Why Dark Skies Matter
Dark skies are important for preserving the environment, protecting human health, reducing energy waste, and supporting scientific research and cultural heritage.
Many species of animals and plants rely on the natural patterns of darkness and light to thrive. Artificial light can disrupt these patterns and negatively affect the ecosystem.
Preserving Natural Habitats
Exposure to ALAN can disrupt the body's natural circadian rhythms, which can lead to sleep disorders, depression, and other health problems.
Protecting Human Health
Artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause light pollution, which wastes energy and contributes to climate change. By reducing light pollution, we can reduce energy waste and help to mitigate climate change.
Reducing Energy Waste
Many cultures have a long-standing tradition of stargazing and viewing the night sky. Dark skies provide an opportunity to connect with our cultural heritage and appreciate the natural world around us.
Respecting Cultural Heritage
Challenges that come with light pollution can only be effectively addressed in cooperation – it requires all local light-emitting entities to work together: City Administrations (responsible for managing street lighting, traffic lights, and public buildings); Businesses (industrial, logistics, retailers); Mobility Infrastructure (airports, railway networks, seaports, highways); NGO's; Private Households.
What role can you play?
Taking Action
Why Now?
Every unnecessary ray of light in the sky not only harms people, nature and animals, but also represents a completely senseless waste of money.To get a sense of the magnitude of the problem visit www.lightpollutionmap.info
Risks to the ecosystem and health
Political pressure to act on administrations in the federation, countries and municipalities will increase. The current German climate report once again documents very sobering facts. If we want to stop climate change, we need to be much more determined, but with effective "smart" solutions.
An increased sense of urgency
There is now an ecologically and economically convincing use case ”street lighting” from the smart city laboratories, which can be adapted to the special needs of each city or municipality and at the same time enables joint action and monitoring.
A successful use case to work off
Thomas.Fehling@DarkSky.Services
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Homberger Str. 53b
36251 Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Thank you very much!
Yours, Thomas Fehling