… Specimen Bank (South Korea) Conferences Home ESBs Protocols and data Conferences The Environmental Specimen Bank community meets in regular intervals for international conferences. These meetings foster the dialogue on quality standards, chemical data and monitoring objectives. It is …

… and data Conferences Each environmental specimen bank holds its archive where the samples are safely stored for future investigations. The individual programmes can be quite different. Follow the links below and find out more about specimen banks around the globe. The idea of …

… Joint press release with the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear … Contest for 'Blue Angel Prize 2015' has started Wanted: Particular commitment to the environment and climate Award ceremony 'Blue Angel Prize 2012' Source: Christian Lietzmann The 'Blue Angel Prize' contest has been launched for the fourth time in the …

… to forestry production yields. Source: nena2112/photocase.com It is likely that the magnitude and rate of climate change in many places will significantly overwhelm the natural adaptive capacity of tree species. In order to ensure that the forest can fulfill all functions under changed climate conditions, both now and …

… Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery Climate change is an additional stressor for the fish stocks in the North and Baltic Sea. Source: Susanne Kambor A sustainable orientation of … Sustainable fisheries management: A sustainable orientation of sea fishing and the implementation of conservation measures can relieve marine ecosystems affected …

… Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection Climate change also affects the hydrological regime. Source: Daniel Strauch/fotolia.com The water balance and water management are affected by climate change in many ways. Rising temperatures, changing precipitation and increasing weather extremes influence the quantity and quality of the available water. In coastal …

… Extreme events such as heat and drought periods and storms are severely affecting the forest. Pest infestations and forest fires can cause damage over large areas. In many places, the natural adaptive capacity of forests has already been exceeded and is increasingly endangering the climate and forestry yields. last update on 15.07.2022 Drought and heat stress …

… Impacts: Field of Action Fishery Climate change is an additional stressor for the fish stocks in the North and Baltic Sea. Source: Susanne Kambor In general, climate change is … types of fisheries. For marine fisheries, increasing warming and acidification of the oceans are particularly relevant. For inland water fisheries and fish farming in …

… agriculture must be reduced to protect biodiversity. Source: nemo1963 / AdobeStock The use of pesticides is to be halved by 2030, according to the draft EU regulation on pesticide reduction. This goal is to be verified using pesticide sales data. In the view of the German Environment Agency this method is misleading. Pesticides that …

… fotolia.com Numerous publications and Web sites in Germany and elsewhere address the issues of more eco-friendly and socially responsible procurement. Following is a … (August 2014) Herausgeber: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (LfU) Link Themenheft "Klimaschutz & Beschaffung" (2014) Herausgeber: Service- und … Nations Environment Programme Link Sustainable Public Procurement - How to "Wake the Sleeping Giant"? (Zweite Ausgabe Oktober 2021, Englisch) UNEP-Studie Link …