Protecting butterflies in Leipzig

Identification panels help to distinguish the species. (Picture: UFZ)

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Leipzig citizen science project “VielFalterGarten” promotes insect diversity in the city and invites people to actively participate in the protection of butterflies

Based on a media release by Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Office for Urban Green Spaces and Waters of the City of Leipzig, and BUND Leipzig are now in their third season with the citizen science project “VielFalterGarten” this summer. The aim of the project, which is part of the Bundesprogramm für Biologische Vielfalt, is to research and protect the butterfly diversity in the city of Leipzig together with citizens. 

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