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  • Publication from 11.03.2021

    Third assessment of the eutrophication status of German coastal and marine waters 2006 – 2014 in the North Sea according to the OSPAR Comprehensive Procedure

    Cover of publication TEXTE 38/2021 Third assessment of the eutrophication status of German coastal and marine waters 2006 – 2014 in the North Sea according to the OSPAR Comprehensive Procedure

    … status of the German coastal and marine waters of the North Sea, based on data from 2009-2014. The assessment results were also used in the implementation of … eutrophication, 39 % were eutrophic and 55% could not be assessed due to a lack of data. Download Series Texte | 38/2021 Number of pages 192 Year of publication March …

  • Publication from 29.11.2024

    Comparison of environmental reporting requirements from the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) with selected environmental laws

    Cover des Berichts "Comparison of environmental reporting requirements from the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) with selected environmental laws"

    … German manufacturing industry. The case studies find that processes in place and data collected because of existing legal requirements can in part be leveraged for … Environmental management systems and former sustainability reports also facilitate data collection for ESRS reporting. However, the extent to which information can be …

  • KomPass: Article from 17.12.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Adaptation at EU level

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    … EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, adopted in 2021, has defined ambitious targets to address the growing need for action. last update on 17.12.2021 The … main objectives: Smarter Adaptation Adaptation measures need to be based on solid data and risk assessment tools that are available to all. To achieve this, more data

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Tourism industry

    The picture shows a man from behind. He is wearing a T shirt and short trousers. He is walking through a wood carrying a rucksack. To the right and left of the path, white flowers are blooming beneath the trees.

    … in the summer-holiday months of June to September have been increasing (cf. Indicator TOU-I-1 ). Snow conditions in the ski tourism areas of Germany fluctuate … there is some certainty regarding the assessment. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Monitoring the action field ‘Tourism industry’ is severely …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … not usually possible in this sector to identify – on the basis of collectable data – a distinct causal relationship with climate change. Monitoring data will … agriculture is demonstrated directly by the shift in agrophenological phases (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). For example, during the past ten years, winter rapeseed – based … of climate change impacts in agriculture – illustrated by means of impact indicators contained in the DAS Monitoring Report – are already the result of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Spatial, regional and urban development planning

    The picture shows an excerpt from a development plan for a residential area with semi-detached and terraced housing. There are two mechanical pencils lying on the plan.

    … change in two significant ways. On one hand, these types of planning can provide targeted promotion of risk provisioning at every planning level, and they can govern … in respect of natural resources such as water and soil. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Planning at Länder and regional level implements, either … partial areas of the plan. However, there is currently no overview available indicating to what extent the municipalities have been implementing any existing …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … in order to obtain an integral picture of the vitality of trees and forests (cf. Indicator FW-I-3 ). Up until the end of the 1990s, data reflected the positive effects of a decrease in pollutant inputs. However, …

  • Publication from 27.01.2025

    UBA builds answers

    UBA-Building in Dessau

    … building project: a positive energy building in Dessau. For example the key project data, the architectural and the energy concept, the construction materials, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … Ever since the 1980s, there has been an increasing trend towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany … allergenic Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia, see Indicator GE-I-4 ) does not indicate any trend. However, the peak values identified repeatedly in eastern … albeit this assessment is subject to low certainty. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? In the 2023 Monitoring Report, the spectrum of the ‘ Human …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … below 20 °C, have generally become more frequent than the nationwide mean (cf. Indicator BAU-I-1 ). This was particularly the case in the years mentioned above … increase the requirements for heat protection of buildings in summer. This is indicated by the so-called cooling degree days which have been significantly on the … function including the improvement of urban climates. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The DAS Monitoring Indicators can be used to thematise the …

  • Publication from 06.09.2023

    REACH: Guidance and Methods for the Identification and Assessment of PMT/vPvM Substances

    Cover von 2023-04-21_TEXTE_19-2023_REACH_guidance_PMTvPvM_assessment

    … (SVHC). Only 1.9 % of the unique chemical structures in the REACH registration database fall in the new CLP hazard classes PMT and vPvM. However, for a total of 64 % no final assessment was achieved, either due to lack of test data (41 %) or due to ambiguous assessment (23 %). These guidance and methods can be … immediately by REACH registrants to ensure the safety of their substances, to close data gaps and, if necessary, to use safer alternatives, or to implement risk …