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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … chronically sick, immune-deficient and elderly people are particularly at risk. In 2018 and 2019 there were eight mortalities among these groups of people, that were … amounting to more than 100 million KbE/l – was recorded in the record heat year of 2018 when a stable high pressure bridge extending from the Azores to the Barents Sea … C., Oliver J.D., Alam M., Afsar A., Matthew K. W., Firdausi Q., Martinez-Urtaza J. 2018: Vibrio spp. infections. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 4, 1-19. 30 - Brehm …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Commitment to environmental protection

    A graph shows the percentage of the population actively involved in environmental protection and nature conservation or who could imagine becoming involved. In 2024 only the current involvement was surveyed (same as in 2022 and 2020) which was at 15 percent.

    … and nature conservation. In 2022 and 2020, the figures were 19 % and 17 %. Prior to 2018, the trend was mixed. Between 2006 and 2016, the share of people reporting … who reported being involved ranged from 35 % to 48 %. This figure rose to 51 % in 2018; this fraction was not recorded in 2020. Alternatively, the willingness to get … and nature conservation. In 2022 and 2020, the figures were 19 % and 17 %. Prior to 2018, the trend was mixed. Between 2006 and 2016, the share of people reporting …

  • Cover from 26.11.2025

    Adaptation to climate change

    Sandsäcke wurden vor einer Haustür aufgestapelt, um das Haus vor Hochwasser zu schützen

    … have become more frequent and severe. The hot and extremely dry summer of 2018 is just one of many examples. This trend is bound to increase in the future. … have become more frequent and severe. The hot and extremely dry summer of 2018 is just one of many examples. This trend is bound to increase in the future. …

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    Country List

    … Country List 23.02.2018 Document Country List (509.35 kB) Tags waste The following contents contain …

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  • Press release 52/2019 from 18.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    Climate-neutral travel: Federal Government offsets its business travel

    business travellers in an airport

    … roughly 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for all business travel in 2018. The costs of offsetting amount to a total 1.7 million euros. Press release No. … roughly 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for all business travel in 2018. The costs of offsetting amount to a total 1.7 million euros. … The Federal …

  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … by eight percent in 2019 and now covers 42 percent of power consumption (2018: 37.8%). These are the results of a preliminary evaluation by the working group … the level of the very dry previous year with a relatively low hydropower output (2018). Preliminary data indicate that biomass electricity generation and biowaste … is a marginal increase of total installed capacity of about 1% (from 52.6 GW in 2018 to 53.3 GW in 2019). Weather-related fluctuations in power production due …

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    The "Nieplitz" - a sandy lowland river

    Der Fluss Nieplitz

    … following contents contain this medium: Sandy lowland river: Water Type of the Year 2018 Gewässertyp des Jahres 2018 – Sandiger Tieflandbach … The "Nieplitz" - a sandy lowland river …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 14.01.2025

    FW-R-6: Silvicultural information on the theme of adaptation

    The picture shows two young foresters having a discussion in a sparse forest. The man on the left-hand side of the picture stands with his arms crossed while the other man is gesticulating with his hands. In the background, beams from a low sun are penetrating the forest.

    … forestry professionals. Especially in relation to the extreme drought years of 2018 to 2020, there have been distinctly more expert articles available. FW-R-6: … that a definitive attribution regarding adaptation is not always possible. As of 2018, when it became clear that drought and heat would have severe impacts on … references to climate change was twice as high as even in the two years of 2017 and 2018. The thematic spectrum ranged from the analysis of forest conditions and the …

  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … in the case of electricity, the share of renewables rose to a record 42.1 percent (2018: 37.8%). Heating sector share grew slightly, while the transport sector … electricity generated from renewable sources rose to a record 42.1 percent in 2019 (2018: 37.8%). At the same time, the expansion of renewable generation capacities is … installed onshore capacity dropped from 4.9 GW in record year 2017, and 2.3 GW in 2018, to just 0.9 GW in 2019. Since 2000, 2008 was the only other year in which …

  • DzU article from 04.11.2025 | Last changed: 05.11.2025

    Indicator: Landscape dissection

    A graph shows the undissected low-traffic areas with a minimum size of 100 km² as a percentage of Germany’s total land area for 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 and the target value. Due to differences in methodology, the values are not directly comparable.

    … in Bosch & Partner et al. 2013, for 2015 in SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure GmbH 2018. The scheduled counts for the summer of 2020 could not take place due to the … can be requested at BfN, in German only). SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure GmbH 2018: Erstellung eines bundesweiten Straßennetzes mit modelltechnisch ermittelten … in Bosch & Partner et al. 2013, for 2015 in SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure GmbH 2018. The scheduled counts for the summer of 2020 could not take place due to the …