… by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) First "Environment in the Neighbourhood" … people in a range of locations are contributing together to making neighbourhoods more attractive and sustainable with good ideas and the will to create, and thus to …

… members of the public on 15 June 2024 in Dessau-Rosslau Join us on June 15, 2024 and delve into our topics, meet our employees and tour our premises Source: Susanne … a wide variety of programme items and hands-on activities for children and adults. More than ten organisations from the region will be presenting their work in and for …

… Serious Gaming and Sustainability SubSeGa - Gaming meets Sustainability Source: Elisabeth Lena … like Greta Thunberg and Luisa Neubauer, personal interest in contributing to a more sustainable future seems to remain high, even in times of multiple crises …

… as possible Source: Blue Planet Studio / Adobe Stock Home office, videoconferencing and streaming services are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in servers, data storage systems and … terabits/second (TBit), a volume equivalent to the simultaneous transmission of more than two million high-definition (HD) videos and the highest ever recorded at …

… with environmental pollutants. Samples of tap water, urine, blood, house dust, and indoor air are analysed along with information acquired by questionnaires during … study documents in English. Information on study participation: Participants are randomly selected representative for the men and women and for their age group in … years. The last GerES focussing on the adult population was GerES III (1997–1999), more than 20 years ago. This is the 6th cycle of the German Environmental Survey. To …

… of headaches. 90% of all occurring headaches are migraines or tension headaches and not attributable to any other primary disease. In Germany, 50% of men and over 60% of women reported having had headaches over the last 12 months … The results of these studies were found to be contradictory. Why are there not more environmental epidemiological studies on headaches? Researchers agree that …

… 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 …