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  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … residues? An essential part of the assessment of environmental hazards caused by the release of a chemical is the question of how long this substance remains … derived from the extractable amount at a series of consecutive sampling dates. By using radiolabelled test material, it became clear that in many cases the entire …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … last update on 19.05.2022 The purpose of these plans is to harmonize mining uses with environmental concerns, to fill knowledge gaps, to identify and deal with cumulative effects, and to address competing uses with other licit uses (e.g., fishing, cable laying). In 2012, such a plan ( …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … generated. It is important to include in the balance the economic benefits of other uses and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, this assessment should be … a net benefit once all effects on the environment as well as on other potential uses have been considered.   Associated content Publications A benefit sharing …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … at the ISA have been limited since 2020. The tacit agreement procedure has been used to take decisions on procedural aspects. An important decision at the end of … at the ISA have been limited since 2020. The tacit agreement procedure has been used to take decisions on procedural aspects. An important decision at the end of …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water Time-series of filter … sludge characteristics Source: Andrea Steuer In the research project FITWAS (reuse of filter backwash water from the treatment of groundwater for the protection of …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … accompanied by a loss of biodiversity . At the deposition sites, damage can be caused, for example, by plant cover and leaf abrasion (see figure). Nutrients and … windward and leeward areas. Climate changes: An increase of dry periods, which cause decreasing soil moisture, and an increase in mean wind speeds favor soil loss by …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … unknown. In Germany, however, soil loss by water occurs on many agriculturally used areas such as arable land, areas with permanent crops e.g. viticulture and … ). On behalf of UBA, the actual long-term average soil erosion was recalculated using the general soil erosion equation (ABAG) on the basis of current, nationally …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … applications. As an innovation space for the environmental sector, it focuses on the added value of AI for both people and the environment and conducts research on the sustainable use of AI and Big Data applications. last update on 24.01.2025 The AI Lab The AI …

  • Article from 17.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.01.2022

    Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … climate protection (e.g., RESCUE-project ("Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality")). The necessary actions aimed at integrated climate and … synergies and trade-offs between the SDGs and targeted transitions towards greenhouse-gas neutrality and more sustainable resource use; (2) illustrate which … policy – System thinking through system dynamic modelling and policy mixing as used in the SimRess project The WORLD Model Development and The Integrated …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … specialty metals, or rare earth elements – as well as its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. This gives rise to a range of research questions : To what extent … a  factsheet ). At the macro level, a multi-regional input-output (MRIO) model was used to calculate raw material consumption, material inputs, and the carbon …