The Environment in Germany – Selected Links

Association for Nature and Environment: Topics, campaigns, intitiatives, comprehensive list of links

Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety: information on environmental topics and conferences, press service, publications
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Promotion of innovative exemplary projects on environmental protection, annual German price of environmental protection
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Umbrella organization of the associations of renewable energies from the water power, wind energy, biomass, solar energy and geothermal energy areas

Facts on environmental topics, press releases, publications, information about the Federal Environmental Agency, list of links and databases:
Environmental research database (UFORDAT), environmental literature database (ULIDAT), environmental legal database (URDB)
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Competence centre for energy efficiency and renewable energies
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Information on environmental issues, publishes the Red Lists of endangered biotopes and plant and animal species

Topics, intitiatives, press releases
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German association for nature and environemental conservation
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A leading independent institute working at the interface between research and consultancy in the fields of environmental, sustainable development and energy policy, with offices in Freiburg, Darmstadt and Berlin.

Research institute in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development

Environmental protection organization focused on radioactivity, genetic engineering, energy, nature and species protection, and toxins in the home

The Wuppertal Institute specialises in application-oriented sustainability research. Its Sustainable Production and Consumption Research Group, for example, develops concepts and strategies for a sustainability-oriented management of production and consumption patterns. Individual research project reports can be accessed on the Institute's website.

German section of WWF; facts on environmental desasters, campaigns to take part in, literature etc.
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Provides information about themes and partners, teaching/learning materials, competitions, events and other efforts involving the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The site is updated daily.

Overview of German national parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves

Information about Green IT and green consumer electronics as well as saving energy with and by computers: news, articles, web catalog and community.

Information about renewable energies in Germany: news, charts, surveys, photos, videos etc.
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Information about sustainable consumption and fair trade including a shopping guide with tips how to be more conscious of what to buy

Annotated directory including news from the green industry, jobs, nature photos

Tips on how to save energy, information on the industry and the energy policies of the German federal government
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Database compiled by national and federal organisations

Information about german renewable energy industries, companies and products