… heatwaves with record temperatures and sunshine in recent years have once again underscored the critical importance of preparing for and mitigating the consequences … of the climate crisis. As part of the Natural Climate Protection Action Programme (ANK), the BMUV supports local authorities via the KfW⁠ with tree …

… a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a market share of around 4 percent. Drinks carton packaging and stand-up bags have a market share of around 1.5 percent. One-way glass bottles have a share of well below one percent in the … percent back in 2010. Further information: A German Environment Agency project funded under the Environment Ministry’s research plan for 2020 will be investigating …

… the national campaign. Press release No. 18/2020 | 11.05.2020 Germans throw around five million tonnes of waste from kitchen and garden into the bio-bin every …

… the forest conversion is completed. Environmental importance Woodlands cover around a third of the surface of Germany. Besides providing timber, they fulfil various … Inventories . Here ‘forest’ is essentially defined as ‘[...] every piece of ground stocked with forest plants irrespective of the information in the land register … (Schmitz et al. 2008, in German only ) and the ‘Aufnahmeanweisung für die dritte Bundeswaldinventur’ (BMELV and vTI 2011, in German only ). More detailed information: …

… have worked to refine the calculation of heat-related deaths in Germany. It was found that around 3,000 heat-related deaths in Germany occurred in both summer 2023 and 2024. … Urban areas form ‘heat islands’ that are significantly warmer than their surrounding areas. As a result, heat-related mortality is also higher in cities than in …

… market. The research studies Strommarktdesign der Zukunft and Strommarkt und Klimaschutz were carried out by r2b energy consulting on behalf of the German …

… can lead both to exfiltration, i.e. wastewater escaping from the sewer into the ground and groundwater, and to the infiltration (entry) of ground- and rainwater into the sewer. In a project commissioned by the Federal …

… Links OECD Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supplies Hintergrund und Erstellungsprozess Publications Von der menschenrechtlichen zur umweltbezogenen …

… Natural Resources Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled Groundwater not at risk – seismic monitoring now standard Gush spring: Geothermal … power plant. The method does not apply any materials which jeopardise the groundwater. The only exception is limestone, where diluted acids are sometimes … release No. 46/2015 | 10.12.2015 In rare cases the injection of water into the ground can unleash seismic activity. Unlike natural earthquakes, this type of induced …

… is far from reaching its aim. About ten million hectares of arable land are lost around the globe every year, an area equivalent to nearly 14 million football fields. … they are the habitat of soil organisms, a filter of pollutants, they protect groundwater, and they serve as settlement area. More than 90% of our food is grown on … adopt and implement measures. Associated content Links Argumentarium „Boden: Zahlen und Fakten“ Events World Soil Day in Berlin, 03. and 04.12.2015 UBA thematic page: …

… enormous tasks for the water supply along the Spree River if significantly less groundwater is pumped into the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz … also save more water. One option, if necessary, would be to continue pumping groundwater for the time being and to channel it into the Spree in a purified form. … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The current …