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Saving the Earth

Sustainable Strategy
What we do: The German sustainable development strategy
What can we do to avoid diminishing the chances of people today and the chances of our children and grandchildren for a prosperous life?
Umweltorganisationen
Environmental organizations in Germany
A list of the most influential organizations for nature conservation and environmental protection in Germany
Umweltinstitute Environmental institutions in Germany
Schmelzender Gletscher Eight facts about – plus one challenge for – climate protection
Das Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
The climate think tank
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”.
Julia Klöckner, Bundesministerin für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft “The situation is dramatic”
Klimaforschung: Vier Top-Studiengänge Studying for a better world
Herbstwald in Deutschland
Can the forest save the climate?
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.
Debate on climate protection
Debate on climate protection enters crucial phase
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.
Cradle-to-Cradle: Dieses T-Shirt kann kompostiert werden.
Better than recycling
Compostable T-shirts and renewable washing machines – how Cradle to Cradle could revolutionise consumption.
Projekt „GoJelly“: Quallen filtern Mikroplastik
Eliminating microplastics with jellyfish
The GoJelly project aims to solve one of the world’s largest environmental problems with the help of jellyfish.
Schrottplatz: Bei Metallen lohnt sich die Verwertung
Mega trend urban mining
Felix Müller, expert at the German Environment Agency, explains why urban mining is so important for the future.
Bundesminister für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur: Andreas Scheuer Germany to spend billions to tackle climate change
IAA: Neue Fahrzeuge und Konzepte für die Elektromobilität in Deutschland IAA 2019: It's all so green here!
Upcycling: Kreative Beispiele aus Deutschland
Upcycling: turning trash into treasure
Upcycling is in vogue in Germany. How the most beautiful products are made from waste.
Martin Franke versucht, Plastikmüll zu vermeiden.
Plastic? No thanks!
Doing without plastic is simpler than many people think. That was demonstrated by my four-week experiment.
Sauberes Trinkwasser ist weltweit ein kostbares Gut.
Against thirst
This is how the German Water Partnership is committed to clean water worldwide.
Schutzbedürftig: Honigbiene auf einer Blüte.
Small creatures with a big impact
Why the German government is making a big effort to protect bees.
Freeing the ocean from garbage
Garbage in the world’s seas has become a major ecological problem. Several initiatives from Germany promote clean water. Four examples.
Take it home with you!
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.
Protest gegen die Nutzung von Kohleenergie
Climate protection, not coal
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.
Kostbar: öffentlich zugängliches Trinkwasser
Don’t waste a single drop
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.