… Litter on a beach on Sylt Source: Nina Maier / Umweltbundesamt The following contents contain this medium: Marine Litter Round Table active against plastic pollution in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea for seven years Weniger Plastik in der Umwelt – EU stimmt Richtlinie …
… power generation from renewable sources. Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt The following contents contain this medium: Renewable energy share rises to 16.6 per …
… Satellite image of North Sea estuaries Source: Copernicus Sentinel Daten [2018] The following contents contain this medium: Water type of the year 2019: the large North Sea estuary Gewässertyp des Jahres 2019 "Großes Nordseeästuar" … …
… must be adapted to new statutory requirements Source: Andrea Roskosch / UBA The following contents contain this medium: Sewage sludge disposal in Germany … …
… Planning and implementation of restoration projects The project schedule for river restoration projects can vary greatly. This flow chart shows the most important project steps. Natural river development is a complex undertaking. A well-structured planning management creates the prerequisites for a balanced solution and an efficient and successful …
… Wastewater discharge into a river Source: Dmitry Vereshchagin / Fotolia.com The following contents contain this medium: State of the environment 2020: German Environment Agency draws a mixed picture …
… Small initial measure with large effect Initiated by a trunk acting as a groyne, the water has excavated a scour and deposited a gravel bank: two habitats for fish and benthic invertebrates. Source: Werner H. Baur The following contents contain this medium: River restoration measures Renaturierungsmaßnahmen … Initiated by a trunk acting as a groyne, the water has excavated a scour and deposited a gravel bank: two habitats for fish …
… bank protection made of natural materials at a creek in Lower Saxony (2018) During the restoration of the creek Schierenbach, wood has been used for bank protection. This natural material decays over time and slowly allows the water body to develop. In addition, the decomposing wood serves as food for …
… No natural structures remain. Source: Georg Lamberty / Planungsbüro Zumbroich The following contents contain this medium: Damages, pressures and modifications of …
… Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia) No room for dynamic river development remains between these completely modified banks and the intensively built-up floodplain. Source: Georg Lamberty / Planungsbüro Zumbroich The following contents contain this medium: Damages, pressures and modifications of …