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  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … 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, direct consumption and animal fattening. German farmers produce an average of more than 40 million tons of grain and ten … of farmland have been used for energy plant cultivation that is in competition in Germany and elsewhere with crop plant cultivation. Arable land is mainly found in …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … there is good reason to believe that the site in question is contaminated. In Germany, a formal initial assessment following the historical investigation phase … effort and financial resources needed to meet official site remediation objectives (including any required followup measures) vary according to the measures in … effort and financial resources needed to meet official site remediation objectives (including any required followup measures) vary according to the measures in …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … the landscape has a direct impact on the course of a flood. Most flowing waters in Germany have been straightened, dyked and dammed in the past to gain settlement … transport purposes. This corresponds to the area of approximately 73 soccer fields (in German: ( UBA 2021). Man-made global warming The natural water cycle is … models and ensembles and Climate change ) and also under the following links (in German): Climate Service Centre Germany (GERICS) German Climate Data Centre German …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … also affects so-called upwelling areas, which provide a good food source (including for commercially utilised fish species) due to the high nutrient supply. … stressors, such as ocean acidification. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the German Government has developed a climate action program in 2023 and has enshrined … contribution from the Knowledge Acidic seawater: how animals and plants suffer (in German) UBA-Themenseite ‘Marine Strategy Framework Directive (in German)’ Tags …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources Wind power wind turbine solar farm … 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version German Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" … Nexus Approaches Factor 10 Institute Speech Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek Resource use in Germany Publications The Use of Natural Resources. Resources Report for Germany 2022 …

  • Article from 29.05.2024 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil of the Year

    Red grapes on a vineyard.

    … beneath our feet, each December 5th, on World Soil Day, the Soil of the Year is presented. A panel of experts selects the soil in question. In announcing the Soil … beneath our feet, each December 5th, on World Soil Day, the Soil of the Year is presented. A panel of experts selects the soil in question. In announcing the Soil …