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  • Article from 29.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.04.2024

    Deep-sea mining

    … sulphides and ore slurries. The raw material deposits in question are to be found at depths of 2,000 to 6,000 meters, on the slopes of seamounts, on mid-ocean … the deep seabed outside national jurisdictions as well as the mineral resources found there to be the "Common Heritage of Mankind". This principle primarily prohibits … Since 2006, the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR) holds a licence for the …

  • Article from 05.12.2025 | Last changed: 05.12.2025

    Sustainable lifestyles: NiCE - From niche to centre

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … and Innovation Centre and the City of Brzeg Dolny from Poland. The project is funded by the EU Interreg programme for Central Europe and will run from May 2023 to … NiCE local pilot closing event. Meaning, the electricity for the projector and sound system was generated entirely by muscle power. Over 150 visitors participated in … experts were invited to the project meeting & study trip in Brzeg Dolny, Poland. Under the motto "Circular Lifestyles in Action!", the participants got to know a …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela … carbon storage (formation of organic matter), which converts CO₂ into organic compounds through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, seagrasses, and seaweed. b) CO₂ … mitigate rather than exacerbate ocean acidification, need to be further explored. … Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Developing a concept for a Polar Environmental Monitoring Program

    A colony of emperor penguins in the Antarctic

    … pollution levels is of crucial importance for the protection of the Antarctic, for understanding global interrelationships and for shaping international environmental … sensitivity of the Antarctic environment to climate change makes it necessary to understand the interactions between POPs, CECs and polar ecosystems. This is the … Hereon (Hereon), Geesthacht, Germany Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany MINJIE Institute of …

  • Article from 11.03.2014 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Visiting and directions

    Two-storey square building with wooden façade and solar panels on the roof

    … Berlin-Marienfelde: the newly built “Haus 2019“ zero-energy building Source: Umweltbundesamt last update on 11.03.2014 Besichtigung der FSA Öffentliche Besichtigungen … ist für Gruppen ab 5 Personen nach Anmeldung möglich. Standardprogramm Kurzvortrag und Besichtigung: Dauer ca. 90 min. Ergänzende Fachvorträge zu Projektthemen sind … verfügbar, können im Sekretariat angefragt werden. Anreise/Lageplan Umweltbundesamt - Versuchsfeld Marienfelde Anreise mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version English Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version German …

  • Article from 07.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Agricultural Expert Panel at the German Environment Agency

    a very huge field without plants, trees and bushes

    … future of agriculture in October 2019 (German): Landwirtschaft quo vadis? - Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme der Zukunft – Vielfalt gewähren, Handlungsrahmen abstecken. At … KLU demands a shift away from area-based payments and develops benchmarks for the funding period after 2021. The KLU is a group of scientists and scholars of various … Gelsenkirchen • Lutz Ribbe, Conservation policy director at the EuroNatur Foundation, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European …

  • Article from 19.03.2018 | Last changed: 20.03.2018

    Chemical substances

    coloured liquids in flasks

    … are referred to on the topic-related web pages here, are chemical elements, compounds and mixtures that have become relevant on account of their chemical, physical … regard to their potential to affect human health.  Related contents Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms …

  • Article from 11.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During

    … During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Blog article by Dr. Harald Ginzky Jan Kosmol und Dr. Kathrin Schwirn  The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. … Global South thus threatens to be even deepened. The pandemic could also lead to fundamental political instability in countries in both the Southern and Northern … Brazil and other countries in the Global South). In particular, the pandemic has underscored the mutual dependence as well the fragility of the worldwide …

  • Article from 01.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Lessons from the Corona Crisis

    … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, ... last update on … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, mutual … between societies, and the relationship between man and nature. The corona pandemic underlines the vulnerability of economic and social (sub)systems as a result of …

  • Article from 06.10.2015 | Last changed: 06.10.2015

    International cooperation

    … Nations (UN), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) und the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO). Participation in the implementation of … Related contents EPA-Netzwerk WHO-Kooperationszentrum Lufthygiene Umwelt und Sicherheit Grundlagen des Klimawandels Anlaufstelle Europäische Umweltagentur Related …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In … 2022 was caused by Prymnesium parvum and its toxins, which could multiply rapidly under extreme environmental conditions. Prymnesium parvum is a single-celled … removing bank and bed reinforcements, and reducing nutrient and pollutant inputs. … The Oder River under stress