… Association (BÄK) and the German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) are organising a nationwide heat action day on 5 June. Press release No. 27/2024 | … Association (BÄK) and the German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) are organising a nationwide heat action day on 5 June. … On World Environment Day, the …

… Agency. The reason for this is that many households do not have their own organic waste bin. Biowaste is therefore not being used in biogas plants or as … waste bin is a wasted resource, since they only end up in incineration. But organic waste can do more: every vegetable cleaning, every potato peel, every wilted … That's why it is so important that as many municipalities as possible collect organic waste separately and introduce the residual waste bin throughout the …

… than 600 participants from over 100 countries together. Back to back events were organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Organization for Standardization, and other WRF …

… with everywhere, and the more stringent guidelines issued by the World Health Organization are exceeded nearly everywhere." Press release No. 39/2014 | 31.08.2014 … with everywhere, and the more stringent guidelines issued by the World Health Organization are exceeded nearly everywhere." … Old wood-fired furnaces and boilers …

… the phase-out. 05.05.2015 In May 2013 HBCD was identified as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) under the international Stockholm Convention. This means … insulation facade insulation flame retardant Hexabromcyclododecan persistent organic pollutant … For a long time the chemical hexabromocyclododecane, or HBCD, …

… usable water reservoir and habitat that is populated by a diverse community of organisms. Groundwater is possibly the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world, … in the global hydrological cycle. For example, it is home to numerous groundwater organisms invisible to us, which move in the water-filled gaps and fissures of the … keep them open, thus making important contributions to groundwater quality. These organisms also need to be protected from exposure to harmful chemicals and …

… and at the toy manufacturer’s final assembly points. The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) core labour standards apply for raw material extraction and also prohibit forced and child labour and guarantee the right to organise in unions. It is easy for companies which have been approved for the Blue …

… at low tide. Only a few pioneer plants colonise these soils. Plants and soil organisms on the intertidal flats are subject to a constant rhythm of falling dry … salt content of the intertidal soil significantly determines colonisation by soil organisms and plants. The salt concentration in soils of marine intertidal flats is … area, covering about 3,500 km². Because of the special plants, animals and microorganisms which live there a large area of the German Wadden Sea is protected …

… of events and activities, In particular, its car-free school day, which was organised together with the City of Bremen. 55 schools and more than 60,000 students … 2016. A first-ever nationwide EMW competition is scheduled for 2021, which will be organised by UBA and the Federal Environment Ministry. Associated content Links More …

… mobility. International exchange is a major focus of this conference designed and organized by UBA. Participants from 50 countries are expected to give presentations … cities and towns across Europe. The German Environment Agency has been in charge of organising EMW in Germany since 2016. Associated content Links European Mobility …

… During biological and chemical decomposition processes of plant and other organic material, carbon and nitrogen are converted into carbon dioxide, methane and … This applies to 86 % of our water bodies (BMUV/⁠UBA, 2021). As a result, organic material (leaves, dead plant parts, algae, etc.) accumulates in the …