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Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

Geology of the Antarctic

The Antarctic continent is located on a continental plate called the Antarctic Plate.

… underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Environmentally friendly air conditioning for trains – Field data measurement and analysis on the ICE 3 air-cycle system Tags Antarctic Ocean Antarctica continent ice … When one considers the …

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The geography of the Antarctic

Enormous ice shelves float on the ocean, connected to a glacier onshore.

… The geography of the Antarctic Enormous ice shelves float on the ocean, connected to … M. Müller/UBA Maps of the Antarctic cannot even come close to reflecting the geographic diversity of the region. Beneath the massive ice layers lie mountains … ice polar region … Maps of the Antarctic cannot even come close to reflecting the geographic diversity of the region. Beneath the massive ice layers lie mountains …

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Satellite-based penguin monitoring

The retreat of the Antarctic sea ice is also a threat to chinstrap penguins

… can only be tracked on a large-scale with the help of remote sensing. The Federal Environment Agency is campaigning for a system of international penguin monitoring and has already gained some promising …

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Environmental monitoring on King George Island

The Fildes Region is subject to high pressure of use. Environmental monitoring helps to show its effects.

… Environmental monitoring on King George Island The Fildes Region is subject to high … Area (ASMA) in order to better coordinate local activities and make them more environmentally friendly. The Institute for Ecology at Friedrich Schiller University …

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Monitoring projects in the Antarctic

Regular environmental monitoring records whether and how Antarctica is changing as result of human influence

… Monitoring projects in the Antarctic Regular environmental monitoring records whether and how Antarctica is changing as result of … a good knowledge base about the species concerned and their requirements of the ecosystem. Observing changes in the environment is an important prerequisite for … and to be able to record impacts on larger regions in the future. More detailed information is available on the pages below, for example: Whale monitoring in the …

Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

Antarctica

… Antarctica the driest region – and largest desert – in the world. Despite the harsh environment the Antarctic Ocean and its coastal regions are teeming with life which … for trains – Field data measurement and analysis on the ICE 3 air-cycle system Tags air temperature Antarctica ice … "Imagine a country as large as …

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The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic

Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

… The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of … the protection of the environment in the Antarctic and its dependent and related ecosystems. The AUG transposes the international provisions of the Protocol on … related to the Antarctic and its protection in a broader sense. These tasks include information of the public through press releases, publications, guidelines and …

Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 09.12.2020

Underwater noise

… the noise sources in the sea and the inherent danger they pose for the marine environment. Whales and seals depend on their sense of hearing for survival. … such as the use of airguns to explore the ocean floor can also damage the hearing system (acoustic trauma) of a marine mammal and result in short-term or even … range necessary for communication or for finding food, or it may reduce the information which ambient signals contain. These effects depend in particular on the …

Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 18.03.2021

Antarctic

An appealing light blue iceberg floats in the nearly black water. The sky is gray and drab.

… of it has grown steadily, and so has our responsibility for this fragile ecosystem. last update on 29.02.2016 Why the Antarctic must be protected The Antarctic … also reflected anthropogenic, i.e. man-made, changes. By signing the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the signatory states undertook to … glacial and marine environments as a common human heritage. Easy access to information Even if the Antarctic is a very isolated region and not many people know …

Article from 16.12.2016 | Last changed: 13.01.2022

Protocol on Water and Health

… guidance Taking policy action to improve small-scale water supply and sanitation systems. Tools and good practices from the pan-European Region with recommendations … Tage Bewertungsgrundlagen und Leitlinien Zeitschrift „UMID: Umwelt und Mensch – Informationsdienst“ Related publications Environmental Awareness in Germany 2024 Urease- and nitrification inhibitors for …

Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

Drinking water

… the less the need for technical purification processes. Drinking water distribution systems that are built, maintained and operated in accordance with the applicable … also use the international treaty known as the Protocol on Water and Health as an information sharing platform, in particular to promote progress in the realm of … possible or only partially possible to evaluate (236.52 kB) Related publications Environmental Awareness in Germany 2024 Contaminants in water resources: …

Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

Harmful substance properties

… properties When is a product considered low-polluting and low-emissions? What other environmental properties should a product have? Various evaluation methods are used … in products There are a number of different, complementary methods to evaluate the environmental and health-related properties of products throughout the product life …