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  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Environmental monitoring on King George Island

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

    … Managed Area (ASMA) in order to better coordinate local activities and make them more environmentally friendly. The Institute for Ecology at Friedrich Schiller … Managed Area (ASMA) in order to better coordinate local activities and make them more environmentally friendly. The Institute for Ecology at Friedrich Schiller …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Monitoring projects in the Antarctic

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

    … on the Antarctic 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 … on the Antarctic 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 …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctica

    Map of the Antarctic

    … icebergs and penguins are the images which the region evokes, but there is far more to the place referred to as the 'Earth's last wilderness'. The vast area around … icebergs and penguins are the images which the region evokes, but there is far more to the place referred to as the 'Earth's last wilderness'. The vast area around …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Non-native species

    Ship in the Antarctic

    … the signatory states to intensify their preventative measures and implement them more consistently. The paper also proposes that its recommendations be discussed at … the signatory states to intensify their preventative measures and implement them more consistently. The paper also proposes that its recommendations be discussed at …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic

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

    … of the ultra-sensitive Antarctic environment. A broad range of tasks UBA is more than just a national competent authority. In addition to enforcement of AUG, it … 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

    … which is why the predominantly low-frequency background noise it creates is more negligible. Man-made underwater sound in the Southern Ocean The background … 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.

    … history and represents important geological and biological evolutive processes. More recently, the Antarctic has also reflected anthropogenic, i.e. man-made, … 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 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

    Drinking water

    … 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 … likewise for disinfection at our Marienfelde lab. Associated content Links Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water Documents Hygiene-related … 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 …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    … and products. It requires a great deal of expertise and knowledge of the market. Information must be available on the hazardous properties of these substances, their … (restricted) by law depending on the risk for the environment and health. Furthermore how quickly problematic chemicals can be replaced depends on voluntary efforts …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … are neither barren nor dead, for they constitute the habitats of one trillion times more bacteria than there are stars in the universe. Even a mere teaspoon of soil … of live weight – the equivalent of around 20 cows. In other words, immeasurably more organisms live in the soil than on it. Soil organism functions Soil organisms …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Benzene

    Zapfsäule einer Tankstelle mit drei Benzinzapfhähnen

    … from 2000 onwards can be found (station-by-station). Associated content Documents Informationsblatt Benzol (65.90 kB) Information on benzene (65.41 kB) Related contents Rechtliche Grundlagen der …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … environmental pollution. The EU’s CORINE Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of Information on the Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land cover and land use information for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land …