Environment

Animal welfare is expected to improve significantly by 2040 – that is the goal of the Borchert Commission. We spoke with Jochen Borchert.

Summers are getting hotter, and climate change is presenting city planners with new challenges. We show what Germany can learn from other countries.

How do we have to change our economic system to produce sustainably? The economist Holger Rogall explains.

Eco-friendly hydrogen is regarded as a “silver bullet” when it comes to fighting climate change. With its hydrogen strategy, Germany is now promoting its production.

Three Presidencies for Climate: that’s the motto of the Three4Climate project. Find out here what it’s all about.

What does Europe's future look like? EU Commissioner Timmermans explains why the Green Deal is particularly important in the coronavirus crisis.

Wolves and lynx are at home again in Germany – and there is hope for the permanent return of elk, bison and bear.

The biologist Simone Sommer of the University of Ulm explains how new virus infections and protecting ecosystems are related.

Seals, bats and migratory birds: three examples show how Germany works with its European partners to protect animals.

When it comes to species protection, don't forget the bees. Many people in Germany are helping protect them.

Fertile soils are a precondition for sustainable development. What Germany is doing worldwide to protect the soil quality.

The world after the coronavirus: Sonja Peterson doubts that the coronavirus crisis will have long-term effects on climate change.