microplastics

The seas and oceans, including the North Sea and Baltic Sea, are intensively used by humans. They provide food, energy, raw materials, transportation routes, and recreation. However, overuse is placing increasing pressure on fragile marine ecosystems. Sustainable solutions and ‘ecological guardrails’ are needed to balance human demands with marine protection.

Pollutants are omnipresent in soils. They originate from industry, agriculture, traffic and private households, for example, but also from natural sources. If pollutants accumulate in the soil, they can pose a risk to humans and the environment.