… Cluster Tourism industry Tourism Industry Source: Volker Loche / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … this development. Future climate risks – outcomes of KWRA According to the findings presented by the 2021 Climate Impact and Risk Analysis (KWRA), there is a major risk …

… Schwier / Fotolia An area of 66 hectares of new land is consumed every day in Germany. This urban sprawl has severe negative effects on the environment, which is … in the pilot project on land certificate trading.  Associated content Links website (in German): Planspiel Flächenhandel website (in German): Aktion Fläche All press …

… Plant protection: Less is best and lower-risk German Environment Agency presents 5-point programme of sustainable plant protection Plant protection agents … / Fotolia.com In its 5-point programme of sustainable plant protection the German Environment Agency (UBA) urges rethinking plant protection in agricultural …

… Discussion in Brussels: materials in contact with drinking water 50 experts … should be regulated equally stringently as is food packaging.  Birgit Mendel of the German Federal Ministry for Health explained the 4-MS-Initiative of four EU member … tasks of the member states.   Associated content Links summary of the discussion presentation: Statement of EurEau presentation EU KOM: Recast of the drinking water …

… Federal Government offsets all of its greenhouse gas emissions from official travel Germany Environment Agency begins purchasing emission credits from CDM projects … protection projects in the framework of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The German Environment Agency (UBA) is doing the preparatory work for acquisition, … its employees as of the start of the current legislative term. The objective of the present acquisition is to offset 138,038 tonnes of emissions caused by government …

… Human Health Source: Jürgen Fälchle / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … are also on the increase in Germany where, owing to demographic change, they present our ageing society with problems. This is why in 2022, the task force … – as well as potentially harmful microorganisms and algae – is assessed as medium (in a reference grid comprising the levels low – medium – high. This risk might lead …

… Environmental and nature conservation information at a glance First version of … public from today at https://mvp.umwelt.info. Lilian Busse, Vice President of the German Environment Agency, commented: “The online launch of umwelt.info is an … place on 25 June, at which the functionalities and the umwelt.info team will be presented. There are contact forms on the website itself that users can use to …

… Soil Soil Source: maxbelchenko / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … Compared to the previous – 2019 – Monitoring Report, the indicator set used in the present – 2023 – Monitoring Report, has been extended and further expanded in terms … protection while contributing to climate change adaptation. In principle, forests (including woodlands) are regarded as a soil-protecting type of use. On sites that …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency, the German Federal Institute of Hydrology and the Bavarian Environment Agency Rat poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment A new UBA study concludes: …

… housing creation campaign must become greener Commission for Sustainable Building presents proposals for climate-friendly building and future-proof urban development … KNBau. He warned against establishing outdated standards, for example in the draft German Energy Act for Buildings (GEG). The KNBau is an advisory body to UBA … further aggravation of the housing shortage. Associated content Links About KNBau (German) Publications Was tun – im Wohnungsbau? All press releases Tags urban …

… TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures Rising temperatures make the North Sea and … holidays. Source: Holger Luck / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 TOU-I-1: … vacations rela­xing on a sunny beach. The most important holiday destination for Germans is therefore the Mediterranean region, which accounted for 38% of holiday …

… FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber When the timber increment decreases, the volume … decreases too. Source: Ansario / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-2: … prior to the heat and drought years of 2018 to 2020. The current situation would present a distinctly different picture. A longer time series will make it possible …