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  • Press release 26/2024 from 31.05.2024 | Last changed: 29.07.2024

    Environmental and climate protection remain important for youths

    Auf dem Bild sind Jugendliche zusehen, die in einem Kreis auf dem Schulhof sitzen.

    … of the education system, social justice and rising prices are all important to around nine out of ten respondents. Press release No. 26/2024 | 31.05.2024 Federal … of the education system, social justice and rising prices are all important to around nine out of ten respondents. … For almost eight out of ten young people in …

  • Press release 54/2020 from 17.11.2020 | Last changed: 23.11.2020

    Coronavirus in schools: Air purifiers alone are not enough – room ventilation is still key

    Schülerinnen und Schüler melden sich.

    … rate must be high enough, the unit should not be noisy and should not emit any undesired pollutants. Press release No. 54/2020 | 17.11.2020 In order to keep the … rate must be high enough, the unit should not be noisy and should not emit any undesired pollutants. … The use of mobile air purifiers alone is no substitute for …

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … the culprit. On this year's International Noise Awareness Day, which is campaigning under the motto Lärm – voll nervig! (Noise - totally annoying!), the Federal … participating in the survey) could perceive at least one of the tested sound frequencies only at very high volume. Hearing loss was more than 20 decibels … Akustik & Lärm: Eine Mitmachbroschüre für Kinder (Handreichung für Lehrerinnen und Lehrer) All press releases Tags hearing damage noise noise annoyance … Street …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the Association of the German Games Industry (game), around sixty percent of the people in Germany engage in gaming, at least sometimes. The … Jugend fragen! – 2021. Umwelt, ⁠ Klima ⁠, Wandel – was junge Menschen erwarten und wie sie sich engagieren. Berlin & Dessau-Roßlau.  …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance with a gross sample of 121 participants. The … of the subsequent main survey will take about one year. Our study teams are bound for 150 municipalities across Germany and will visit the participants in their … To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance with a gross sample of 121 participants. The …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … retain too little water in the landscape. The consequences: drought, declining groundwater levels, and flooding. The solutions: retain water through adapted land … for Climate, Biodiversity, and Humans A balanced landscape water balance is fundamental for healthy, resilient ecosystems, ensuring water availability for both … and irrigation demands are rising. To effectively address these challenges, a fundamental shift is needed. From a currently drained landscape to a climate-adapted …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany

    Experiencing the ground beneath our feet is very much a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit.

    … Soil related travel destinations in Germany Experiencing the ground is a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit. … - here in a workshop run by the BMU in Berlin. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Does this door reveal a soil? A visit to the Walschule Teufelssee/Berlin … Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt A soil monolith in an exhibition. This rendzina is exhibited in the Hainich …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … last update on 25.02.2014 Bodenwelten.de Bodenwelten.de, which is operated by Bundesverband Boden, contains comprehensive and clearly presented information on all … that inhabit the soil, to name just a few examples. A joint initiative of the UBA, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) and Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie (LBEG), the game …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    … from rock – an extremely slow process indeed! Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt What is needed above all for soil to develop is time, and of course rock, … in this process are the development period and the scope of anthropogenic ground use, which in recent centuries has induced major changes in the soil. Soil … contents Düngemittel Boden des Jahres Umweltprobenbank des Bundes Internationaler Workshop, Kampala, Uganda – Sept 2017 Raumplanungsrecht Related publications The …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … availability of this food depends on the availability of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, … in Germany and elsewhere with crop plant cultivation. Arable land is mainly found in places where the earth is inherently very fertile. Less fertile soils are found in forests or in meadows and pastures. Settlements and towns have traditionally …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … which likewise fall to the authorities. Such investigations centre around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that … is not set in stone. In the event a given investigation provides an indisputably sound basis for a definitive hazard assessment, the authorizing body can decide to … which are obtained using technical investigation measures such as soil and groundwater sample assays. The preliminary nature of such investigations is reflected …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … decreased, due to lower precipitation and increased evaporation (Blöschl et al., 2019). The range of changes in runoff expected due to global warming can be … German Climate Network : https://www.deutsches-klima-konsortium.de Blöschl (2019): Blöschl, G., Hall, J., Viglione, A. et al. Changing climate both increases …