… for all life on Earth. They produce half of the world's oxygen, are home to around 80 per cent of all animal species and cover almost three quarters of the Earth's … surface. The oceans play a key role in the climate system, as they absorb around a third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by humans from the atmosphere … Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater noise disturbs and harms whales, dolphins and fish in particular. In the …

… law Legal regulations protect the environment Source: Julia Gerlach / Umweltbundesamt A comprehensive concept for sustainable mobility needs legal instruments. … schemes especially for rural regions. An UBA study entitled “ Rechtliche Hemmnisse und Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Mobilität – untersucht an Beispielen des Straßenverkehrs und des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs in Räumen schwacher Nachfrage “examines …

… Desiccated soil Source: magdal3na / Fotolia.com last update on 09.10.2015 Background The need for fertile soils is increasing due to the growing global demand for … neutrality Concept Der Verlust von Böden durch Bodendegradation muss minimiert und nicht vermeidbare Bodendegradation muss durch Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen … obtaining such information comes up against numerous obstacles. This is compounded by the problem that opinions differ on what soil degradation may be. …

… values are published in various principal papers in the Federal Health Gazette (Bundesgesundheitsblatt). The AIR derives two indoor air guide values for the purpose of … between RW I and RW II, a direct health hazard is not to be expected. Nevertheless, undesirable exposure must be assumed. For precautionary reasons, measures to …

… widely available to the scientific community and are used to improve the scientific understanding of the changes of the chemical and physical state of the atmosphere in … programme is to use high-quality measurements to gain information about the background atmospheric concentrations of trace substances that can impact and change the climate. The permanent staff of the more than 500 GAW measuring stations around the world have regularly attended training seminars on the Zugspitze for ten …

… hygiene. last update on 20.10.2017 The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) is a WHO Collaborating Centre on drinking-water hygiene. WHO … (UNECE) Leading the activity on small-scale water supplies and sanitation systems under the Protocol on Water and Health Developing materials and advisory and … Related contents WHO-Kooperationszentrum Lufthygiene Das Protokoll über Wasser und Gesundheit Trinkwasserkommission Cyanobakterien Tags drinking water World Health …

… counts Erosion – the stealthy loss of fertile soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt When heavy rains or strong winds hit uncovered soil, soil material can be … soil loss does not occur to any significant degree when naturally formed year-round plant cover is present. The currently observable dimension of soil loss in … attack and erode the soil. Without accompanying measures such as intercropping, undersowing or mulching, these crops face a significantly increased risk of soil …