Publications

Publication:Web Application
 
STEER toolbox screenshot
Ecologic Institute has recently launched the Diagnostic Water Governance Tool, which is aimed at both water governance practitioners and researchers around the world. The tool provides a diagnosis of case-specific water governance as well as recommendations for appropriate instruments, with a focus on coordination and cooperation improvement.

The STEER Diagnostic Water Governance Tool

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Publication:Document
 
Titelseite Nutzerhandbuch Runder Tisch Meeresmüll
This user manual supports the members of the German Roundtable on Marine Litter in using the internet platform https://muell-im-meer.de. In the internal area of the platform, members have various possibilities to present their organization and its activities for reducing marine litter as well as to participate in working groups. Distribution list maintenance and communication within the Roundtable on Marine Litter is also handled and documented via the platform.

Nutzerhandbuch für Mitglieder

Internetplattform Runder Tisch Meeresmüll

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Publication:Web Application
 
homepage screen SDG12 website
SDG 12 'Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns' aims at the necessary changes in our lifestyles and ways of doing business. Together with Adelphi and Wuppertal Institute Ecologic Institute set-up a database of activities in Germany, which contribute to implementing SDG12 in Germany. The database currently comprises more than 120 activities, including civil society and business initiatives as well as policy programs and actions.

Online Database: Sustainable Development Goal 12 – Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

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Publication:Podcast
 
This podcast explores different aspects of urban nature through stories of innovators from across Europe who use their passion and creativity to make cities green.

Innovating with Nature, People and Places

5th episode of the podcast "Creating Green Cities"

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Publication:Podcast
 
This podcast explores different aspects of urban nature through stories of innovators from across Europe who use their passion and creativity to make cities green.

Valuing Nature: Can Money Really Grow on Trees?

4th episode of the podcast "Creating Green Cities"

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Publication:Podcast
 
This podcast explores different aspects of urban nature through stories of innovators from across Europe who use their passion and creativity to make cities green.

All Hands on Deck: Governing Urban Green

3rd episode of the podcast "Creating Green Cities"

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Publication:Podcast
 
Green roofs make buildings cool. Literally. As cities deal with the impacts of climate change, green roofs can offer solutions and help with rainwater management, insulation and cooling, amongst other benefits. No matter the weather, installing a green roof also benefits biodiversity and can transform inaccessible, unused areas into inspiring communal green spaces in the middle of densely built urban centres.

Bringing Nature Back into Cities

1st Episode of the podcast "Creating Green Cities"

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Publication:Article
 
Cover of the German journal Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 4/2020
This article introduces the German Federal Environment Agency's online information platform on river restoration. It was designed, compiled and implemented between 2017 and 2020 by Ecologic Institute, Planungsbüro Zumbroich and IGF Jena. The information platform provides basic knowledge on the restoration of rivers and serves to gain acceptance for restoration measures. It addresses towns and municipalities, water management authorities, water bodies associations, fishing associations and citizens' groups.

Mehr Aufmerksamkeit für gewässerökologische Maßnahmen

Umweltbundesamt startet Online-Informationsplattform zu Renaturierung von Fließgewässern

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Publication:Report
 
Scaling up climate smart soil management requires addressing a range of barriers, with one of the key barriers being the availability and access to the right kind of knowledge. A new report from Ecologic Institute, prepared under the CIRCASA project, shows the importance of empowering farmers and other stakeholders through effective knowledge creation and exchange.

Synthesis Report on Knowledge Demands and Needs of Stakeholders

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Publication:Podcast
 
The EU is to be climate-neutral by 2050. In March 2020, the European Commission presented its draft law, which for the first time legally anchors the goal of climate neutrality. This is a milestone in climate protection policy. Ursula von der Leyen even compared this goal with the moon landing.

Europäisches Klimaschutzgesetz – Großer Schritt für die Menschen in Europa?

9th episode of "Knowledge for Future – The Environment Podcast"

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Publication:Brochure
 
Cover of the publication "Our brooks and rivers". Background image shows a restored river basin.
This brochure provides insights into the contents of the Federal Environment Agency's online information platform "River restoration". The aim of the platform and this brochure is to motivate and support potential actors for increased implementation of river restoration measures. Therefore, basic knowledge on the ecological development of rivers and brooks is provided in a clear and understandable way. It also provides information on practical issues of planning, financing and land provision, but also on flood protection, nature conservation, agriculture and recreation. Restoration project examples further illustrate these topics. The brochure is available for download.

Unsere Bäche und Flüsse

renaturieren – entwickeln – naturnah unterhalten

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Publication:Podcast
 
If science provides the right impulses, completely new ideas can emerge in practice. The last episode of the environmental podcast "Knowledge for Future" dealt with the importance of transdisciplinary research, in particular with the synergies and challenges that can arise when research and companies work together. This episode focuses on two concrete examples of such synergetic cooperations: sustainability within the food and fashion industry.

Forschung trifft auf Praxis: Und was kommt dabei raus?

8th episode of "Knowledge for Future – The Environment Podcast"

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Recent Multimedia Publications by Ecologic Institute

Event:Webinar
 
On 26 March 2021 the Climate Recon 2050 Platform hosted an online debate with the European Commission and national government experts, discussing the impact of the climate neutrality target on EU climate policy and national planning processes.

A Climate Neutral Europe by 2050

EU impulse and national action


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Publication:Web Application
 
Screenshot of the first page of the quiz
Plastics are all around us and make up an essential part of our daily lives. How much do we know about this material, its variety, the associated environmental problems and possible solutions? The quiz "Plastics in the environment - What do you know?" invites you to test your knowledge around the topic of plastics in five categories. Furthermore, the category "Questions for adults & children" contains questions suited for children.

Quiz: Plastic in the Environment – What do you know?

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Publication:Web Application
 
STEER toolbox screenshot
Ecologic Institute has recently launched the Diagnostic Water Governance Tool, which is aimed at both water governance practitioners and researchers around the world. The tool provides a diagnosis of case-specific water governance as well as recommendations for appropriate instruments, with a focus on coordination and cooperation improvement.

The STEER Diagnostic Water Governance Tool

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