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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

Astrid Schomaker leitet UNEP. Biodiversity
UNEP
Astrid Schomaker – the voice of nature at the UN
A German is heading the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Her work is crucial in protecting the environment.
Modell mit Falschen Clownfischen im Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt Biodiversity
Outstanding research
Diving into the depths of nature
Researching biodiversity: the well-established Senckenberg Society is dedicated to biodiversity on a vast array of levels.
Valentin Grüner ist als „Löwenflüsterer“ weltbekannt. Biodiversity
Species conservation
Lions and Oscars: two conservationist visionaries
The influencer Valentin Grüner is fighting to preserve biodiversity - as legendary documentary filmmaker Bernhard Grzimek once did.
Auswilderung von Przewalski-Pferden aus Berlin in Kasachstan Biodiversity
Committed to species conservation
From captivity into freedom
Northern bald ibises in Spain, turtles in Asia, wild horses in Kazakhstan: the important role German zoos play in species conservation.
Rammelsberg: einst ein Bergwerk, heute ein Museum Raw materials
structural transformation
What follows raw materials?
From renaturing schemes to culture and pioneering industrial projects, the structural transformation of Germany’s former mining regions takes many different forms.
Schöne Randerscheinung: Mohnblumen am Kornfeld Agriculture
Facts & Figures
Ten facts about agriculture
How many people does a farmer feed? To what extent is German agriculture organic? Get answers to your questions here.
Sebastião und Lélia Salgado auf der Farm Environmental protection
Latin America
“Planting trees to be able to live in peace“
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado transformed his parents’ farm into a nature reserve. It is maintained with German support.
Ein für das Wattenmeer typischer Fischkutter fährt in den Hafen. Protecting the oceans
A national park spanning three countries
World Heritage – the Wadden Sea
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.
Unterwasserfahrzeuge kommen bei der Untersuchung der Tiefsee zum Einsatz. Protecting the oceans
Innovation
Protecting the oceans with AI
Dismantling world war munitions and analysing the deep sea: artificial intelligence makes it easier to explore the oceans – and it helps protect them, too.
Ozeane üben eine starke Faszination auf den Menschen aus
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.
Verwunschen – emotionaler Blick auf den Schwarzwald
Between love and fear
The Germans and their forests – read here a little countdown about a particularly emotional relationship.
Der Wald ist Lebens- und Erholungsraum für Tier und Menschen
7 facts about the German forest
If you know these amazing facts, you will be able to have a say in any discussion about the German forest.

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