Der BORIS.RLP-Viewer ist eine thematische Zusammenstellung der zonalen Bodenrichtwerte mit den grundlegenden Geobasisinformation wie Luftbildern, Topographischen Karten und der Liegenschaftskarte. Der BORIS.RLP-Viewer verfügt über eine intuitive Bedienung, Adresssuche und eine übersichtliche Ebenenauswahl. Die Nutzung ist kostenlos und bedarf keiner vorherigen Anmeldung (Open Data). Die Anwendung basiert auf der Open Source-Software "Masterportal".
Das Geologische Landesamt hat in einem Portal die geotouristischen Objekte von Hamburg und der Umgebung dargestellt. Dazu gehören neben den bekannten Geotopen auch relativ unbekannte Objekte wie die Rogensteine am Elbufer, das Braunkohlebergwerk Robertshall in den Harburger Bergen oder die Findlinge, die beim Bau des Osterbek-Kanals 1901/02 freigelegt worden sind. Auch Kurioses wie die ¿Felsen¿ im Tierpark Hagenbeck oder die ¿Grotte¿ in Altona wurden nicht vergessen. Insgesamt wurden über 200 Objekte erfasst und im Portal eingebunden. Die im Portal dargestellten Geotouren gibt es auch in Buchform beim geologischen Landesamt zu kaufen.
Das Projekt "Forest management by small farmers in the Amazon - An opportunity to enhance forest ecosystem stability and rural livelihood (ForeLive)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Freiburg, Waldbau-Institut durchgeführt. In many situations, forest management concepts arrived at for small farmers in the Amazon have been defined externally and do not adequately correspond with their livelihood systems and competences. This is one of the reasons why only few farmers effectively use the potential of the wide variety of forest management options available to enhance their well being. The project aim is to identify locally viable forest management options contributing to local livelihoods and the ecological stabilisation of landscapes, and to define possibilities to promote them as a basis for sustainable development in the rural areas of the Amazon. The project also seeks to strengthen the capacity for collaborative research and networking amongst local and international project partners. The project will identify and analyse existing local forest management initiatives in the Bolivian, Brazilian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon, where farmers have decided to manage and not clear forests for other land-use purposes. Following the 'Integrated Natural Resource Management approach, the project will analyse institutional, environmental and technical aspects of the livelihoods of small farmers, to assess and value the local viability of selected forest management systems and their possible contribution to the ecological stability of the different regions. Through the application of both 'Action Research and traditional research approaches, the project will ensure local relevance and stimulate constructive learning processes. A sound background to the decisions made by small farmers to invest in forests is provided through the analysis of a formal and informal institutional framework, such as political, economic, legislative and infra-structural key drivers. Complementary to this, an analysis of livelihoods and environmental aspects will be carried out. This is perceived as a basis for the development of key indicators for sustainable forest management by small farmers in the Amazon.
Das Projekt "Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of Torrefaction (SECTOR)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH durchgeführt. Torrefaction is considered worldwide as a promising key technology for boosting large-scale implementation of bioenergy. It involves heating biomass in the absence of oxygen to a temperature of 200 to 320 °C. As a result, the biomass looses all its moisture and becomes easy to grind and water resistant, which reduces the risk of spontaneous ignition and biological degradation and permits outdoor storage. By combining torrefaction with pelletisation or briquetting, biomass is converted into a high-energy-density commodity solid fuel or bioenergy carrier with superior properties in view of (long-distance) transport, handling and storage, and also in many major end-use applications (e.g., co-firing in pulverised-coal fired power plants, (co-)gasification in entrained-flow gasifiers and combustion in distributed pellet boilers. Moreover, torrefaction-based bioenergy carriers may form a good starting point for biorefinery routes. The current SECTOR project is focussed on the further development of torrefaction-based technologies for the production of solid bioenergy carriers up to pilot-plant scale and beyond and on supporting market introduction of torrefaction-based bioenergy carriers as a commodity renewable solid fuel. The core of the project concerns the further development of torrefaction and densification technology for a broad biomass feedstock range including clean woody biomass, forestry residues, agro-residues and imported biomass. Production recipes will be optimised on the basis of extensive logistics and end-use testing. Much attention will be given to the development, quality assurance and standardisation of dedicated analysis and test methods. The experimental work will be accompanied by extensive desk studies to define major biomass-to-end-use value chains, design deployment strategies and scenarios, and conduct a full sustainability assessment. The results will be fed into CEN/ISO working groups and international sustainability forums.