… reservoirs are also vulnerable to flooding, rockfalls and avalanches. The water bound in the artificial snow accumulates as meltwater in spring, which could increase … that it remains available for longer. In some regions of northern Europe, different underground storage techniques are used to preserve snow for several months and from one …

… time of the year in which plants grow, flower and fruit, increased in Germany by around two weeks on average since 1961. Indicator from the DAS monitoring: Phenological … region, migratory birds have arrived 0.5-2.8 days earlier since 1960. Swallows (Hirundinidae) now return on average ten days earlier from warmer areas, starlings … by climate change, as they depend on intact conditions in several places around the world: breeding sites in their wintering grounds and resting sites along the …

… developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the Association of the German Games Industry (game), around sixty percent of the people in Germany engage in gaming, at least sometimes. The … Jugend fragen! – 2021. Umwelt, ⁠ Klima ⁠, Wandel – was junge Menschen erwarten und wie sie sich engagieren. Berlin & Dessau-Roßlau.  …

… Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / … Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher AskREACH Wissenswertes über Nanomaterialien REACH Weiterentwicklung Umweltrisikobewertung von Antifouling-Produkten in Deutschland …

… and distributors to avoid sights such as this one. Source: Brigitte Hilbrecht Under waste management law, manufacturers are required to assume responsibility for … Act (Batteriegesetz - BattG) •    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz - ElektroG) •    Waste Oils Regulation (Altölverordnung) … receptacles for them. Battery manufacturers are responsible for environmentally sound recycling of such batteries.  Associated content Links Waste Management Act …

… act), incorporates the main structural elements of the Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG). Disposal of specific types of product waste … by the ELV regulation (AltfahrzeugV), Batteriegesetz (BatterieG) and Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG). State law of Bundesländer The Waste … of substances of concern in the circular economy Dialogues on the waste prevention programme II 9 principles for a circular economy Appropriate Evaluation Benchmarks …

… m per second ( moderate to fresh wind ; measured at a height of 10 meters above ground level) are already considered to trigger erosive soil loss by wind (BMEL 2001). … data basis used, the approaches applied and a discussion of the results can be found in the following UBA report " Erosionsgefährdung von Böden durch Wind “(Gebel et … der Veränderung infolge des Wandels klimatischer Steuergrößen als Grundlage zur Weiterentwicklung der Vorsorge und Gefahrenabwehr im Bodenschutzrecht Bodenerosion …

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… natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood Source: iStock Digitalisation is becoming increasingly pervasive in … However, its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources … to conserving natural resources. However, there is a pressing need to improve our understanding of how digitalisation itself influences the demand for energy and …

… Based on the results of a first project " Development of scientific and technical foundations for a national waste prevention programme " (German: „Erarbeitung der wissenschaftlich-technischen Grundlagen für … in 2019. In the research project on updating the waste prevention program (German: Weiterentwicklung des Abfallvermeidungsprogrammes ), the status of the …