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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … 20-year time series of 2002–2021 were determined on the basis of the absolute values obtained monthly. Months in which the precipitation exceeds the water loss … 20-year time series of 2002–2021 were determined on the basis of the absolute values obtained monthly. Months in which the precipitation exceeds the water loss …

  • Press release 44/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    The German Ecodesign Award 2023 goes to twelve pioneering projects

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … Ecodesign Award went to the following projects: Young talent category Layers of Value | Virginia Reil (Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt) “Layers of Value” is a new method of using industrial textile waste. Fabric remnants are … Jan Sagasser (Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Design, Baden-Württemberg) The design guidelines for the production of consumer electronics take user behaviour into …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

    The picture shows the soil profile of a forest. The A (or upper) horizon is formed by a massive humus layer. The surface is covered in twigs, cones and needles.

    … gas reporting at Federal level – facilitates the derivation of annual mean values for organic carbon reserves in Germany’s forest soils. The time series shows … gas reporting at Federal level – facilitates the derivation of annual mean values for organic carbon reserves in Germany’s forest soils. The time series shows …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … than after the extreme year of 2003. As far as deciduous trees are concerned, the values fluctuated strongly from year to year. FW-I-3: Forest condition Source: BMEL … than after the extreme year of 2003. As far as deciduous trees are concerned, the values fluctuated strongly from year to year. … Owing to the drought years of 2018 …

  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … the food system, it makes sense and is logical to start with the key player in the value chain – the food retail sector. Retail has a major influence on agriculture … only focus on their own greenhouse gas emissions, but also on those of the entire value chain,” says UBA President Messner. “However, the increased environmental and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

    The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

    … in the areas of the rivers Eider and Treene respectively rose to its highest value. This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell … in the areas of the rivers Eider and Treene respectively rose to its highest value. This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell …

  • 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.

    … of crops as well as conformity with and – where necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production … of crops as well as conformity with and – where necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … affect groundwater quality because they lower the oxygen content and pH values of the groundwater through increased decomposition of organic matter. … 1.10 metres (each relative to the period 1986 to 2005). It can be assumed that the values for the German North Sea coast correspond to the global sea level rise. …

  • News from 31.03.2017 | Last changed: 11.04.2017

    Extending the service life of electrical appliances

    Two women in front of a washing machine

    … state a guaranteed service life of their products, the establishment of a reduced Value Added Tax rate on repair services, and improved communication about …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … In order to make the expenditure incurred in various Länder comparable, the values were in each case calculated in relation to the length of the road network … In order to make the expenditure incurred in various Länder comparable, the values were in each case calculated in relation to the length of the road network …