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  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protection and management of areas under PEPAT

    The former British base Port Lockroy is a protected historic site.

    Protection and management of areas under PEPAT The former British base Port Lockroy … historic site. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA What do a colony of emperor penguins, the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, and polar researcher Ernest Shackleton's hut have …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protected Areas in Antarctica

    Areas of special importance for Antarctica can be designated as Specially Protected Areas.

    … This protection of very sensitive areas both on shore and in the ocean is provided under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and the … by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD,) and integrated into the CBD's work programme. The 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International activities in and around the Antarctic

    International activities in and around the Antarctic Despite its remote location, it … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 22.01.2014

    Waste oil

    Three barrels of waste oil

    … partially or entirely of mineral oil, synthetic or biogenic oil. Environmentally sound management of waste oil is regulated by the Waste Oil Ordinance of 01.05.2002, … am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Internationale Strategien und Programme Related publications Optimisation potential with regard to the …

  • Article from 23.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.03.2021

    Resource conservation in the manufacturing and consumption domain

    Smoking chimneys of an industrial plant

    … to product manufacturing as well as product use – which, however is inextricably bound up with other resources as well. For product use can have an environmental … Associated content Links German Federal Ecodesign Award Environmental innovation programme (in German) European Resources Forum Publications The Use of Natural …

  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Tourists in Antarctica

    Tourists on the mountain

    … travellers who enjoyed information and lectures by experts instead of entertainment programmes. The Lindblad Explorer vessel, launched in 1969, was one of the first … that time. The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) was founded in 1991 to promote and ensure safe and environmentally sound tourism in …

  • Article from 08.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Research and logistics in the perpetual ice

    The german Research Station Neumayer 3

    … 80 research stations on the continent, about half of which are manned year-round, and the rest are operated only in the summer season. Argentina was the first … (SCAR) The Antarctic Protected Areas Information Archive United Nations Environment Programme environment for development (UNEP) Tourism International Association of …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Human presence in the Antarctic

    The presence of humans poses a threat to the ecosystem.

    … Concerning tourism guidance and limitations are desired so as to leave other areas undisturbed for as long as possible to conduct basic research. The Antarctic … of intact natural conditions which are vital in comparative, reference, background and other studies. Related contents Indikator: Recycling von Siedlungsabfällen Indikator: Abfallmenge – Siedlungsabfälle Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz Antragsformulare in der Übersicht Produktverantwortung in …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Climate of the Antarctic

    Its extremely low temperatures make Antarctica the coldest continent on Earth.

    … is also affected by global climate change: it is warming up, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula, more rapidly than the rest of the world. last update on … plane, that is the tilt of the earth's axis of 23.5° in relation to its orbit around the sun, the sun's rays are very weak even in summertime. Furthermore, the snow … Indikator: Globale Lufttemperatur Deutsch-Chinesischer Track-II-Dialog Klimawandel und Gesundheit Die Antarktis - Extreme am südlichen Ende der Welt Grundlagen des …

  • 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.

    … and solve problems. last update on 27.01.2016 The Fildes Peninsula Region – nature under threat, stuck between logistics and research King George Island is the largest … Bay The Fildes Region and its density of research stations is part of the area around Maxwell Bay between King George Island and Nelson Island, where further stations … exchange of data or joint fieldwork. Related contents Europäisches Erdbeobachtungsprogramm Copernicus Genehmigung von Forschungsprojekten zu marinem Geo-Engineering …

  • 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

    … the activity entails no risk of causing detrimental changes in the distribution, abundance or productivity of animal and plant species and their populations or of … penguin monitoring Related contents Anwendungslabor für Künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data am UBA Antragsformulare in der Übersicht Umweltprobenbank des Bundes Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der Antarktis Schutzgebiete unter der …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Non-native species

    Ship in the Antarctic

    … non-native to the Antarctic. Soil organisms, plants and soil organisms such as roundworms (Nematoda), waterbears (Tardigrada), springtails (Collembola) and mites … may access and to establish an international, long-term soil-biological monitoring programme. The above recommendations were detailed in a German working paper …