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  • Article from 02.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.10.2025

    Guarantees of origin for renewable energy sources

    … with important information concerning their electricity consumption. Since January 2013 electricity supplier may only disclose  renewable electricity on electricity … HKNR The Register of Guarantees of Origin (HKNR) went into operation on 1 January 2013. The latest Herkunfts- und Regionalnachweis-Durchführungsverordnung (HkRNDV - … of the HKNR for the year 2015 2014 Statistics of the HKNR for the year 2014 2013 Statistics of the HKNR for the year 2013 Coupled GOs An article about the …

  • Article from 29.07.2013 | Last changed: 28.04.2025

    Industrial sectors

    Industrial plant

    … industrial pollution. Source: erikdegraaf / Fotolia.com last update on 29.07.2013 Germany is one of the world’s leading industrial nations – and a nation where …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protected Areas in Antarctica

    Areas of special importance for Antarctica can be designated as Specially Protected Areas.

    … on Biological Diversity (CBD,) and integrated into the CBD's work programme. The 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which was held in Nagoya in 2010, adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, which includes the objective of conserving at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas through ecologically representative and …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International activities in and around the Antarctic

    … nature in particular is done outside the Treaty territory. last update on 24.07.2013 The protection of the Antarctic is an international task which the respective …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic is protected by stringent environmental protection regulations.

    … the Antarctic Treaty system. The Protocol has been ratified by 33 states since May 2013. last update on 27.01.2016 In the 1980s the Consultative Parties worked to … the Antarctic Treaty system. The Protocol has been ratified by 33 states since May 2013. … In the 1980s the Consultative Parties worked to establish regulations to …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctic Treaty System

    … The Antarctic Treaty System regulates both of these aspects. last update on 24.07.2013 The Antarctic Treaty System is one of the most successful international …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Travellers to the Antarctic

    Visitors to the Antarctic must comply with certain rules to avoid causing harm to the environment.

    … standards in effect and to apply for your permit with us. last update on 23.07.2013 Information for travellers to the Antarctic If you are planning to take a …

  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Tourists in Antarctica

    Tourists on the mountain

    … safe and environmentally sound tourism in Antarctica. Now the IAATO has more than 100 members who have obliged themselves to advocate and promote the guidelines of … jumped back within a year's time: 34,300 tourists came to Antarctica in the 2012/2013 summer season. Most of the visitors during the Antarctic tourist season are … jumped back within a year's time: 34,300 tourists came to Antarctica in the 2012/2013 summer season. Most of the visitors during the Antarctic tourist season are …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Human presence in the Antarctic

    The presence of humans poses a threat to the ecosystem.

    … the Antarctic today are researchers, tourists or journalists. last update on 23.07.2013 In January 1774 the British seafarer and discoverer James Cook (1728-1779) …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Flora of the Antarctic

    Lichens such as these beard lichen make up the majority of Antarctica's vegetation.

    … in the Antarctic, and some species can even photosynthesise at temperatures below -10°C. The most favourable locations for lichen are in the marine West Antarctic with … plants live for hundreds of years. The diameter of many lichen increases by only 10 to 16 millimetres in one hundred years. Footprints made on moss can still be … in the Antarctic, and some species can even photosynthesise at temperatures below -10°C. The most favourable locations for lichen are in the marine West Antarctic with …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctica

    Map of the Antarctic

    … continent in the lowest part of the Earth." (J. M. Dukert) last update on 23.07.2013 Extreme conditions at the southern end of the world The Antarctic includes the …