… the ground is a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit. Source: Sina Schröder Discovering soils in their natural environment makes for an exciting journey through our natural and cultural heritage. The countless nature discovery paths, museums, profile compilations and art objects scattered throughout Germany are worthy travel destinations that …

… Learning about and experiencing soil Tiny ants can build amazingly large anthills! … be unthinkable without the earth’s various soils, which can only assure a plentiful and healthy supply of food and drinking water if their ecology remains intact. But … Heidrun Mühle, Hans Willi Thoenes, Wolfgang Walther and Berndt Michael Wilke. … Learning about and experiencing soil …

… Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt What is needed above all for soil to develop is time, and of course rock, which is the material from which soil develops. Likewise … the interplay between myriad factors. The most important natural factors are rock, climate, plants, animals, terrain form and slope, and water availability. Of great …

… santia3 Fotolia.com Soil carries out myriad functions that are free of charge and extremely powerful, and that are what make soil so valuable not only to us but … use of arable land for purposes other than farming. Soil fertility is determined by climate, as well as humus content, grain size and soil structure – which, in …

… Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / … percent. More water vapor in the atmosphere means more precipitation. In warmer climates, an increase in precipitation extremes can therefore be expected, …

… – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela Krakau / UBA Oceans and seas absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. … calcareous algae, mussels and snails). Without this storage function of the oceans, climate change would progress much faster and more intensively. Oceans can therefore … stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution from waste and pollutants. More information can be found in the results of the …

… resources Wind power wind turbine solar farm Source: Hrui / AdobeStock “Factor X” stands for an intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly use of natural resources (e. g. raw materials, water, … products and services must increase. Short film FLOW – Faktor X: Beyond Climate Change FLOW, a ten-minute film (playable below) produced by sustainable …

… as possible Source: Blue Planet Studio / Adobe Stock Home office, videoconferencing and streaming services are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But … (HD) videos and the highest ever recorded at the site. What is it doing to the climate and what are the carbon footprints of video streaming, video conferencing …