… pollution levels is of crucial importance for the protection of the Antarctic, for understanding global interrelationships and for shaping international environmental … sensitivity of the Antarctic environment to climate change makes it necessary to understand the interactions between POPs, CECs and polar ecosystems. This is the … Hereon (Hereon), Geesthacht, Germany Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany MINJIE Institute of …

… use of natural resources by humans is causing ecosystems to exceed their stress limits and exacerbating global environmental problems. In the last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version …

… future of agriculture in October 2019 (German): Landwirtschaft quo vadis? - Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme der Zukunft – Vielfalt gewähren, Handlungsrahmen abstecken. At … KLU demands a shift away from area-based payments and develops benchmarks for the funding period after 2021. The KLU is a group of scientists and scholars of various … Gelsenkirchen • Lutz Ribbe, Conservation policy director at the EuroNatur Foundation, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European …

… The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In the summer of … many environmental factors influence the water, and it's unclear when the system's limits is exceeded. However, everyone involved has learned  from the disasterand …

… The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) runs the … for the deployment of modern environmental technologies. Project examples may be found in the project database of the Advisory Assistance Programme on the website of … trips; Formation of networks and communication structures, e.g. by establishing round tables or working groups; Development of tools to assist with the autonomous …

… development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Related publications Brochure: Digitalisation and natural … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …

… regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, … that calls for ambitious climate action are often avoided. In addition, there is limited technical mitigation potential, as agricultural production is inherently … in agricultural production, it is essential to emphasise that a sustainable path to limiting warming to 1.5 °C is not feasible without changes in dietary patterns, …

… law Legal regulations protect the environment Source: Julia Gerlach / Umweltbundesamt A comprehensive concept for sustainable mobility needs legal instruments. … known as open-access resources. They can be used by everyone, virtually without limitations and free of charge. Global environmental goods are not under the … VAT rate for journeys of up to about 400 km. Greater quality of life through speed limits Exceeding the speed limits on urban roads impairs the quality of life and …