assessments.