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  • Article from 06.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Sustainability Transformations and Covid

    … this case, the focus should be to shift to means of transport that are efficient by using fuels with low carbon emissions, along with significant use of public transport. Geographical distribution of activities will be required; … that are efficient by using fuels with low carbon emissions, along with significant use of public transport. Geographical distribution of activities will be required; …

  • Article from 30.11.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    How environmental policy stakeholders could respond to social

    … 30.11.2020 How environmental policy stakeholders could respond to social changes caused by the pandemic Blog article by Anne Klatt The crisis has created situations … environmental and climate protection aspects in the one-health approach 4) Use new momentum and attention in individual fields of action The discussion paper …

  • Article from 22.12.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it?

    … Health approach, and how to implement it? The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on the fact that more than two thirds of known infectious diseases in … Schröder and Dr. Kathi Westphal-Settele  The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on the fact that more than two thirds of known infectious diseases in … their shared environment” (One Health Commission, 2020). Epidemics and pandemics caused by previously unknown zoonotic pathogens have been occurring in humans with …

  • Article from 14.12.2015 | Last changed: 20.12.2015

    Season's Greetings from the German Environment Agency

    … Environment Agency Our food is the source of nearly one fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Each and every one of us can do something practical to protect … you our climate advice for Christmas baking: Pre-heating the oven is not necessary Use the convection setting to bake your biscuits: several baking sheets can be done …

  • Article from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 27.02.2025

    Mobile air conditioning in rail vehicles

    modern high speed train in the city in winter

    … in rail vehicles The air-conditioning systems in the ICE 3 class 403 train use ambient air for cooling. Source: Deutsche Bahn AG Rail vehicles include local … systems based on hydrocarbons. One project focussed on air conditioning systems using propane as a refrigerant. A local train was equipped with a propane air … on the project can be found here . This type of system with propane is now being used in the long-distance train ICE 3neo. Associated content Links Climatizing …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning in cars, buses and railway vehicles

    Mobile air conditioning in cars, buses and railway vehicles An EU directive has banned the use of fluorinated … certain mobile air conditioning systems since Jan. 2011. It requires the previously used refrigerant tetrafluoroethane (R134a) to be replaced. Natural refrigerants are … Mobile air conditioning in buses Mobile air conditioning systems in buses are still using tetrafluoroethane (R134a), a greenhouse gas with a climate impact that is …

  • Article from 13.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    UNEP / UNESCO / BMUV Training Programme

    … countries (e.g. water, soil, waste, biodiversity, mobility, urbanization, land use, energy). The topics of these short courses vary from year to year. The teaching … countries (e.g. water, soil, waste, biodiversity, mobility, urbanization, land use, energy). The topics of these short courses vary from year to year. The teaching …

  • Article from 06.10.2015 | Last changed: 06.10.2015

    International cooperation

    … the natural resources on which human life depends. They include climate change, overuse of resources, biodiversity loss, the risks chemicals pose to human health and the environment, growing emissions from transport. The distribution and use of resources like oil, timber, metals or minerals can lead to conflicts between …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    … began in the Polish part of the Oder and continued downstream into Germany. The cause was a toxic brackish algae called Prymnesium parvum. last update on 19.07.2024 … of water protection. . Hot and dry summers resulting from climate change can cause such events in the Oder and other waters. Factors include changing environmental … and the brackish water algae Prymnesium parvum Algae blooms in water bodies are caused by many factors, including nutrient inputs like nitrogen and phosphorus from …

  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 17.02.2016

    Environmental protection and peacekeeping

    … depend on access to natural resources such as soil, water or forests. If due to overuse, environmental degradation or climatic changes, access to essential resources is … Moreover, the distribution of income earned from raw material extraction, and the use of resources such as oil, timber, gold, diamonds or minerals can lead to … projects and measures aimed at improving the environment, making resource use more efficient and fair and promoting environmentally sustainable development …

  • Article from 17.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.09.2013

    Integrated coastal zone management in Germany

    … an instrument, ICZM seeks to balance the various economic and social claims to the use of coastal areas (fishing, shipping, port operation, industry and commerce, … etc.) with the objectives of coastal zone protection (avoiding pollution, efficient use of the resource land, nature conservation, flood protection in German ). It … balancing economic use and protection of nature and the environment. Because of new uses, e.g. the planned installation of off-shore wind energy farms, the seas have …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    Resource use in Germany Recycling keeps materials in circulation and saves primary … on 10.12.2025 The German Environment Agency has been publishing a report on the use of natural resources in Germany since 2016. After 2016 and 2018, a new "Resource …