The UFZ (Centre for Environmental Research) was established in 1991 as the first and only establishment in the Helmholtz Community of German Research Centres (HGF) to be exclusively devoted to environmental research.
The focus of the Department of Conservation Biology and Natural Resources is the coordination of interdisciplinary research projects on the conservation of biodiversity, land use change, and protection of natural resources.

The Agricultural Enterprise Barnstaedt e.G. is a modern farming company, combining traditions and experiences with innovations and modern technologies.
Essentially parts of its philosophy are the protection of the traditional grown cultural landscape of central Germany and the responsibly use of the natural resources in the region.

The animal ecology workgroup at the zoological institute of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg is managed by Prof. Dr. Michael Stubbe. Basicly it is devoted to vertebrate ecology, especially mammals and birds.
Among other things research projects of the workgroup dealed with population ecology of raptors, owl species, carnivores and rodents (for instance hamsters).
Particular interest is directed towards national and intenational protection of endangered species and the neozoa problem. Prof. Dr. Stubbe and his workgroup is integrated in international projects in Siberia and Central Asia.

OLANIS expert systems Ltd. is a software and geographic information service company, devoted to environment, planning and management.
Founded by a project group at Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ), its advantage is to implement scientific competence in practical solutions efficiently. The company offers software development, software adaptation, various GIS services, research and educational training.