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  • Article from 18.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Killing two birds with one stone? Green dead ends and ways out of

    Killing two birds with one stone? Green dead ends and ways out of Public measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic are leading to a … every shade to the scene – preferably with old wish lists on hand. On the one hand, climate change mitigation is put under pressure as being an “extra burden” for …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    … Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages The corona pandemic reminds us how vulnerable modern societies have become through their … to live in a confined space ( BMU 2020 , IPBES 2020 ). Against the background of climate change, the biodiversity of ecosystems will become even more important for …

  • Article from 10.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    What about us? Youth (un)employment in times of COVID-19

    … outbreak. Good policies are now more than needed to pave the way for decent and sustainable jobs for young adults. COVID-19 has shown us just how fragile and … economic shutdown provides a significant opportunity to redesign economies to fight climate change and environmental degradation, and instead invest in decarbonised, …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … The Federal Environment Agency supports an objective debate on the chances and risks which nanotechnology involves. It wants to help promote the opportunities … in various fields of application Use of nanomaterials and nanoscale products for wastewater treatment Use of Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Use of nanomaterials in … Nanomaterials in the environment Use of nanomaterials and nanoscale products for wastewater treatment Use of Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Use of nanomaterials in …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … AllebaziB / Fotolia.com Regulations in soil protection law exist at both national and European level. The numerous EU provisions must be implemented into national … soil protection provisions could in particular be found in EU chemical law, waste law and in legislation on facilities and industrial installations. … Desertification of 1994, the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992 and the Climate Framework Convention of 1992. The main aims of the Desertification …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines last update on 20.11.2025 Introduction Pursuant … Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA ) has been tasked with stipulating mandatory evaluation criteria for materials and substances that come into contact … which is already assessed by another authority or international organization … Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse Water reuse can help alleviate water shortages. But … large water cycle Thus water reuse in this context refers to the deliberate use of waste water in smaller water cycles as a means of alleviating regional shortages. … contamination of groundwater depends, among other things, on the soil and the climate. Studies have shown that water reuse can cause groundwater contamination …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

    … / Adobe Stock Heat pumps are coming into increasing use for heating of buildings and for hot water production in commercial as well as industrial applications. Heat … of earth, water and air, these also use other heat sources such as process heat, waste heat from building air conditioning or waste water. Depending on the task and

  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    Identifying and managing flood risks Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to … of measures has progressed and whether new findings, for example adaptions to climate change, make it necessary to adjust flood risk management and planned …

  • Article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 23.06.2025

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    Research and development projects on nanomaterials Nano structures are more than … / Fotolia.com The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other advanced materials …

  • Article from 11.09.2017 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

    Publications

    … Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures … Mohr, S., Sahm, R., Baschien, C.: Laboratory conditions can change the complexity and composition of the natural aquatic mycobiome on Alnus glutionosa leaf litter. … sampling fish assemblages in oxbow lakes of the River Rhine. Fisheries Management and Ecology 29 (6) (2022), 851-857, https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12587. 2021 Sahm …