Publications

The objectives of this study are the determination of an annual load of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for the seven selected rivers and the development of a harmonised methodology for the estimation of these riverine loads into the North Sea and the North-east Atlantic.

Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control aims at the EU-wide harmonisation of licensing procedures of certain industrial installations. In this context the "Best Available Techniques" (BAT) are of special importance.

By the end of 1999 there were almost 120 regional free trade agreements registered with the WTO. Approximately one third of these had been concluded in the last ten to twelve years. Only a small number of the integration agreements between developing countries had been able to keep to their time schedules. Some have been revived by newer initiatives.

Nutrient concentrations during winter from the starting conditions for the annual phytoplankton development beginning in spring and reaching its maximum during summer. For this reason nutrient data were collected from the central north Sea during winter and summer, to calculate long-time means, interannual variability and local trends.

In the last decade environmental monitoring is of increasing interest to provide politicians, stakeholders, decision-makers and the general public with information needed to design an adequate environment policy. Some experience is already gained in the field of technical and chemical based surveillance of environmental impacts and levels of pollutants.

Die Bedeutung von Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen (NGOs) in der internationalen Umweltzusammenarbeit hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten enorm zugenommen.

International Conference, Bonn, 21 to 22 May 2001

In conjunction with the implementation process of the Baltic 21, the Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region, the Umweltbundesamt Berlin has asked the Institute for Tourism and Recreational Research in Northern Europe (N.I.T.), Kiel, to develop a system of indicators for the development of sustainable tourism that could be used by local and regional levels of planning.

The German Federal Environmental Agency had commissioned the Federal Environment Agency of Austria to organise the EU-Workshop “Monitoring of Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Plants” taking specifically into account Annex VII of the amendment to the EU-Directive 90/220/EEC.

More than four years ago the European Union (EU) decided to start negotiations on accession with possible new member countries. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia were the first countries to be accepted into the formal accession process. There countries are accordingly the called Accession Countries.

In this chapter, the candidates BAT with a high environmental protection performance are summarized. Beside the most important individual measures, information about configuration of the plant in the context of BAT is given. It should be noted that the configuration of new plants can be adapted for integration of BAT.

The fourth North Sea Conference (4NSC) held in Esbjerg in 995 and the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on the Integration of Fisheries and Environmental Issues (IMM) held in Bergen in 1997 identified the need for particular research to support marine environmental protection and the sustainable development of fisheries.