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  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Tourists in Antarctica

    Tourists on the mountain

    … aspect of human activities on the continent. Tens of thousands of people now travel to the icy region every year, mainly by ship but increasingly by plane. … has more than 100 members who have obliged themselves to advocate and promote the guidelines of this international organization to protect and conserve Antarctica. …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Fauna of the Antarctic

    The Adélie penguin is one of five penguin species which breed in the Antarctic.

    … bird lives exclusively in the southern hemisphere, but only five of all eighteen known species are residents of the Antarctic who are endemic as breeders on the … of conduct and behaviour and details on the distances to be kept in the Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic. Seals are the only mammals besides whales which live … in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Satellite-based penguin monitoring

    The retreat of the Antarctic sea ice is also a threat to chinstrap penguins

    … in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Monitoring penguin colonies in the Antarctic using …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Environmental monitoring on King George Island

    The Fildes Region is subject to high pressure of use. Environmental monitoring helps to show its effects.

    … of the South Shetland Islands, and because of its accessibility from South America, now hosts 14 research stations and field huts of about one dozen nations. … 900 kilometres south of Tierra del Fuego. The southwestern end of the island, known as the Fildes Peninsula, is rocky and ice-free. The Fildes Region has the … of the South Shetland Islands, and because of its accessibility from South America, now hosts 14 research stations and field huts of about one dozen nations. …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 09.12.2020

    Underwater noise

    … can rule out harm to harbour porpoises. There are not yet any comparable protection guideline values for whales in the Southern Ocean. UBA is working to ensure that an …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 18.03.2021

    Antarctic

    An appealing light blue iceberg floats in the nearly black water. The sky is gray and drab.

    … is still largely free from human influence and of great scientific and aesthetic value. The Antarctic perpetual ice not only has a significant influence on global … in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Tags Antarctica Antarctic ecosystem Antarctic Treaty … …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … incalculable importance for biodiversity. But despite years of research, we still know far too little about soil ecology, whose systems are highly complex and defy … also extends to characteristic soil organisms. In determining the precautionary values for averting harmful changes in the soil, soil/soil organism exposure …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Benzene

    Zapfsäule einer Tankstelle mit drei Benzinzapfhähnen

    … of catabolism can cause cancer. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide limit value of 5 µg/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2010. Benzene - Annual … and its products of catabolism can cause cancer. … There is an Europe-wide limit value of 5 µg/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2010. … Here the …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … land cover and land use information for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land cover data for Germany, via the CLC program CLC provides a …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … it is possible to determine whether a given soil is compacted, no statutory limit values have been set in this regard. Section 17 of the Federal Soil Conservation Act …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … overriding interests of the common good. This is particularly evident in what is known as the raw material safeguarding clause. According to this clause, regulations … granting of exploration permits, can in principle access the deposits safe in the knowledge of the irrevocability of the consent. In other words, with the granting of … overriding interests of the common good. This is particularly evident in what is known as the raw material safeguarding clause. According to this clause, regulations …