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  • Article from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The Coronavirus Crisis as a Social and Scientific Challenge

    … towards the guiding concept of sustainability. Otherwise, new money will be used to reinforce rather than correct an already misguided course of development away from sustainability and the conservation of resources. As long as a relationship with the environment prevails that treats it as an inexhaustible resource and landfill site, and as long as the responsible stakeholders are not confronted with …

  • Article from 18.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Killing two birds with one stone? Green dead ends and ways out of

    … amount of public money is announced, huge desires arise. The opportunity to make use of these public funds in their own interest, brings lobbyists of every shade to … of wind power. Moreover, any green recovery program can only effectively and efficiently spur decarbonization if it combines with a carbon price and the … Economics at Leipzig University. Director of the Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management at Leipzig University. Main research areas are environmental …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 22.05.2024

    SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms

    … the environment, especially non-biocidal options. If biocidal products need to be used, efficacious options posing the lowest risks for humans and the environment … use to the minimum necessary. Potential side effects need to be reduced further by using suitable procedures and techniques. With regard to harmful vertebrates, …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    … and plant species are threatened with extinction ( IPBES 2019 ). 75% of global wetlands have already been lost ( IPBES 2019 ). Globally, insects on land have declined … rather their effective implementation and, in particular, the necessary financial resources. Despite ambitious global nature conservation targets for 2020 (so-called … 2020 ). The massive exploitation of nature is neither sustainable nor economically efficient. Ecosystems represent assets ('natural capital') which, depending on their …

  • Article from 09.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The use of private capital to provide for climate-friendly recons

    The use of private capital to provide for climate-friendly recons The current corona … particularly for competitiveness and future viability, which are to be consistently used and promoted. Equally important for sustainable development is the orientation … cost reductions resulting from the increased use of renewable energy and energy resource efficiency measures, among other aspects. Our aim is a sustainable …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … earth and thus reduce the global average temperature. SRM would not eliminate the cause of climate change, but merely address global warming as a symptom. Ocean … of rocket launches over several decades, researchers are considering how the resources for such a solar shield could be taken from space itself. Stratospheric … context. Another classification is based on whether the CDR method takes place on land or in the sea. (See also: Short Typology of Carbon Dioxide Removals ). Marine …

  • 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.

    … The chemical weathering of rock is accelerated at high temperatures, because the temperature influences the speed of reactions as well as the chemical … is undercut, the development process will come to a standstill. In Germany’s lowlands, soil temperatures of more than 5 °C prevail roughly between the beginning of … apply or transfer these measuring results directly to soil conditions prevailing on land in agricultural use or even to forest soils. The indicator illustrates the …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … loss Soils usable today is the result of thousands of years of development, because the formation of a soil layer of just one centimetre thickness, arising from the … ABAG, the Allgemeine Bodenabtragsgleichung (General Soil Erosion Equation) which is used to illustrate climate-relevant influences on erosion. Rainfall erosivity … disasters in Germany’s history occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia and in the Rhineland-Palatinate as a result of heavy rainfall. The moving 5-year mean demonstrates …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

    Reichstag building

    … and adaptation investments. This may be the case because they lack the financial resources for investment, they do not have the appropriate decision-making powers or … For example, a low income can massively restrict the scope for investing in efficient appliances, the energy-efficient refurbishment of living space or the … als geeignetes Anreizinstrument zum Klimaschutz Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2022 Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2022 - Vertiefende Analysen der repräsentativen …

  • 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

    … Management International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide Source: metamorworks / Adobe Stock When it comes to … concern is to minimise negative environmental and health impacts and conserve resources while maximising the benefits of using chemicals for sustainable … on suitable - i.e. effective in terms of the above-mentioned objectives and as efficient as possible – measures for sound chemicals management. Strict legislation …

  • Article from 03.09.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Precautionary soil protection

    … does precaution mean? The concept of precaution comprises the protection of natural resources and life support systems before threats to them arise. The Federal Soil … the medium term to dovetail all of these regulations so that they reflect all soil uses and all users can pull together in precautionary soil protection. Precaution … example atmospheric inputs from transport and industry, inputs from agricultural land use, introduction to soil in the recovery of materials of all kinds, and earth …

  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Brownfield redevelopment and inner urban development

    … Brownfield redevelopment and inner urban development Land take for settlement and transport is set to decrease to 30 hectares per day by … needs to be strengthened and rendered more appealing. Revitalization and reuse of brownfields (brownfield redevelopment) are key in this regard. last update on …