Publications
Follow-up to the training session on evaluation of safety reports and joint inspection for Croatia, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Advisory Assistance Programme for Environmental Protection in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
In the follow-up to a training session in February 2009, a project was designed that has provided Croatia, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with support to improve the knowledge of their public experts in the areas of safety reporting, and in particular on:
Timely replacement of a notebook under consideration of environmental aspects
The production of notebooks induces significant environmental impacts. However, these impacts are seldom considered by consumers in their purchasing decisions. Against this background, the Federal Agency of Environment in Germany commissioned the Öko-Institut e.V. and the Fraunhofer IZM with a study to address following questions.
Risk-analysis of global climate tipping points
Von vielen Elementen des Erdsystems wird erwartet, dass sie sich mit zunehmender globaler Erwärmung stetig verändern. Diese graduellen Veränderungen könnten sich als reversibel erweisen, wenn die globale Erwärmung zurückgehen sollte.
Rio+20: Financial Resources for Improved International Environmental Governance
In the run-up to the Rio+20 summit, which takes place in June 2012, this study investigates the current system for financing international environmental governance (IEG). The current architecture for IEG finance consists of a growing number of bilateral and multilateral actors, funds and financial mechanisms which leads to incoherence, inefficiencies and extra burdens on recipient countries.
The legislative proposals for the reform of the CAP
The EU Commission proposals for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2014-2020 aim at contributing to improved integration of agriculture, environmental protection and climate mitigation (integration scenario).
Economic Valuation of Environmental Damage – Methodolocical Convention 2.0 for estimates of environmental costs
The economic valuation of environmental damage makes it possible to estimate the economic benefit of environmental policy measures and to call attention to the costs of failure to protect the environment. The Methodological Convention 2.0 of the German Federal Environment Agency lays a sound foundation for this evaluation.
Support to the introduction of ecological management of water protection zones as a first step to the introduction of water safety plans in small scale water supply systems in the Dusheti and Marneuli districts in Georgia
Georgia is a country with a surface area of 69,700 km2 and a total population of 4.4 million people (2008). 48% of the population lives in rural areas. The latest WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme data showed that in 2008, 92% of the urban population in Georgia used water piped on premises, while this indicator is 51% for rural population.
Analysis and Strategic Management of Nanoproducts with Regard to their Sustainability Potential
- Final report -
As part of the current debate on the opportunities and risks of nanotechnological applica-tions, the debate on possible contributions to sustainable development is becoming increas-ingly controversial. It should rather be conducted on a more objective level.
Checklist based on best available techniques in the textile industry
The checklist presented here has the objective to support the identification of improvement potential regarding the environmental impact in the textiles industry. It is based on a comprehensive technical analysis of the European textile industry and refers to currently available technologies.
Energy Management Systems in Practice
By 2020, Germany aims to reduce its primary energy consumption by 20 per cent on 2008, and by 50 per cent by 2050. It won’t be possible to achieve this goal without a significant increase in energy efficiency. The ISO 50001 standard, which was published in June 2011 and replaces the European EN 16001 standard, defines the first international standards for an energy management system.
Development of a Practical Guide for Determination of Conditions of Safe Use of Chemicals with the Aid of Scaling
Scaling in the context of REACH implies the application of simple mathematics to examine whether chemicals are used in a safe way, even when certain conditions of use deviate from the exposure scenario. Scaling offers downstream users the opportunity in selected cases to demonstrate at little cost that their specific conditions of use comply with an exposure scenario.
Fate and behaviour of TiO2 nanomaterials in the environment, influenced by their shape, size and surface area
The focus of this report is the determination, fate and behaviour of nanoscaled Titanium dioxide (TiO2) in the environment. Nanoscaled TiO2 is an industrial product being used in various applications such as sunscreens, coatings and paints which make a release into the environment likely.