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  • 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.

    … Soil related travel destinations in Germany Experiencing the ground is a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit. … - here in a workshop run by the BMU in Berlin. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Does this door reveal a soil? A visit to the Walschule Teufelssee/Berlin … Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt A soil monolith in an exhibition. This rendzina is exhibited in the Hainich …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … last update on 25.02.2014 Bodenwelten.de Bodenwelten.de, which is operated by Bundesverband Boden, contains comprehensive and clearly presented information on all … and kept updated by volunteers. The Bodenwissen im Handumdrehen game This online parlor game provides players with exciting and intriguing insight into the … information. Publication of the brochure was supported by Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU). The WBB members at the time of the brochure’s publiation were Peter …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … availability of this food depends on the availability of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, … in Germany and elsewhere with crop plant cultivation. Arable land is mainly found in places where the earth is inherently very fertile. Less fertile soils are … Düngemittel Forschungsprojekt „Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft“ Indikator: Siedlungs- und Verkehrsfläche Bodenerosion durch Wind Bodenerosion durch Wasser …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … which likewise fall to the authorities. Such investigations centre around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that … is not set in stone. In the event a given investigation provides an indisputably sound basis for a definitive hazard assessment, the authorizing body can decide to … which are obtained using technical investigation measures such as soil and groundwater sample assays. The preliminary nature of such investigations is reflected …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … Earth System Knowledge Platform – die Wissensplattform des Forschungsbereichs Erde und Umwelt der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft: … im Cluster Wasser, Hrsg. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 2021. UBA 2021: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland Tags climate change global warming flood … Floods are …

  • 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.

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela … carbon storage (formation of organic matter), which converts CO₂ into organic compounds through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, seagrasses, and seaweed. b) CO₂ … mitigate rather than exacerbate ocean acidification, need to be further explored. … Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

  • 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

    … last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version … of Natural Resources. Resources Report for Germany 2022 Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … and what are the carbon footprints of video streaming, video conferencing and online data storage? The results of Green Cloud Computing (GCC) research report can … grams of CO 2 equivalents. This corresponds to electrical power consumption of around 2.3 watts per video stream, not counting power consumption for data transmission … devices, in passenger kilometres on various modes of transport Source: Umweltbundesamt Calculating the carbon footprint of virtual desktop infrastructure The …