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  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … Due to this systemic interconnectedness of production and consumption, it is essential to enable a transformation with long-term and coordinated political … cultivation concepts to achieving the environmental goals for the protected goods soil, climate, water, air and biodiversity in four agricultural regions in Germany … the analysis.  As part of this overarching objective, an in-depth analysis and - building on this - the further development of individual instruments is also …

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    … residual waste as a substitute for fossil fuels also promotes climate protection, avoiding methane formation on landfills is the most effective of all GHG reduction … residual waste as a substitute for fossil fuels also promotes climate protection, avoiding methane formation on landfills is the most effective of all GHG reduction …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    … basis of the approach developed by a committee of experts  The identification of avoidance and reduction measures as part of producer responsibility for selected … Prof. Dr-Ing. Adolf Eisenträger. The headquarters of the Centre are located in the building of the former Wörlitz railway station in Dessau. Financing Symposium on …

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … being biodiesel, bioethanol and a growing share of renewable electricity. Emissions avoided through the use of renewables The use of renewables has expanded … that in 2024 around 259 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents were avoided through the use of renewables. These emissions would otherwise have been …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 28.08.2023

    1H-Benzotriazole Round Table

    … has been concluded in June 2023 and the final report together with the information document on reducing the discharge of benzotriazole can be found here on the page. … regard to their relevance for the aquatic environment. In this respect, the final document provides a good overview of the lines of action pursued by the 1H-benzotriazole Round Table. * The final report and the information document are the results of the Round Table 1H-benzotriazole and agreed with the …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 09.08.2023

    “Round Table” Concept

    … stakeholders with regard to measures for the realistically feasible reduction and avoidance of pollution from relevant trace substances. One particular goal is to … stakeholders with regard to measures for the realistically feasible reduction and avoidance of pollution from relevant trace substances. One particular goal is to …

  • Article from 15.04.2016 | Last changed: 15.04.2016

    Waste containing asbestos

    Construction workers in white protective suits and respirators in a corrugated asbestos roof.

    … labeled receptacles. Such waste is to be kept separate from other wastes so as to avoid mixing with other materials that would enlarge the amount of asbestos … cement stone is eliminated via mechanical or physicochemical forces. Hence it is essential to ensure that such elements are not damaged while being dismantled and … poses a risk needs to be assessed on a case by case basis. Owing to the fact that buildings tend to last a long time, many structural elements containing asbestos are …

  • Article from 23.03.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises

    Book blooming out of a tree

    … to the currently unfolding crisis. Paradoxically, political measures foreseen to build a more resilient society in reaction to the current situation often come along … them emotionally and with all our senses. For this purpose, we dedicated the opening hour of the event to getting to know each other, before spending another … to questions of resilience in the educational sector. 1 Scharmer, O. (2018). The essentials of Theory U: Core principles and applications. Oakland: BerrettKoehler …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … to be disposed of in such a way that, “the persistent organic pollutant content is destroyed or irreversibly transformed so that they do not exhibit the … in paints, varnishes, adhesives, sealants and packaging materials (so called open use). Thus PCB became an extraordinarily successful technical application that … development of screening tests for the evaluation of potential PBT substances PROSOIL – Protection of soil organisms: Development of toxicity criteria for soil

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    Hazardous waste Asbestos is a hazardous waste Source: Lucaz80 / Fotolia.com The term … waste classification Classifying waste according to its hazardousness is an essential element of waste management, as such classifications determine the waste … waste classification Classifying waste according to its hazardousness is an essential element of waste management, as such classifications determine the waste …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … Böll Foundation e.V.), Panellists: Harald Ginzky (UBA II 2.1 General Water and Soil Aspects), Dirk Messner (president of the German Environment Agency), Andriy … our first event, we explored the following questions: Which additional challenges does the war in Ukraine pose for achieving the SDGs and international climate goals? …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation

    Treppe auswärts mit grünem Blättern umringt.

    … were developed on how environmental and sustainability experts can be enabled to avoid corruption risks at all levels – from local to global. Update: 18th March 2024 … were developed on how environmental and sustainability experts can be enabled to avoid corruption risks at all levels – from local to global. … On 18 March 2024 the …