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Germany boosts fund for adaptation to climate change

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Waste Management

European Week for Waste Reduction started

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Progress in the fight against trade in protected species

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Climate | 12.12.18

Exchange of experience between European coal regions

The "European Climate Initiative" promotes projects that build networks on socially equitable transition strategies. The WWF Poland has made a study on the Silesia region. Since 2017, a WWF project with funding of 660,000 euros has been organising a dialogue between the coal regions in Bulgaria, Poland and Greece with the EU Commission and Germany.

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"I firmly believe that environmental action leads to greater social justice and that the two are inextricably linked."

Svenja Schulze Federal Environment Minister

"I firmly believe that environmental action leads to greater social justice and that the two are inextricably linked."

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Climate | 07.12.18

Germany invests in regenerative climate action

Forests and other ecosystems are vital for climate action. For this reason, the Federal Environment Ministry is supporting forest conservation and restoration projects worldwide.

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Soil Conservation | 05.12.18

Petland conservation is essential for climate action

Intact soils, in particular in peat bog areas, play an important role in global climate action solutions. The World Soil Day on 5 December raises awareness of this fact.

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UN Climate Conferences | 02.12.18

COP24 – Changing together

Today we have it in our hands, how our planet will look tomorrow. Astronaut Alexander Gerst sends an impressive appeal to Katowice at the beginning of the World Climate Change Conference.

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Climate | 03.12.18

Germany to double pledge for Green Climate Fund

The German Federal Republic has committed a new funding of 1.5 billion euros for the Green Climate Fund. The Fund is already supporting 93 projects.

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Europe and the Environment | 28.11.18

4th National Forum for remote sensing and Copernicus opened

Copernicus is an independent European infrastructure for providing global observation data for environmental and security challenges.

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Climate | 08.11.18

Preparations for 24th UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice

In about three weeks the next UN Climate Conference will take place in Katowice, Poland. Experts from politics and science inform about the upcoming two weeks of negotiation.

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