Tag: environmental Protection
Overtourism: selfie alarm in paradise
In the hunt for the perfect photo, hordes of tourists are now making pilgrimages to the most beautiful places in the world – a nightmare for nature and local residents…
France: protests against water reservoir in Deux-Sèvres – politics
The balance of the weekend is impressive: several thousand demonstrators, more than a thousand police officers, several dozen injured. Quite a lot of excitement for the 350-inhabitant town of Sainte-Soline…
Augsburg: Activists occupy government of Swabia – Bavaria
Activists from the Augsburg climate camp occupied an office in the administration building of the Swabian government on Thursday morning, and an activist roped herself out of the window. With…
Mashed potatoes and cake as a protest: You don’t play with food – panorama
Tomato soup, mashed potatoes, pie: environmental activists should consider whether throwing food actually serves their purposes. The fact that international environmental activism is mentioned these days in connection with cakes,…
Exhibition in Burghausen: The fascination of the forests – Bavaria
Standing in the tradition of a family that has produced painters, sculptors and architects for generations, Markus Heinsdorff has developed into a universal artist whose wealth of ideas seems to…
World Conference on Nature in Montréal: Germany is not a good role model – knowledge
Interviewed by Tina Baier and Michael Bauchmüller The World Conference on Nature begins in Montréal, Canada, in just under six weeks. It is intended to mark a turning point towards…
Kramer tunnel in Garmisch: legal dispute over the transport project – Bavaria
Purely on the merits, the Bund Naturschutz was obviously right. The environmentalists and their experts had warned of the water ingress if the Free State would drive the bypass tunnel…
EU plans lax emission standards – economy
It’s about the health of EU citizens and the future of one of the most important industries in Europe: At the beginning of November, the EU Commission intends to present…
State Association for Bird Protection has a new name – Bavaria
The State Association for Bird Protection (LBV) has a new name in the future – State Association for Bird and Nature Conservation. This was decided by the delegates at their…
Weilheimer do without bypass – Bavaria
After all, the residents of Weilheim had a choice of eight variants, which were requested or rejected by five different citizens’ initiatives, as a possible bypass around their city. In…