… One is to inform the public about the state of the environment. Secondly, reliable and comprehensive information is an important basis for decision-making on … last update on 20.07.2015 Access to information is essential for all institutions and groups actively committed to an intact environment: policy-makers, environmental authorities, associations, citizens’ action groups and the private sector. On its website, the Federal Environment Agency offers a …

… disaster occurred in the Oder River: an estimated 1,000 tons of fish, mussels, and snails died. This began in the Polish part of the Oder and continued downstream into Germany. The cause was a toxic brackish algae called … The Oder – a Central European River The Oder has its source in the Czech Republic and flows into the Baltic Sea in the Szczecin Lagoon. It forms the border between …