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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-2: Conservation of forest-genetic resources

    The picture shows a seed plantation in flower, as well as high trees. In the grassland between the trees, tyre tracks are visible.

    … last update on 28.11.2023 FW-R-2: Conservation of forest-genetic resources Up until 2017, it was possible to expand the in-situ and ex-situ conservation resources. The … area used for in-situ and ex-situ genetic conservation objects increased up until 2017. Only the terrain of in-situ stands decreased slightly between 2010 and 2012. … the area of in-situ stands increased from 12,681 to 32,405 ha between 2004 and 2017. The data captured in the latest data collection with declaration date …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FiW-R-2: Awareness of physical climate risks among financial services

    The picture shows the arms and hands of two formally dressed individuals sitting at a desk. There is a laptop on the desk, and there are documents which show various charts and sticky notes. Both individuals are holding ballpoint pens which they use to point to the same line chart.

    … such information. The TCFD’s recommendations on improved reporting dating back to 2017 216 have been incorporated into the revised version of the European ‘Corporate … climate risks.   216 - TCFD – Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures 2017: Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. … Final Report. Basel, 66 pp. https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FINAL-2017-TCFD-Report-11052018.pdf 217 - Bundesbank & BaFin – Bundesanstalt …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … rates. The higher growth rate in respect of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional damage … lead to decreasing timber increments. During the observation period of 2012 to 2017 the incremental growth rates for beech, oak and pine trees declined further. By … rates. The higher growth rate in respect of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional damage …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-R-1: Perception of the relevance of physical climate risks in trade and

    The picture shows a woman and a man in an office sitting at a meeting table. The two formally dressed individuals are each holding a document while exchanging views. There is a glass of water on the meeting table; a plant is visible in the background. The room is illuminated by sunlight shining in.

    … (TCFD) which is composed of experts from the real and financial economies. In 2017, the TCFD submitted recommendations to make the reporting mandatory in future – … 187 - TCFD – Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures 2017: Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. … Final Report. Basel, 66 pp. https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FINAL-2017-TCFD-Report-11052018.pdf Associated content Documents IG-R-1 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires

    The picture shows an extensive forest fire. Greyish-white smoke is rising from the seat of the fire. A burnt forest area is visible in the background.

    … update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires Between 1991 and 2017 the areas affected by forest fires declined significantly. Weather-related … strong dry wind, such extensive fires spread with particular rapidity. Up until 2017, according to Federal forest fire statistics, both the number of forest fires … in damage from forest fires recorded during the examined time period up until 2017. However, in the dry years of 2003, 2006, 2015 and 2016 it is possible to see …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … show a significant increasing trend from 2001, the household insurance from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, the insurance density for connected residential building insurance with … provision to make sure, above all, that adequate insurance cover is in place. In 2017 the Minister-Presidents of the Länder agreed that in future only those …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … number of positive finds. As early as 2014 approximately in 18 % of traps, and in 2017 approximately in 34 % of traps along the A5 and A6 motorways, evidence was … Badusche M., Pluskota B., Becker N., Vapalahti O., Schmidt-Chanasit J., Tannich E. 2017: Experimental transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes from central Europe. Euro Surveill. 22(2): 30437. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.2.30437 28 - Informationen des FLI – Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut zur …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-6 + 7: Endangered spruce stands and spruce bark beetle

    … 189 times as high as the multi-annual average recorded for the period of 1998 to 2017. FW-I-7: Volume of damaged timber due to spruce bark beetle – case study … drought years of 2018 to 2020. Compared to the average for the period of 1998 to 2017, a 189-fold deviation from the volume of damaged wood occurred. In all eight of … 189 times as high as the multi-annual average recorded for the period of 1998 to 2017. … Many trees suffer from diminished vitality caused – as projected – by …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in homeowners’ … insurance and the resulting increase in premiums, the combined ratio for 2016 and 2017 as well as 2019 and 2020 reverted to below 100 %. Consequently, in those years … After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in homeowners’ …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations … calculate the mean value across all gauging stations and fish regions respectively. 2017 is the earliest year for which data are available from all the gauging stations … is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations …