Cooles neues Handy?

Publication: Postcard
Citation: Federal Environment Agency 2018: Cooles neues Handy? Postcard.

Every day we (unconsciously) use raw materials that are also mined in the Arctic. These are not only found in smartphones. The extraction of raw materials has a high impact on the environment. Those who use their devices for longer, conserve resources and support the preservation of the Arctic.

This postcard is part of a series of three postcards that provide information on how the daily consumption of energy and raw materials in Germany can affect the Arctic. The postcards were developed by Ecologic Institute for the Federal Environment Agency within the project "Environmental Guidelines for a German Arctic Policy".

What can everyone do to protect the Arctic?

Ökologisch nachhaltige Nutzung mit hohen Umweltstandards in der Arktis – Umweltleitlinien deutscher Arktispolitik

Abschlussbericht

Year 2020

Event:Workshop

As part of the project "Environmental Guidelines of German Arctic Policy" funded by the Federal Environment Agency, Ecologic Institute hosted the expert workshop "Environmental protection of the High North – How to protect the Arctic from afar?" on 24 October 2018 in Berlin. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate exchange and discussion on how observers of the Arctic Council can engage strategically and practically in the protection of the Arctic environment. The exchange with states active in the High North, indigenous communities, businesses, research and civil society produced solutions for a sustainable development in the Arctic that allows for the reconciliation of a wide spectrum of interests in the region. The focus was on climate change and air pollution control, shipping in the Arctic and sustainable tourism in the region.

Environmental Protection of the High North – How to protect the Arctic from afar?

24 October 2018
Berlin, Germany

Publication:Postcard

Our greenhouse gases are partly responsible for climate change. The ice in the Arctic is melting and native animals like the polar bear are losing their habitat. But where should they go? This postcard is part of a series of three postcards that provide information on how the daily consumption of energy and raw materials in Germany can affect the Arctic. The postcards were developed by Ecologic Institute for the Federal Environment Agency within the project "Environmental Guidelines for a German Arctic Policy".

Sind wir noch zu retten?

Year 2018

Publication:Video

Since industrialisation, the average air temperature worldwide has risen by one degree, whereas in the Arctic by five degrees. This leads to rapid changes with serious consequences. This animated explanatory video by the UBA explains what this has to do with us in Germany, 2000 kilometers away. It outlines the federal government's commitment to the Arctic and what each individual can do to protect the Arctic.

Spuren in der Arktis

Deutsches Engagement zum Schutz der arktischen Region

Year 2018

Publication:Flyer

In this flyer, the Federal Environment Agency summarises the essential information on the focal points of the environmental guidelines for a German Arctic policy. Ecologic Institute was responsible for creating the flyer based on the Federal Environment Agency's design.

Für den Erhalt der Arktis – Flyer

Wie kann Deutschland dazu beitragen?

Year 2018

Publication:Postcard

Wind and water carry our carelessly thrown things even into the Arctic. If we handle waste in Germany more consciously, we relieve the unique Arctic environment. This postcard is part of a series of three postcards that provide information on how the daily consumption of energy and raw materials in Germany can affect the Arctic. The postcards were developed by Ecologic Institute for the Federal Environment Agency within the project "Environmental Guidelines for a German Arctic Policy".

Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn?

Year 2018

Event:Discussion

What does Germany have to do with the Arctic and what impact do Germans' daily decisions have on it? These and other questions were discussed on 22 October 2018 during Ecologic Institute's evening event on Germany's Arctic activities, part of a project for the German Environment Agency (UBA). The evening brought a broader audience together with experts in a scientific setting and enabled exchange interaction with various German organisations at information booths. The evening’s opening event was the premiere of a short documentary film called "Footsteps in the Arctic," which explores to what extent Germans are responsible for the changes in the Arctic and what they can do.

Footprints in the Arctic – Evening event

22 October 2018
Berlin, Germany

Project

In the Arctic, increasing economic activities such as shipping and tourism as well as exploration and extraction of mineral resources are meeting unique, protected nature and harsh environmental conditions. In addition, the effects of climate change are much more perceptible in the Arctic than in other regions of the world. Air and water temperatures have risen faster than the global average in recent decades. The changes in the region also have an impact on the rest of the world. For example, melting continental ice masses contributes to rising sea levels and releasing methane from thawing permafrost soils contributes to global warming.

Environmental Guidelines for a German Arctic Policy

Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

Language: German
Credits: Media format: : Postcard (DIN A6), both sides
Concept: Melanie Kemper, Lena Aebli (Ecologic Institute)
Dr. Heike Herata, Dr. Manuela Krakau, Rita Fabris (Federal Environment Agency)
Graphic Design: Lena Aebli (Ecologic Institute)
Funding: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Published by: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Year: 2018
Project: Environmental Guidelines for a German Arctic Policy
Project ID: 3515
Keywords: Arctic

Communication

Mobile phone, platinum, gold, copper, zinc, silicon, nickel, raw materials, smartphones, raw material mining, resources

Arctic, Canada, Greenland, Alaska, Russia

Layout, design, flyer, postcard

Further Links

PublicationPostcardSind wir noch zu retten?

Federal Environment Agency 2018: Sind wir noch zu retten? Postcard.

PublicationPostcardAus den Augen, aus dem Sinn?

Federal Environment Agency 2018: Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn? Postcard.

PublicationFlyerFür den Erhalt der Arktis – Flyer

Umweltbundesamt (2018): Für den Erhalt der Arktis.Wie kann Deutschland dazu beitragen? Flyer.