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  • Press release 18/2017 from 04.05.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    "Mobile" chemicals - when filters become useless

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … and lakes and cannot be removed by the artificial filters at water works. "In worst case these mobile industrial chemicals end up in our drinking water. This is only happening in a few cases so far and very seldom in concentrations which may be harmful to health. To … requires a great deal of technical and financial input, not to mention energy. "The best approach is to follow the precautionary principle and avoid contamination of …

  • Appointment from 13.06.2017 | Last changed: 05.10.2017

    International Cycling Conference

    International Cycling Conference

    … from 19th to 21st September 2017. The motto: "Bridging the gap between research and practice”. More information: conference website   Tags bicycle traffic sustainable … from 19th to 21st September 2017. The motto: "Bridging the gap between research and practice”. … International Cycling Conference …

  • Press release 36/2022 from 12.09.2022 | Last changed: 14.09.2022

    Rotor blade recycling from A to Z

    Windenergieanlagen auf einem Feld.

    … to up to 50,000 tonnes per year by the 2030s. The UBA rotor blade study shows the best options for the dismantling and recycling of waste volumes. Press release No. … procedures for the recycling of wind turbine components, this is not yet the case for rotor blade waste. Up to now, only a few specialised waste management …

  • Appointment from 17.11.2025

    COP30 Side Event: Nature-Based Solutions and Beyond

    … 2025 at 15:30 (CET). We will bring together scientists and policy-makers to share case studies and explore perspectives on nature-based solutions and beyond to … scientists and policymakers from China, Germany and other countries to share case studies and explore fresh perspectives. High-level participation: Mr. Jochen … 2025 at 15:30 (CET). We will bring together scientists and policy-makers to share case studies and explore perspectives on nature-based solutions and beyond to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

    The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

    … to thermal stress can cause health problems in the population and, in extreme cases, can increase mortality figures. Categories at risk are primarily older … sizes between 50,000 and 100,000 currently enjoy, quantitatively speaking, the best provision of recreation areas. The temporal development of recreation area per …

  • Appointment from 14.10.2022 | Last changed: 26.10.2022

    International Soil Law and Governance Conference

    Ein Acker mit Traktorspuren.

    … moderated panel discussions include: Soils: future challenges and good governance Best practices and innovative regulatory approaches Sustainable soil management and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-3: Priority and restricted areas for (preventive) flood control

    The picture shows the oxbow lake of a river with unfortified banks lined with meadows and tree clusters.

    … or falls more often as rain (cf. Indicators WW-I-4 , WW-I- 5 and BAU-I-4 ). In cases where soils are already saturated with water or severely desiccated, or there … utilisation incompatible with this objective are precluded in this area. So far the practice of designating priority areas has been generally heterogeneous among …

  • News from 04.03.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Associations’ right to take legal action good for the environment

    Bronze statue of Justitia, holding a pair of balances in her hand

    … of industrial installations violate environmental provisions. An analysis of practice to date reveals that this right is an effective instrument to ensure that … of industrial installations violate environmental provisions. An analysis of practice to date reveals that this right is an effective instrument to ensure that …

  • Press release 25/2016 from 21.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blauer Kompass contest

    photomontage with a landscape and the banner "Blauer Kompass - Anpassungspioniere gesucht"

    … with urban businesses: these are the winners of this year's contest for the best solutions in adaptation to climate change in Germany. The German Environment … with urban businesses: these are the winners of this year's contest for the best solutions in adaptation to climate change in Germany. The German Environment …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … Countless transport links suffered disruption for weeks and months; in some cases they still suffer disruptions. Nevertheless, even short-lived precipitation … or damaging them in some way. Between 2001 and 2021 heavy rainfalls have occurred practically all over Germany. It seems obvious therefore that this phenomenon is not …