Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer
Search 0

Search

Help
4873 - 4884 of 4931
  • Article from 23.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Resilience thanks to green energy: Future investments for

    … This is not the storyline of a dystopian film, but reality for many people around the world. Considering that, according to the WHO, around 7.6 billion people have no or only limited access to preventive health care, the current situation in many countries is …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Science and science-policy advice in post-normal times: chance

    … whole (and taking a German perspective here), science, even across disciplinary boundaries, has used the stage to provide broad and diverse advice to politicians and … science has to admit (and it does so only partially) that it simply reaches its limits in complex crisis phenomena such as corona: Virology and epidemiology have to … of the economic effects, to name just a few of the restrictions relevant here. Such limitations are also evident in other crises. Challenges and elements of post-normal …

  • 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 18.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    The coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for an innovative future

    … context that the COVID-19 pandemic could become a disruptive event that triggers fundamental change toward a more desirable future for all. Human history is rich with … rapid degradation of planetary support systems, that brought us to the geophysical limits of our home world for the first time. These rapid developments were neither … crisis catalyzing innovation and the re-direction of human activities towards a fundamentally new direction. Today, we might say that each caused a tipping point …

  • 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 … from the sustainability goals "to leave no one behind" and if ecological limits are respected. Structural justice "Structural justice" means ensuring a good …

  • 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 the summer of … many environmental factors influence the water, and it's unclear when the system's limits is exceeded. However, everyone involved has learned  from the disasterand …

  • Article from 03.06.2020 | Last changed: 04.06.2020

    Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme

    Map of EECCA and Central/Eastern European states

    … The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) runs the … for the deployment of modern environmental technologies. Project examples may be found in the project database of the Advisory Assistance Programme on the website of … trips; Formation of networks and communication structures, e.g. by establishing round tables or working groups; Development of tools to assist with the autonomous …

  • Article from 19.03.2020 | Last changed: 23.03.2020

    Lawful Rights of Participation

    colorful symbolised People under the magnifying glass

    … Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. Source: WunderBild / Fotolia.com Participation rights play a major role in environmental … and associations. A broad level of public participation makes it easier to understand decisions and thus helps in finding acceptable solutions. Another plus of … Environmental protection or nature conservation associations that are recognised under the Environmental Appeals Act are also entitled to special participation …

  • Article from 17.02.2021 | Last changed: 17.02.2021

    Access to justice

    Exterior view of the Federal Administrative Court against blue sky

    … thorabeti /Fotolia.com In accordance with the German Constitution (Basic Law – Grundgesetz, GG) anyone asserting that their rights are being infringed by public … legal basis in the Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) und the Federal Nature Conservation Act (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz, BNatSchG ) and in corresponding provisions under the law of …

  • Article from 17.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.09.2013

    Integrated coastal zone management in Germany

    … the special circumstances at sea. This resolution established an important foundation for coordinating planning of sea and coastal areas that takes account of … area of Lower Saxony in German (ROKK). Lower Saxony’s ICZM Internet platform also features all the major projects that it carries out together with Bremen. There are … are governed by or can be reconstructed on the basis of area-specific or functional features and which have been finally decided upon by state authorities responsible …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Related publications Brochure: Digitalisation and natural … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …