Saving the Earth

Antje Boetius is Germany’s most famous marine biologist. She talked to us about her work and explained the interaction between marine and climate protection.

The action of the tides along the North Sea coast of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark has created a unique natural landscape, the Wadden Sea.

Garbage in the world’s seas has become a major ecological problem. Several initiatives from Germany promote clean water. Four examples.

What can we do to avoid diminishing the chances of people today and the chances of our children and grandchildren for a prosperous life?

A list of the most influential organizations for nature conservation and environmental protection in Germany

Go from here to find ministries, government offices, research institutes and official boards and committees charged with the task of protecting our valuable natural world.

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is one of the world’s leading environmental policy think tanks. One of its studies is even responsible for a “word of the year”.

The Fridays for Future movement is calling for a radical carbon tax, yet a prominent scientist does not believe this is the way forward. Who is right?

In our interview, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Julia Klöckner explains why she convened a “forest summit”.

In the climate debate, more and more emphasis is being placed on the forest as a CO2 storage pool. How great is the potential? A German scientist has the facts.

The Grand Coalition still has a lot to talk about when it comes to #climateprotection. On September 20, 2019, the Climate Cabinet will present its major package of measures to the German government.

Compostable T-shirts and renewable washing machines – how Cradle to Cradle could revolutionise consumption.

The GoJelly project aims to solve one of the world’s largest environmental problems with the help of jellyfish.

Felix Müller, expert at the German Environment Agency, explains why urban mining is so important for the future.

Proposals to put Germany on the path towards sustainable transportation could cost the government billions of euros.

Upcycling is in vogue in Germany. How the most beautiful products are made from waste.

Almost a third of the food produced worldwide is thrown away. The good news is that there are lots of initiatives aimed at saving food from the waste bin.

Following Germany’s general elections and ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, Germany is planning to phase out coal. Time is short, but there are still problems to be overcome.

Germany is the European champion when it comes to saving water and is supporting projects around the world that are designed to protect this vital resource.