… While the majority of games can be categorized as entertainment games, there are also games that pursue other goals in addition to entertainment. These serious games (also known as impact games) …

… Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / Fotolia.com Chemicals are often blended during processing and frequently released into the environment …

… Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy What potential does … Links Factsheet Digitale Techniken und Green Economy Publications Digitalisierung als Transformationsmotor für eine Green Economy Tags agriculture artificial … refer to the Factsheet "Digital Technologies and Green Economy” (in German). … Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy …

… The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate … Pike / COP28 The Global Stocktake assesses the collective progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement every five years. The first Global Stocktake concluded in … update on 15.05.2024 Modalities of the Global Stocktake To achieve the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, all countries must massively and urgently increase their …

… million registered cars, which are replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental …

… displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany Source: T. Kalettka When strong winds hit bare or only poorly covered soil, soil material is … stealthy loss of fertile soil. Neighboring sites and ecosystems can be affected. Also, for people dangerous situations are possible, for example due to impaired … In contrast, the fine, usually most fertile soil components (silt, clay minerals, humus and plant nutrients), can floatingly be transported over long distances. …

… are exposed unprotected to the energy of water during heavy and prolonged rainfall. The water transports the soil irretrievably downhill. As a result, fertile soil … soil cover of around 30 percent or more already counteracts soil loss by water (see also UBA topic page " Erosion – any soil crumb counts"). Tillage: As tillage … crop residues on the soil, which can protect against the impact energy of water. It also protects the soil structure, for example, in the form of vertical tubes for …

… about 80 µg/m 3 . Week 32: The symbolic threshold value of 400 ppm carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere as a daily average was exceeded for the first time at the … Its focus areas cover e.g. techniques for measuring nitrogen oxides or heavy metals, integrated pollution-abatement systems for use in waste treatment, as well as … Klima, weil Holz ein regenerativer Brennstoff ist und beim Verbrennen nur so viel CO2 entsteht, wie der Baum zuvor aus der Atmosphäre gebunden hat. Für die Lu …

… Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Between 2016 and 2019, the UBA carried out several public consultations to ensure a wide agreement on the PMT/vPvM criteria. This … discussions through two additional workshops: "Persistent and mobile organic chemicals in the water cycle: Linking science, technology and regulation to protect … amongst other concerns, the integration of monitoring data and a discussion of false positives and negatives in relation to the criteria. The consultation phase was …