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  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

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    … appealing game world with educational content, for example. They therefore offer an innovative opportunity to promote sustainable development, open up new approaches … developments: The Digital Policy Agenda for the Environment package of measures “Environmental Policy 4.0” strives to establish digital tools for education and …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

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    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024) Adults are back in focus in the German Environmental Survey. Source: Fotolia/Dashk (edited by Agentur Naumilkat) The German …

  • Article from 03.04.2020 | Last changed: 03.04.2020

    Metals

    … copper, zinc) and in biota (mercury). The assessment of metals is based on environmental quality standards (chemical status) which are valid throughout the EU … Schnackenburg/Elbe measuring station and Kleve-Bimmen/Rhine (see images) and by the Environmental Specimen Bank.  Especially in the Elbe is this recognizable. There is …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

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    … measured in Europe actually cause headaches cannot be answered from existing environmental epidemiological studies. The results of these studies were found to be contradictory. Why are there not more environmental epidemiological studies on headaches? Researchers agree that there are …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … recognized and is a central component of the National Water Strategy and the Action Programme for Natural Climate Protection (ANK). Several funding instruments are … conservation, and climate protection. Consistently implement existing funding programmes and strategies. Provide targeted support to municipalities and regions …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

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    … process that began after the Ice Age around 10,000 years ago and that reflects the environmental and usage conditions during this period. The structure of soil strata … durch Wasser Related publications Empirical Critical Loads of nitrogen for Europe Environmental Monitor 2024 Components for the Transformation into a Sustainable Food …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    … strong soil types differ greatly in terms of the mechanisms with which they control environmental processes. We human beings are the main beneficiaries of these … that is practiced by agricultural engineers, geographers, geologists, and lately environmental scientists who specialize in ecology. This field needs to be …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … larval growth and later reproduction. Marine organisms are also exposed to other environmental stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution … goals must be achieved in order to mitigate the impacts of climate-related environmental stressors, such as ocean acidification. To reduce greenhouse gas …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … farm Source: Hrui / AdobeStock “Factor X” stands for an intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly use of natural resources (e. g. raw materials, water, …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

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    … are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in … We took a closer look. last update on 10.01.2022 Research project on the environmental impact of cloud computing The use of streaming services, video …