… Non-native species Human activities introduce non-native animal and plant species into the Antarctic Source: axily / Fotolia.com The Antarctic Peninsula and parts of West …

… The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the German Environment … authorities and institutions, which are listed in the right column under 'Links'. … The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic …

… Antarctic The eternal ice is fascinating not only to researchers Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA … be protected The Antarctic is a natural ecosystem which is still largely free from human influence and of great scientific and aesthetic value. The Antarctic perpetual …

… notebooks or rubber boots: toxic substances can be found in almost everything. The purpose of environmental and health protection is to steadily reduce the number of toxic substances in products as well as their release from products. … of use in a variety of products, and their possible spread in the environment or human organism. Methods for testing the impact of chemicals and chemical analysis …

… loss An earthworm in its natural habitat. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt The world’s soils are neither barren nor dead, for they constitute the habitats of … Nutrient status pH Interactions within a given biotic community The impact of human activities such as the following: Mechanical input Contamination and … well as some of its beneficial functions); such damage should be avoided as much as humanly possible. We therefore feel that it is urgent to elaborate requirements for …

… The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt … Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The EU’s CORINE Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of Information on the Environment) … Centre (DLR)’s Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum, on behalf of the UBA. … The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program …

… Environmental Specimen Bank Environmental Specimen Bank: Ice cold in the name of protection of the environment and health Source: Umweltbundesamt The Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) serves to investigate, document and archive environmental and human exposure to pollutants in Germany at a specific point in time. last update on …

… Soil compaction Farm machinery tends to compact the soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Farm vehicles exert pressure on the soil that varies according to equipment weight. If the weight generated underneath the tires exceeds ground stability, the soil …