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Environmental subsidies: Senckenberg director calls for more prevention
Published on September 7, 2025
"It's not because of the money," says Tockner.Germany spends around 67 billion public funds a year for environmentally harmful subsidies.At the same time, around 76 billion euros flow into nature conservation a year."However, we use 94 percent of this sum" for tidying up "," said Tockner: for waste management, wastewater treatment or the elimination of environmental damage.
More weight on prevention
Instead of damaging the sighted eye and afterwards eliminating the consequences, it would be wiser to act with foresight, says Tockner."Prevention also has to get far more weight in environmental protection."