Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer
Search 0

Search

Help
37 - 48 of 115
  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … development vary from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. … subsequent year of 1991, and this applied to major parts of Germany. In December 1999 ‘ Lothar’ devastated extensive parts of south-west Germany. In January 2007 … development vary from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. …

  • Cover from 12.11.2024

    International Environmental Specimen Bank Group: ESBs

    ESB map

    … and Greenland operate the Artic Environmental Specimen Bank ( AMAP Database ) since 1985. Its focus is on opportunistic samples of animals and plants from marine, … all areas of the UK. The  German Environmental Specimen Bank  was established in 1985 and is operated by the Federal Environment Agency in collaboration with … and Greenland operate the Artic Environmental Specimen Bank ( AMAP Database ) since 1985. Its focus is on opportunistic samples of animals and plants from marine, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … degree days is increasing thus reflecting a significantly rising trend. Since 1999 the cooling degree days in the three regions have been consistently above the … the above, a comparison with the climate normal period 1961–1990 shows that since 1999 the cooling degree days in all three regions were consistently above the mean … degree days is increasing thus reflecting a significantly rising trend. Since 1999 the cooling degree days in the three regions have been consistently above the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … high-water closures have affected Rhine shipping, especially on the Upper Rhine. In 1999, 2016 and 2021 inland shipping was unable to navigate the Upper Rhine for an … have to be closed to shipping. The closures imposed in late winter and spring of 1999 were particularly incisive, when the Upper Rhine was closed to shipping for … high-water closures have affected Rhine shipping, especially on the Upper Rhine. In 1999, 2016 and 2021 inland shipping was unable to navigate the Upper Rhine for an …

  • DzU article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    Indicator: Taxes related to the environment

    A graph shows the development of environmental taxes for the year 1995 (39.9 billion euros), the year 2000, and the period 2005 to 2023 (69.5 billion euros, preliminary data) as well as their share of total tax revenues in the public budgets.

    … 2005, their share had been 12.2 %. The introduction of the Ecological Tax Reform in 1999 led to a substantial rise in revenue from environmental taxes until 2005. … 2005, their share had been 12.2 %. The introduction of the Ecological Tax Reform in 1999 led to a substantial rise in revenue from environmental taxes until 2005. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … than 28 %. In the THW the number of female volunteers has increased steadily since 1999 by almost 8,000. Compared to a proportion of scarcely 4 % in 1999, this value amounted to approximately 12 % in 2021. The demographic change is … than 28 %. In the THW the number of female volunteers has increased steadily since 1999 by almost 8,000. Compared to a proportion of scarcely 4 % in 1999, this value …