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  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 27.01.2016

    The geography of the Antarctic

    Enormous ice shelves float on the ocean, connected to a glacier onshore.

    … contaminants in the polar regions Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

  • 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

    … can only be tracked on a large-scale with the help of remote sensing. The Federal Environment Agency is campaigning for a system of international penguin monitoring … temperature of 6°C over the past 50 years. This trend has widespread effects on the marine ecosystem and has released a cascade of changes. Satellite images taken in …

  • 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.

    Environmental monitoring on King George Island The Fildes Region is subject to high … Erdbeobachtungsprogramm Copernicus Genehmigung von Forschungsprojekten zu marinem Geo-Engineering Indikator: Beschäftigte im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Monitoring projects in the Antarctic

    Regular environmental monitoring records whether and how Antarctica is changing as result of human influence

    … Monitoring projects in the Antarctic Regular environmental monitoring records whether and how Antarctica is changing as result of … effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctica

    Map of the Antarctic

    … Antarctica the driest region – and largest desert – in the world. Despite the harsh environment the Antarctic Ocean and its coastal regions are teeming with life which … effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Non-native species

    Ship in the Antarctic

    … and assessment of selected anthropogenic pressures in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns Tags Antarctica biodiversity fauna …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic

    Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

    The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of … 23.07.2013 UBA as competent authority The German Act implementing the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of 4 October 1991 (AUG) is aimed at …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 09.12.2020

    Underwater noise

    … noise 08.12.2020 Underwater noise: Causes, effects and solution approaches Marine mammals use sound to search for food and partners, for orientation, to … the noise sources in the sea and the inherent danger they pose for the marine environment. Whales and seals depend on their sense of hearing for survival. …

  • 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.

    … also reflected anthropogenic, i.e. man-made, changes. By signing the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the signatory states undertook to … communities and its atmospheric, terrestrial (including aquatic), glacial and marine environments as a common human heritage. Easy access to information Even if …

  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

    Harmful substance properties

    … properties When is a product considered low-polluting and low-emissions? What other environmental properties should a product have? Various evaluation methods are used … in products There are a number of different, complementary methods to evaluate the environmental and health-related properties of products throughout the product life …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    … or rubber boots: toxic substances can be found in almost everything. The purpose of environmental and health protection is to steadily reduce the number of toxic …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … carried out in the EU. Raising soil consciousness Experience has shown that our environmental dilemma cannot be solved through laws and administrative measures … dendrobaena octaedra Source: Umweltbundesamt Other research The Ministry of the Environment’s scientific advisory panel for soil conservation, which met from 1998 …