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  • Article from 16.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    COVID-19: let’s make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson

    … societies have often precipitated socio-economic and political changes faster and further than normal processes are able to achieve. We must use those lessons and the … societies have often precipitated socio-economic and political changes faster and further than normal processes are able to achieve. We must use those lessons and the …

  • Article from 27.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    How COVID-19 Can Drive Transformational Change in Cities

    … migrant workers  have left cities since the announcement of a nationwide lockdown. Informal workers, from day laborers to Uber drivers, have no employment contracts, … the impossible choice of exposure to the coronavirus or hunger. These jobs in the informal sector, the gig economy and numerous low-wage formal sector jobs are …

  • Article from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The coronavirus pandemic and protecting the climate – some discus

    … growth and consumption through new working time models, providing support to informal structures, and testing out the idea of a basic income for all; a … growth and consumption through new working time models, providing support to informal structures, and testing out the idea of a basic income for all; a …

  • Article from 14.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Coming through the pandemic the right way up

    … from richer and older societies. Protecting livelihoods in countries with a large informal sector is a different challenge from those with higher levels of formal … in developing responses that are tailored to the context. Responses documented in informal settlements by the Asian Coalition on Housing Rights include providing … from richer and older societies. Protecting livelihoods in countries with a large informal sector is a different challenge from those with higher levels of formal …

  • Article from 11.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Navigating abrupt system changes

    … should include human agents who operate under the conditions of resource scarcity, information cacophony, and conflicting interests, and take decisions in the presence … should include human agents who operate under the conditions of resource scarcity, information cacophony, and conflicting interests, and take decisions in the presence …

  • Article from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The Coronavirus Crisis as a Social and Scientific Challenge

    … the fact that holistic, systemic perspectives are crucial in order to rise to the further challenges and threats to human societies. (Jointly with Christoph Rosol, … the fact that holistic, systemic perspectives are crucial in order to rise to the further challenges and threats to human societies. (Jointly with Christoph Rosol, …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 22.05.2024

    SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms

    … their use to the minimum necessary. Potential side effects need to be reduced further by using suitable procedures and techniques. With regard to harmful … their use to the minimum necessary. Potential side effects need to be reduced further by using suitable procedures and techniques. With regard to harmful …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    … The risk of virus transmission from wild animals to humans tends to increase the further humanity interferes with nature, upsets the balance of ecosystems and causes … The risk of virus transmission from wild animals to humans tends to increase the further humanity interferes with nature, upsets the balance of ecosystems and causes …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … be recreated. A completely new and unpredictable climate would emerge. For detailed information, see UBA brochure on SRM . The spraying of sea salt is intended to … be recreated. A completely new and unpredictable climate would emerge. For detailed information, see UBA brochure on SRM . … The approaches to influence the radiation …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil

    The picture shows a seedling emerging from moist, dark soil.

    … organic matter also accelerates because soil organisms are more active as a result. Furthermore, the soil temperature is a major factor in determining the length of the … impacts on the humus regime (cf. Indicator BO-R-1 ). A warmer soil temperature can further humus decomposition on account of the resulting high biological activity. …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

    Reichstag building

    … of attractive public transport services in rural areas. A lack of or contradictory information can also limit the ability to act. This is exemplified by the challenge … of attractive public transport services in rural areas. A lack of or contradictory information can also limit the ability to act. This is exemplified by the challenge …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    … the necessary political attention at the highest level. Using, disseminating and further developing proven instruments Despite progress in many areas, the Federal … binding regulatory frameworks such as the Basel (on hazardous waste), Rotterdam (on information on exported hazardous substances), Stockholm (on persistent organic …