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Director: Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer

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Non-profit status:
The articles of incorporation of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change gGmbH that are in effect on May 24, 2012 (last amended on July 6, 2012) meet the requirements of Sections 51, 59, 60 and 61 of the Fiscal Code of Germany (Abgabenordnung, AO).

The corporation shall, in accordance with its articles of incorporation, promote the following charitable purposes: advancement of science and research (Section 52 (2) (1) AO).

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Laika Laika | laikalaika.de

Webmaster: 
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Copyright
The copyright for any material created by MCC authors and project partners is reserved. Any duplication or use of objects such as diagrams, sounds or texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without agreement by MCC.


Image Credits

Photo: “Waves near Gunsan, South Korea”
by insung yoon/Unsplash (modified)

Photo: “Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea [Detail]”
by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (used under CC BY 2.0 / image modified from original)

Photo: “Afforestation”
by travelview/Shutterstock.com

Photo: “Biochar”
by Gulthara/Shutterstock.com

Photo: “Climate-smart soils: testing soil health in Western Kenya”
by Georgina Smith / CIAT (used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / darkened from original)

Photo: “Saskatchewan Carbon capture facility under construction as of May 2013”
by SaskPower (used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / darkened from original)

Aerial photo of a small uninhabited island surrounded by the quiet sea

Photo: “View from the island Rävholmen close to Gothenburg”
by Ferhat Deniz Fors/Unsplash.com

Photo: “Direct Air Capture”
by Julia Dunlop/Climeworks


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