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  • Appointment from 15.06.2020

    UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked

    UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked Tuesday, September 15th, … of flora and fauna at the time of COVID-19 in a global photo competition. … UNECE photo contest: Humans locked down, nature unlocked

  • 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

    … (UBA), one in every eight children misses at least one audio frequency in a hearing test. The reasons are unknown, although loud music, in particular when listened to … 8-to-14-year-olds 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 …

  • Press release 29/2023 from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 04.09.2023

    First "Environment in the Neighbourhood" Action Days bring sustainable commitment to life locally

    Kinder pflanzen in Dessau ein Blumenbeet.

    … to improve networking between actors and citizens and, at the same time, to test a new format for participation. Press release No. 29/2023 | 01.09.2023 Federal … to improve networking between actors and citizens and, at the same time, to test a new format for participation. … On 2 September, the first nationwide pilot …

  • Press release 28/2016 from 16.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    European Mobility Week brings sustainable mobility a step closer

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … for people and local authorities to put innovative transport solutions to the test.“ More than 20 cities and districts in Germany are participating in the EMW … very diverse, featuring a bicycle-GPS rally in Würzburg, cargo bikes which can be tested in Dresden, mobility celebrations in Frankfurt/Main and Norderstedt, and …

  • Press release 32/2023 from 15.09.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    European Mobility Week: Sustainable mobility saves energy

    A banner reads: "European Mobility Week 16 to 22 September Mix and Move! - climate-friendly mobility."

    … sustainable mobility can look like on the ground: Mobility options are presented, tested and the street environment is changed in such a way that the focus turns to … celebrating its first anniversary, and in Darmstadt, a large-scale traffic trial is testing what it would be like to have a traffic-calmed neighbourhood. In the …

  • Press release 26/2021 from 01.06.2021 | Last changed: 04.06.2021

    Germany's bathing waters: excellent

    Ein Badegewässer

    … Another 38 bathing waters were not assessed due to insufficient samples. Tests were carried out at 2,304 German bathing sites in the 2020 bathing season, … sites are along the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas, 1,941 are inland. The latest data on bathing water quality is available online on the web pages of the …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … These standby losses are particularly unnecessary as it is usually easy to test whether a piece of equipment is consuming power even though it is not in …

  • Press release 07/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 08.04.2020

    Art and the environment “Zero Waste” exhibition in Leipzig

    Ein Frauengesicht mit Plastikstücken

    … and in performative photographs and videos. Dani Ploeger experiments with stress testing machines in his laboratory and lifts the lid on the premature ageing process … food source – touted as sustainable – for human beings in this future scenario. Protests against an economy geared purely to maximising profits and growth and the …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … and allows players to directly apply what they have learned themselves. To test the effectiveness of the game, the research team investigated whether awareness … and allows players to directly apply what they have learned themselves. To test the effectiveness of the game, the research team investigated whether awareness …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … municipalities across Germany and will visit the participants in their home. Survey test methods One core element of the survey is human biomonitoring (HBM), i.e. the … municipalities across Germany and will visit the participants in their home. Survey test methods One core element of the survey is human biomonitoring (HBM), i.e. the …

  • 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.

    … in Manures and Manured Soils:Development of a Technical Protocol for Laboratory Tests Tags nature experience soil educational trail … Discovering soils in their …