… Bio-based and biodegradable plastics Einwegtüte aus Biokunststoff Source: Francesca … they be disposed of in the yellow bin? Can bioplastics rot in the forest? Bio-based and biodegradable plastics raise many questions that we would like to answer in this … plastics, usually end up in energy recovery. 2.2. Are bio-based plastics more sustainable than conventional plastics? Rather no. We know from comparative …

… Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance Poor harvests due to heat and drought – just one of the … flooding. The solutions: retain water through adapted land management, give rivers more space, allow floodplains to flood, and manage land and soil in a …

… the ground is a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit. Source: Sina Schröder Discovering soils in their natural environment makes for an exciting journey through our natural and cultural heritage. The countless nature discovery paths, museums, profile compilations and art objects scattered throughout Germany are worthy travel destinations that …

… Learning about and experiencing soil Tiny ants can build amazingly large anthills! … be unthinkable without the earth’s various soils, which can only assure a plentiful and healthy supply of food and drinking water if their ecology remains intact. But … dem Regenwurm [“The adventures of Fridolin the earthworm”] This 30 page children’s book tells the tale of an adventurous earthworm, Fridolin, who recounts his exciting …

… Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt What is needed above all for soil to develop is time, and of course rock, which is the material from which soil develops. Likewise necessary are organic substances, water, air and microorganisms. last update on 19.02.2014 A lengthy process Soil is formed and … depending on the intensity of the factors that are brought to bear. But soil is far more than a mere mixture of exclusively mineral particles of varying sizes; for it …

… Soil functions Soil is home to this creature. Soils contain much more than this. Source: santia3 Fotolia.com Soil carries out myriad functions that are free of charge and extremely powerful, and that are what make soil so valuable not only to us but … of the history of civilization Soil is an archive that we can read as we read a book. The vertical sequencing of soil strata bears testimony to the history of our …

… the Paris Agreement Scientists around the world warn of a temperature increase of more than 1.5°C. Source: SmallWorldProduction / stock.adobe.com What do people mean … the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the origin of this value and how is it quantified? What happens if we exceed it – is there any way back down … In this text, we look at the emergence of the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement and explain why we need to keep it within reach. last update on 15.04.2025 With the …

… / Umweltbundesamt Germany has many different kinds of soil, which are studied and described by soil scientists. As in the plant kingdom, a distinction is made … a discipline that is practiced by agricultural engineers, geographers, geologists, and lately environmental scientists who specialize in ecology. This field needs to … “soil of the year” has been selected, and is announced each 5 December. Another and more recent focus of soil science is effective soil conservation, which mainly aims …

… the Federal Republic of Germany took possession of the former East Germany’s assets and assumed liability for its debts. As a result, the entirety of the former East Germany’s industrial sector and its contaminated sites also became the responsibility of the Federal Republic of … by both federal and regional-state authorities. Between 1993 and 2011, more than €2.6 billion in refinancing was provided for hazard prevention measures, …