The position paper of the Soil Protection Commission at the Federal Environment Agency (KBU) clearly summarizes the importance of our soils in the...

Renaturalized floodplains with fertile soils are a strong flood protection. However, much more emphasis is placed on technical protection and the...

Heavy rainfall and flood events often release pollutants as a result of erosion and flooding of facilities, industrial and commercial areas, public...

Soils in many intensively farmed regions of Europe and Germany are suffering from increasing compaction. These soils no longer hold the water in the...

UFZ experts from the fields of hydrology, climate science and floodplain protection answer questions on flooding in short statements and highlight the...

The SWR Wissen article explains why this is the case.

The forest soil - soil of the year 2024 - is immensely important in flood protection.

The episode of the soil podcast "Soilcast" deals with how floods occur and what happens to precipitation when it hits the ground.

Caroline Heinzel from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) gives insights into the state of soils, the importance of soil protection and the...

All four chapters of the Greenpeace Magazine report have been published since January 2024.