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The annual external page TreeNet meeting took place in Basel this time. Nina Buchmann presented newest results about "How atmospheric dryness shapes the global forest carbon sink", external page Capucine Marion talked about "Dissolved gases in tree sap as new eco-hydrological tracers. Many group members attended. (13 January 2026)

The demand for open-access ecosystem data from Swiss FluxNet reached an all-time high in the past year. Our newest download statistics show that researchers and the public downloaded 11'087 datasets in 2025 (which equals to more than 30 downloads per day on average), representing an increase of 33% compared to 2024. Interest was well-distributed across sites and increased by 18% or more compared to 2024 for all sites. Check out the dataset downloads.

This increase in downloads confirms our group's believe that environmental data should be a public good. Therefore, we openly share our datasets with the global community under the generous Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (external page CC-BY 4.0) license. By providing our datasets via open access through international networks like external page FLUXNET and external page ICOS, Swiss FluxNet ensures that local environmental insights contribute directly to global efforts in climate modeling, environmental policy and transparent scientific reproduction. (12 January 2026)

Happy New Year! The Grassland Sciences group wishes you the very best for 2026! We are looking forward to another exciting year with new projects, new colleagues, new collaborations, and new results. We will continue our efforts of bringing science, education, and outreach together, collectively with many colleagues, students, school kids, and the public. Find out about our 2025 activities in our News Archive. (1 January 2026)