… to land and soil degradation. Source: Knut Ehlers / Umweltbundesamt In September 2015 the United Nations agreed upon the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They … land degradation on global level? This has now been examined by a new report. 26.10.2015 In many parts of the world the quality of land is decreasing, thereby limiting … global issue with local solutions. Therefore, a concerted global effort on the post-2015 development agenda should also include the many promising SLM technologies and …

… – is on the decline. The indicator was still 13.1% in 2009 but fell to 11.4% in 2015. The area of permanent grassland in Germany shrank from 5.3 million hectares in 1991 to 4.7 million hectares in 2015. Nearly half of the species typical of grassland are threatened or have already … der begünstigten Antragstellenden auf Direktzahlungen und gewährte Direktzahlungen 2015 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (358.42 kB) Anteil der Flächen mit hohem …

… for toys and baby products. Source: debramillet / Fotolia.com Since 27 December 2015 consumer goods may no longer exceed a very low content of eight carcinogenic … EU chemicals legislation polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons REACH … Since 27 December 2015 consumer goods may no longer exceed a very low content of eight carcinogenic …

… for Germany's economy. A new report by the German Environment Agency (UBA) on the 2015 environmental industry says that German environmental goods are in demand all … produced environmental protection goods worth more than 83 billion euros in 2015 but international competition growing. China has more than tripled its share of … has risen slightly from 81.6 billion euros in 2013 to over 83 billion euros in 2015, or six per cent of total industrial goods production. The 40% share of …

… potential. According to the Water Framework Directive the target was 100 % by 2015. Now there is a deadline extension until 2027. Germany is still far from … good status. The fact that the values have slightly deteriorated in comparison to 2015 is mainly due to an extension of the monitoring. The real status of the lakes … According to it all water bodies should be in at least a good status by 2015. As this target has been missed, the next management cycle under the WFD now …

… and permanently cancel a total of 203,630 Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) for 2015. Climate-friendly action – avoidance, reduction, offsetting – therefore … projects". Press release No. 5/2017 | 17.02.2017 The Federal Government decided in 2015 to offset the climate impact of all its employees' business travel as of the … Goals." The UBA has launched the procedure to purchase 203,630 CERs for 2015 under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It enables …

… code 3715 37 3260) on behalf of the German Environment Agency from September 2015 to February 2019. Publications: Rechtsgutachten umweltfreundliche öffentliche … für Lebenszykluskosten (LCC-Tool) verschiedener Produkte (August 2015)  This life cycle costing tool allows for across the board costing of … (Strengthening green public procurement) that is slated for completion by march of 2015. Publications: Hintergrundpapier - Umweltfreundliche öffentliche Beschaffung …

… online City district in Utena, Lithuania Source: Stadtverwaltung Utena From 2015 to 2017, the Advisory Assistance Programme funded a project of Housing … construction Lithuania urban redevelopment Advisory Assistance Programme … From 2015 to 2017, the Advisory Assistance Programme funded a project of Housing …