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  • Press release 23/2025 from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.06.2025

    Climate change impacts mental health

    Grafik mit drei diskutierenden Personen auf Stühlen

    … mentally burdened by climate change.  In principle, there is a variety of ways to build mental resilience and manage the climate change’s negative emotional impact. …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … They therefore offer an innovative opportunity to promote sustainable development, open up new approaches for an increasingly tech-savvy generation and thus appeal … They therefore offer an innovative opportunity to promote sustainable development, open up new approaches for an increasingly tech-savvy generation and thus appeal …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … high-definition (HD) videos and the highest ever recorded at the site. What is it doing to the climate and what are the carbon footprints of video streaming, video … high-definition (HD) videos and the highest ever recorded at the site. What is it doing to the climate and what are the carbon footprints of video streaming, video …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … is the 6th cycle of the German Environmental Survey. To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance … is the 6th cycle of the German Environmental Survey. To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance …

  • Article from 03.04.2020 | Last changed: 03.04.2020

    Metals

    … concentrations (background concentrations ) vary. Some metals and selenium are essential for organisms at low concentrations. last update on 03.04.2020 The … concentrations (background concentrations ) vary. Some metals and selenium are essential for organisms at low concentrations. … The assessment of metals is based …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

    A child that holds its head.

    … lack of friends and social contacts, excessive TV viewing and computer games. Indoor air can cause headaches Spending time in a room with “bad air” can trigger … Associated content Publications Children! Indoor air quality after installation of building products in energy-efficient buildings Tags health indoor air child … It is often difficult to find out exactly …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … The landscape water balance is out of equilibrium: Straightened rivers, sealed soils, and drained peatlands retain too little water in the landscape. The … Under guidance, staff, parents, and students design and maintain the resulting open spaces to store rainwater. Another option is the use of treated wastewater for … (instead of ploughing) offers several advantages over conventional agriculture. By avoiding intensive soil disturbance like ploughing, soil structure is preserved, …

  • 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 … 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 …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    Learning about and experiencing soil Tiny ants can build amazingly large anthills! Source: Jeannette Mathews / UBA … Life in all its multifarious forms would be unthinkable without the earth’s various soils, which can only assure a plentiful and healthy supply of food and drinking …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    Soil development Soil develops from rock – an extremely slow process indeed! Source: … size composition, which is one of the main properties of soil, affects its key functions and processes. Soil type is the determining factor in particular for water … only contribute to soil quality in the presence of optimal conditions. Hence it is essential that soil management techniques be used that do not reduce humus content. …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    Soil functions Soil is home to this creature. Soils contain much more than this. … of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, direct consumption and animal fattening. German … of the organic and mineral elements in soil to each other – a process that is essential for plants to uptake water and nutrients. The optimal habitat for soil

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    Soil science There are numerous types of strong soils. Source: S. Marahrens / … environmental processes. We human beings are the main beneficiaries of these functions. last update on 18.02.2014 Soil science is a discipline that is practiced … principle in the interest of soil stewardship. To achieve this, it is absolutely essential that those concerned be familiar with soil properties, any change in which …