Cities face the challenge of becoming climate-resilient while simultaneously solving social problems such as housing shortages and rising living costs. Resilient urban neighborhoods therefore require a just transformation [...] More

In the Lusatia region (Saxony), fiber crops such as hemp and flax, as well as agricultural and municipal waste materials like straw and leaves, offer potential for bio-based value added that has remained largely untapped to [...] More

Climate change and adaptation pose major challenges for sustainable urban development. Cities are expected to contribute to climate protection. At the same time, dealing with heavy rainfall and heat is becoming increasingly [...] More

The United Nations have declared the years 2021 to 2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The aim is to improve the condition of vital ecosystems such as peatlands and wetlands, water bodies, floodplains and forests, as [...] More

Natural and near-natural river landscapes – water bodies and their adjacent floodplains – are highly valuable to society because they provide a wide range of functions and services. They are hotspots for biodiversity, and [...] More

Nature credits are tradeable certificates in the form of a quantitatively measurable and verifiable unit that documents a positive contribution to biodiversity. They aim to preserve biological diversity and counteract [...] More

To protect biodiversity and ecosystem services, various policy instruments are being discussed and implemented – regulatory, informational, and economic. Economic incentive instruments influence behavior through financial [...] More

Trees are an indispensable part of our cities. They offer shade, cool the environment, improve air quality and provide habitats for numerous animal and plant species. At the same time, urban trees are under great pressure in [...] More

The effects of climate change are already visible in the Stuttgart Region today – primarily through increasing heat stress and frequent heavy rainfall events. In the ISAP I project an online information and advisory system [...] More

Urban green spaces offer a variety of ecological benefits beyond recreational areas, particularly concerning the impacts of climate change. During heatwaves, they contribute to cooling and mitigate flooding during heavy [...] More

The Elbe-Elster region in the south of the state of Brandenburg is affected by the phase-out of lignite mining and the associated change processes. It is part of the structural change region of Lusatia. Based on the status [...] More

In order to further advance the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a sustainable, innovative economy based on natural material cycles, the Brandenburg state parliament has decided to develop a own bioeconomy [...] More

In contrast to other modes of transport such as roads or railways, federal waterways and their catchment areas are not only transport routes, but also ecosystems. They make a valuable contribution to biodiversity, the water [...] More

Cities and municipalities are feeling the effects of climate change, for example in the form of heat stress, water shortages and flooding. This damages buildings, infrastructure, health, and nature. Natural climate protection [...] More

The Green Economy Report of North Rhine-Westphalia presents the economic and ecological significance of the state's Green Economy. It supports the Ministry for the Environment, Nature and Transport in implementing the [...] More