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  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … not possible to volunteer for GerES VI. After GerES IV (2003–2006) and GerES V (2014–2017) investigating exclusively children and adolescents, the focus is now … not possible to volunteer for GerES VI. After GerES IV (2003–2006) and GerES V (2014–2017) investigating exclusively children and adolescents, the focus is now …

  • Article from 03.04.2020 | Last changed: 03.04.2020

    Metals

    … for example in still water regions, are the principal cause (see Elbe). In 2014-2016, the environmental quality standard for suspended solids/sediment was … for example in still water regions, are the principal cause (see Elbe). In 2014-2016, the environmental quality standard for suspended solids/sediment was …

  • Article from 05.03.2018 | Last changed: 26.03.2018

    Nutrients in watercourses

    … numbers are not available for all monitoring sites, and therefore the measurement values cannot always be standardised to the flow rate. For hydrology, for example, … concentrations. The 90-percentile values for the three ten-year periods (1986-1995, 1996-2005 and 2006-2015) at LAWA monitoring sites for which data is available for at …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany

    Experiencing the ground beneath our feet is very much a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit.

    … rich opportunities to immerse yourself in the world of soils. last update on 26.02.2014 Soils are suitable for painting with earthy colours - here in a workshop run by …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … stewardship among other things by disseminating information. last update on 25.02.2014 Bodenwelten.de Bodenwelten.de, which is operated by Bundesverband Boden, … Böden Deutschlands - Ein Reiseführer Issued by the UBA in early 2011, this “travel guide to Germany’s soils” contains information concerning soil discovery trails, …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    … are organic substances, water, air and microorganisms. last update on 19.02.2014 A lengthy process Soil is formed and develops over extremely lengthy periods … there. Podzolisation likewise occurs in the presence of a severe drop in topsoil pH values. This acidification is attributable to acid and eco-unfriendly litter layers …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … Nonetheless, socioeconomic change has brought about changes in the use of and value attributed to arable land. Nowadays urban sprawl is a ubiquitous phenomenon … an example of this being increasing soil acidification provoked by lower pH values. Chemical compounds can be neutralized in the soil. During this buffering …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … about the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the origin of this value and how is it quantified? What happens if we exceed it – is there any way back … about the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the origin of this value and how is it quantified? What happens if we exceed it – is there any way back …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    … We human beings are the main beneficiaries of these functions. last update on 18.02.2014 Soil science is a discipline that is practiced by agricultural engineers, …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Large scale ecological projects

    Major projects

    … Frauenstein Quality of surface water in opencut mining residual lakes The pH-values in the opencut mining residual lakes in Lusatia are between 2 und 3,5 after …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … that the findings of preliminary investigations also be assessed using test values, in such a way that the particularities of each individual setting are taken …

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … observed over many decades (probability approach). The damage potential describes values (buildings together with interior furnishing, industrial plants, traffic … observed over many decades (probability approach). The damage potential describes values (buildings together with interior furnishing, industrial plants, traffic …