biological diversity

Umwelt-Indikator

Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

The indicator is at 80 percent in 2023 and close to the target range.The values of the sub-indicators agricultural land and coasts and seas are still far from the target range.The German government aims to increase the indicator to 100 percent by 2030. This can only be achieved with considerable additional efforts. read more

News on Soil | Land

Environment and agriculture – Overview for Germany

Ein Feld mit Gräsern und Blüten

More than half of Germany's surface area is used for agriculture. Agriculture thus is the largest land user in Germany and a significant contributor to environmental stress. On the other hand, agriculture is also affected, for example, by the effects of climate change. In the flyer "Environment and agriculture 2018" UBA presents key facts about agriculture and environment. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

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