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  • Press release 09/2011 from 15.02.2011 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

    Hazards of extreme precipitation events experienced more often starting 2040

    … a sharp increase in extreme precipitation year in around 2040. In three decades‘ time there will be considerably more damage done by floods. Lawmakers, businesses and society must make timely preparations in anticipation of the looming hazards posed by weather …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires

    The picture shows an extensive forest fire. Greyish-white smoke is rising from the seat of the fire. A burnt forest area is visible in the background.

    … on wind speeds, fire monitoring and fire fighting capacities – in other words, the time it takes until a fire is tackled as well as the intensity of that fire. Apart … the 5-level scale, the higher the forest fire hazard. Over recent years, the time series for the number of days on which high index values were reported at levels 4 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … stands are distinctly higher and the timber qualities often inferior. At the same time – especially in the aftermath of major damage events – timber prices decline … change, there can also be other trends exerting strong influences on the time series. As far as the age structure of German forests is concerned, stands tend to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … extensive areas fell victim to dieback. The dieback rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher than in the previous years of 2010 to 2019. In locations where …

  • Press release 44/2019 from 25.11.2019 | Last changed: 12.12.2019

    Federal Environment Minister and President of German Environment Agency confer German Ecodesign Award 2019

    Gruppenbild der Jury

    … 2019 Ecodesign Award jury Source: IDZ | Kühnapfel Fotografie The "SeeElefant" maritime waste collection ship, a house made from cardboard, integrating mealworm farms … solutions and creativity in products and ideas on sustainable lifestyles in times of resource scarcity and climate change. The winners of the award will be …

  • Cover from 24.08.2018

    Indoor Air Toxicology - Information

    Das Logo der Konferenz

    … stop is at 400 m from the entrance to the Umweltforum, Pufendorfstraße 11. Travel time about 50 minutes. Travel time by taxi is at least 35 minutes depending on traffic. Arriving at Schönefeld …

  • Press release 03/2020 from 21.01.2020 | Last changed: 30.01.2020

    German Sustainable Building Award launched

    moderner Holzbau mit Flachdach im Grünen

    … innovation (Bundespreis Umwelt und Bauen) will be awarded in 2020 for the first time and aims to distinguish projects that are exemplary role models of … innovation (Bundespreis Umwelt und Bauen) will be awarded in 2020 for the first time and aims to distinguish projects that are exemplary role models of …

  • Press release 21/2025 from 28.05.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Rat poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment

    Ratte am Wasser

    … of fish in German rivers are contaminated with rat poison residues. For the first time, an extensive laboratory study commissioned by the German Environment Agency … of fish in German rivers are contaminated with rat poison residues. For the first time, an extensive laboratory study commissioned by the German Environment Agency …

  • Appointment from 24.03.2015

    EnviroInfo 2015

    … and sustainability”. The steering committees of the EnviroInfo and ICT4S conference series have decided to hold a joint conference to facilitate ‘within-the-domain’ … builds upon high-quality data, adequate and relevant analyses and up-to-date and timely information through open and transparent sharing. All this requires …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures

    The picture shows an elderly woman, a toddler and a child of school age from behind; they are all wearing summer clothing. Holding hands, they are walking on the beach towards the waves. The woman is holding two buckets for digging in the sand.

    … Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures The time period in which seawater temperatures potentially make a bathing holiday on … values of 24.5 °C and in Neustadt (Holstein) 26.0 °C were measured. The two time series covered by the indicator have been rising since the beginning of the 1990s …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 21.01.2019 | Last changed: 21.01.2019

    Electric bicycles

    Electric bicycle in black and white colour

    … kilometres. Compared to cars, electric bicycles are more economical and at the same time healthier and more eco-friendly, and are often quicker – and indisputably … kilometres. Compared to cars, electric bicycles are more economical and at the same time healthier and more eco-friendly, and are often quicker – and indisputably …