Thema der Woche: Ideen für morgen
Cooling cities in the heat
Summers are getting hotter, and climate change is presenting city planners with new challenges. We show what Germany can learn from other countries.
Landscapes and Habitats
Low mountain range, Mecklenburg Lake District, Upper Bavaria, Black Forest, Thuringian Forest, North Sea and Baltic Sea islands, forests and agriculture. Current information and background on landscape and habitats
Topic of the week: Biodiversity
The returnees
Wolves and lynx are at home again in Germany – and there is hope for the permanent return of elk, bison and bear.
Topic of the week: Biodiversity
Viruses from the jungle
The biologist Simone Sommer of the University of Ulm explains how new virus infections and protecting ecosystems are related.
Topic of the week: biodiversity
Protecting species together
Seals, bats and migratory birds: three examples show how Germany works with its European partners to protect animals.
Topic of the week: biodiversity
Saving the bees together
When it comes to species protection, don't forget the bees. Many people in Germany are helping protect them.
Africa
Seeds of hope
Fertile soils are a precondition for sustainable development. What Germany is doing worldwide to protect the soil quality.
The ocean, a place of longing
The oceans are essential for our survival, but are also under increasing danger from climate change. Four researchers report on problems and solutions.
Africa
Dr. Kirui’s project
How a Kenyan agricultural economist at Bonn University is helping people in Africa by their own means – and protecting the climate at the same time.
Europe
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.
“The situation is dramatic”
In our interview, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Julia Klöckner explains why she convened a “forest summit”.
Follow the witch: hiking Germany’s Harz
Experience German legends and Cold War history on a five-day hike along in Germany's Harz