… further increase the heat island effect, while the growth of cities into the surrounding countryside will increase the area of heat islands. Indicators from the … such as peptides and alkaloids. Since the quantities produced are only very small under normal circumstances, there is no danger to humans. However, there is a health … resulting exposure of sensitive populations in many ways. The concentration of ground-level ozone in the air could increase. Exposure to air pollutants in inner …

… Climate change is changing the habitats of animals and plants, in some cases profoundly, and is thus also directly and indirectly threatening biodiversity. The loss … increase the survival and functional capacity of organisms and to avoid or minimise undesirable effects of climate change on biodiversity. Adaptation measures cannot … e. g. a general ban on keeping, breeding, transporting, marketing and releasing under Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 for species of the Union List and a ban on …

… regional planning can define priority and reserved areas for drinking water and groundwater protection in order to secure water resources in planning terms. This concerns both the protection and conservation of groundwater resources and the use of groundwater. Specifications for controlling water consumption can exclude …

… will benefit from this. Impairments may occur during extended hikes due to heavy thunderstorms. The increase in natural hazards such as avalanches, rockfalls and … along with bathing and hiking tourism. Here, too, an extension of the season has a fundamentally positive effect. The spring and autumn seasons in particular become … endangers the sporting activity as a whole. In shallow waters, the risk of grounding or sediment resuspension also increases, which can lead to increased …

… reservoirs are also vulnerable to flooding, rockfalls and avalanches. The water bound in the artificial snow accumulates as meltwater in spring, which could increase … that it remains available for longer. In some regions of northern Europe, different underground storage techniques are used to preserve snow for several months and from one …

… time of the year in which plants grow, flower and fruit, increased in Germany by around two weeks on average since 1961. Indicator from the DAS monitoring: Phenological … region, migratory birds have arrived 0.5-2.8 days earlier since 1960. Swallows (Hirundinidae) now return on average ten days earlier from warmer areas, starlings … by climate change, as they depend on intact conditions in several places around the world: breeding sites in their wintering grounds and resting sites along the …

… Kommunale Klimaanpassung: Der Krupp-Park in Essen verbessert das Stadtklima und sammelt Regenwasser Source: Stephanie Neumann last update on 08.12.2021 The … of a master plan. Crucial for success of UGP is the support of cities through EU funding instruments. Tags biodiversity climate adaptation … The European Biodiversity … of a master plan. Crucial for success of UGP is the support of cities through EU funding instruments. … Scientific Opinion Paper on Urban Greening Plans published …

… the weathering of rock and the decomposition of organic matter, takes at least a hundred years. Soil losses, for instance resulting from erosion by water or wind, are … falls as rain, and when this rain falls on patchy vegetation cover on soils under agricultural use, the outcome may involve substantial soil losses. … agricultural crops (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). Presumably, any resulting changes in ground cover are likely to increase the risk of erosion even more. Gaps in the …