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Top Tourism Fair in Berlin
The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is fully booked with more exhibitors than ever before and opens on Wednesday...
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Downhill: Riesch beats Vonn at home
Maria Riesch beat Lindsey Vonn in her home town downhill on Wednesday 10 March to keep the women's skiing World Cup...
France and Germany mull European Monetary Fund
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday 10 March that the establishment of a "European Monetary...
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Proximity talks between Israelis and Palestinians could be mission impossible
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German IT-start-ups hope for better times in 2010
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Bavaria's wood-carvers struggle to keep tradition alive
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One School, Two Qualification Options
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...
Goethe-Institut News
Brokers Not Only of the Word – German-speaking theater publishers
The Collection of Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann
Tanzconnexions: An Innovative Joint Dance Project in the Pacific Region
The Local
Vattenfall sells German power grid to Australian fund
Germany's Sorbs celebrate Zapust festival
Good and bad news for allergy sufferers this year
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New website for international students
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...
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German Information Centre New Delhi
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...
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German Information Centre Pretoria
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...
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German Information Center USA
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...
Fresh Impetus for Clean Air
Renewable energies are experiencing an unprecedented boom in North America. The relevant technology is often supplied by German companies
Green Tourism
Protecting our climate and environment is playing an increasingly important role in tourism. In Germany, too, people are showing greater readiness to take environmentally friendly holidays
The Sound of the South Pole
Karlsruhe-based sound-artist Frank Halbig has set scientific data from the South Pole to music for an unusual project called “Antarktika”.
A Brief Interview with Klaus Töpfer
Professor Dr. Klaus Töpfer, founding director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, on the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Sustainable Building with Bamboo
“Germany and China: Moving Ahead Together” is the name of the largest ever German programme of events abroad, which has been travelling through China since 2007. One of its focal points is sustainability
At the Centre of Climate Research
They travel across the Arctic on ice floes and investigate complex climate change processes with the aid of computers: leading climate researchers work in three major think tanks at the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam
10 Tips for Everyday Life
Good news for climate protection: for the third year in succession, greenhouse gas emissions in the EU have decreased – most recently by 1.2% or around 60 million tonnes of CO2 from 2006 to 2007. Between 1990 and 2007, Germany...
Working Together to Protect the Rainforest
Germany is promoting nature conservation in the species-rich rainforests of Central Africa and currently coordinating the international Congo Basin Forest Partnership
Early Warning System Operational
German scientists have installed a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia. A situation report
Better Protection against Crop Failure
Drought and floods: climate changes increase the threat of crop failure in West Africa. In Ghana and Burkina Faso German scientists have studied the variations. Their results are benefitting agriculture in the region
Blue Gold
Water is precious because it is unequally distributed around the world. Humans do not all have access to safe drinking water. Germany engages in international cooperation for sustainable water projects
The Power of the Wind
The story begins with an idea: using the wind to generate electricity. That was how the Enercon company started with its first wind turbine in 1984. Today the business is number one in Germany and a technology leader worldwide
Introducing: the Mobility of the Future
Driving a car has never been more environmentally friendly: at the 63rd International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2009, manufacturers from all over the world presented new eco-models with hybrid and electric drives....
HafenCity
Hamburg’s HafenCity, the largest urban development project in Europe, is creating an urbane city structure that breathes. It’s a model project for climate-friendly living and work
Urban Planning in the 21st Century
An interview with Albert Speer, the renowned German architect and urban planner, about sustainability, megacities and deserted villages
Germany’s Green Think Tank
What they investigate, research and develop defines German environmental policy: 1,400 staff at the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau strongly influence environmental protection in Germany through their work
Global Climate Protection
The decision on a new international climate-protection agreement will be made at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2009.
Good Partner for Climate Protection
Germany is supporting moves towards a sustainable energy supply in many developing countries – for example, with projects that use renewable energies and improve energy efficiency as well as measures in the fields of transport...
Energy from the Earth
Practically endless energy potential lies in the depths of the Earth: heat, stored within the rock. Drilling technology from Germany makes geothermal energy economically feasible
Sunny Prospects for “Solar Valley”
Eastern Germany is attracting increasing numbers of international investors. Above all, North American companies have discovered the advantages of the region for the production of state-of-the-art solar installations
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