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  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … added, "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping online, which generates large quantities of additional …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … of overlap between priority and restricted areas for wildlife and landscape, for example, when terrain is reserved as priority areas for species and biotope … it has become even more important now and for the future to address this problem by good management of ecological networks in order to prevent any developments from …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils

    The picture shows a hand forming a small mound of dark-brown, humus-rich soil.

    … matter, while on the other hand, it can also have humus-increasing effects, for example when plants form more biomass owing to the higher temperature, thus … organic materials. However, a useful control mechanism is the choice of land use practices. In forests and woodlands, the composition of tree species and the amount … in relation to Greening has been expanded. The standards in respect of good agricultural and ecological condition of surface areas (GLÖZ) that have been in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides

    The picture shows a close-up of a man in a rapeseed field, carefully grasping the yellow blossom of a rapeseed plant.

    … necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production systems will have to be adapted and that … – taken by agricultural businesses, lead to restricting their crop rotation practices, this could potentially entail an increase in pesticide problems. It is …

  • Press release 32/2014 from 09.07.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters

    Wanderer mit einer roten Regenjacke und einem Rucksack läuft durch einen Wald bei Regen

    … many environmentally harmful chemicals in outdoor jackets Weatherproof jackets are practical – but, please, without chemicals harmful to environment & health! Source: … chemicals which contain fluoride. These chemicals are put into the environment, for example by washing. Waste water treatment facilities cannot degrade these chemicals, … products, the UBA recommends that the REACH Regulation should limit imports of such goods. A number of textile manufacturers have already either switched to …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … construction. In combination with other instruments, long-term changes in municipal practices can be achieved. For example, improved data bases and parameters for the … questions regarding the implementation of sponge cities. For example, how can good examples and small-scale approaches attract imitators and thus spread? And how …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … (analysis of satellite images and of LOD2 data of the BKG) Green roofs in cities – good for adaptation to climate change and for biodiversity The greening of urban … contribute to the protection of components of buildings and entire modules. For example, they can reduce damage from heavy rain and hailstones to façades and roofs, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-3: Federal grants - Research projects Climate change impacts Adaptation

    The picture shows a printout illustrating various charts. A pie chart, a line chart and a bar chart are visible on a sheet of A4 paper. On top of the sheet is a stack of Euro notes and a 2-Euros coin. It is possible to make out a pile of additional coins on the edge of the picture.

    … potential impacts of climate change. On the other, strategic, technical and also practical solutions also need to be robust and flexible enough to cope with the wide … by competent authorities and departmental research institutions, there are many examples – as in the case of the BMUV’s departmental research plan – of time-limited …

  • Press release 39/2015 from 03.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Recycling precious and special metals: a call for coordinated action

    gold bar on a circuit board

    … precious and special metals are the essential components of many products, for example wind farms, photovoltaic modules, e-bikes, smartphones and navigation … alone will not provide enough impetus. Government must also provide incentives, for example through funding programmes and more comprehensive recycling regulations. The … ways to recycle the greatest amount of metals and energy as possible.” Take the example of neodymium: magnetic neodymium is in the motors of e-bikes, in wind farms …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … are more or less part of automatic everyday routines. In that context it is, for example, sensible to avoid physical exertions such as sports in extreme heat, to … of precautions required for emergency situations. In Germany, the supply of basic goods and services such as groceries, water, electricity and telecommunications is …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-2: Yield fluctuations

    The picture shows the soil of a cereal field, with large cracks caused by drought.

    … Such adaptive responses have already been in use for decades in agricultural practice, because changing market conditions have always meant that businesses have … and the storage capacities required, based on the yields expected. Looking at the example of winter wheat – currently the most important cultivated crop in Germany – …