… areas reserved for wildlife and landscape. Länder and regional planning authorities use this approach to support the biotope network thus helping animal and plant … enables the planning system to safeguard areas or to impose restrictions on their use, thus protecting the areas concerned from competing land use claims. In 2021 this was the case on slightly more than one third of the entire …

… coastal lowland areas in agricultural production, artificial drainage including the use of pumping stations is an essential tool supplementary to drainage in free … increasingly relevant. The major part of the North German Plain is currently used for agricultural production. The low altitude of the landscape – in most cases … indicator. Furthermore, the associations take every chance to reduce the cost of using the electricity network in an atypical way. For example, pumping takes place …

… Recharge of groundwater in the case of lowered water level in forests can also be useful. In response to drought and heat stress, therefore, silvicultural or … structural and genetic diversity. The aim is to increase the resilience of forests used for forestry and thus their adaptability to drought and heat stress, while at …

… measure to adapt to climate change. In addition, various strategies are used to extend the duration of snow cover on ski slopes. For example, their useful life can be extended through wind protection and shading. Through daily …

… conservation of permanent grassland is intended to protect soils under agricultural use from the adverse effects of climate change. Between 1991 and 2013 grassland … trend. Since 2013 the areas and the respective proportion of land in agricultural use have been increasing again gradually. From 2019 to 2021 the proportion remained … or even expansion of permanent grassland, especially on sensitive sloping ground used for agricultural purposes or in floodplains, constitutes a suitable measure for …

… last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-3: Information on pollen There is an increase in the use of available information contained in the pollen exposure risk index and in the … facilitate a personalised documentation of hayfever symptoms and the medication used. The number of newsletters distributed and also the use of the services offered … season. The pollen diary can also serve a patient’s GP or medical specialist as a useful aid in making a diagnosis and planning a therapy. In line with technological …

… change influences the soil properties, and consequently also the soil’s diverse uses. Furthermore, there are interactions with challenges posed by climate change, … tonnes of carbon. Hence, there is an equally high risk that – when destroyed or used unsustainably – soils become sources of CO 2 emissions. As climate change …

… of non-chemical plant protection agents. The National Action Plan for Sustainable use of Plant Protection Products (NAP) adopted by the Federal Government and the … an integral part of the new overall concept adopted by BMEL in order to reduce the use of pesticides. This concept is in line with the European Farm to Fork strategy … 114 . It offsets the number of applications made per annum by the amounts used per spraying operation in relation to the highest permitted application …

… above any legal water-related regulations, it is the remit of spatial planning to use its own tools for contributing to preventive flood control. An essential element of the planning toolbox available for this purpose is the use of spatial planning specifications on flood control. These can be used to govern land use in a way that makes an area less vulnerable to flood risks …

… already, have strong impacts on ecosystems, economy and society. This is because not just all living organisms – humans included – but nearly all economic … carried out within the framework of the WRRL (WFD/Water Framework Directive) can be used only to a very limited extent for the purpose of monitoring the impacts of … of Federal government, Länder, municipalities, the water management and all water-using economic sectors and groups. The action programme envisions 78 measures to be …

… promotion of risk provisioning at every planning level, and they can govern land use in a way that mitigates existing or expected climate risks – for example from … events, weather patterns and their impacts. For instance, a different plans can be used to direct the development of human settlement and infrastructures towards …