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  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 09.08.2023

    “Round Table” Concept

    “Round Table” Concept The framework “Round table” brings together a wide range of groups interested in relevant trace … and the Federal Environmental Agency (⁠UBA⁠). Initial experience has shown that the “round table” concept can be a suitable instrument for reducing trace substances in …

  • 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.

    … whereby the stones that actually store the heat may contain chrome VI compounds and other pollutants. Hence by law, only specialized companies are permitted to … elements that were made using fiber bonding were manufactured in Germany until around 1990. These elements are composed of up to 15 percent asbestos fibers, which … contains asbestos. Related contents Kommission Innenraumlufthygiene Rechtliche Grundlagen der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … organic pollutants or [are] otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner when destruction or irreversible transformation does not represent the … preferable option (...).” Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 incorporates these fundamental requirements and further specifies the words "otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner". The specific properties of POPs necessitate specific disposal …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … using special techniques and processes that ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal by elimination of the hazardous substances contained in the waste. last … The classifications for the applicable hazard-criteria limit values can be found here (in German). The EWL concentration limits are based on chemicals … 47(1) of the Waste Management Act (KrWG), waste prevention and management fall under the jurisdiction of the competent Federal State authorities. In Federal States …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … Source: ktsdesign Fotolia 440799 SubscriptionL last update on 18.11.2025 Background The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed … Especially in European societies, many initiated changes are currently re-evaluated under the unprecedented geopolitical situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy … on the war in Ukraine” Keynote: Imme Scholz (Executive Board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation e.V.), Panellists: Harald Ginzky (UBA II 2.1 General Water and Soil …

  • Article from 29.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.04.2024

    Deep-sea mining

    … sulphides and ore slurries. The raw material deposits in question are to be found at depths of 2,000 to 6,000 meters, on the slopes of seamounts, on mid-ocean … the deep seabed outside national jurisdictions as well as the mineral resources found there to be the "Common Heritage of Mankind". This principle primarily prohibits … Since 2006, the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR) holds a licence for the …

  • Article from 05.12.2025 | Last changed: 05.12.2025

    Sustainable lifestyles: NiCE - From niche to centre

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … and Innovation Centre and the City of Brzeg Dolny from Poland. The project is funded by the EU Interreg programme for Central Europe and will run from May 2023 to … NiCE local pilot closing event. Meaning, the electricity for the projector and sound system was generated entirely by muscle power. Over 150 visitors participated in … experts were invited to the project meeting & study trip in Brzeg Dolny, Poland. Under the motto "Circular Lifestyles in Action!", the participants got to know a …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela … carbon storage (formation of organic matter), which converts CO₂ into organic compounds through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, seagrasses, and seaweed. b) CO₂ … mitigate rather than exacerbate ocean acidification, need to be further explored. … Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Developing a concept for a Polar Environmental Monitoring Program

    A colony of emperor penguins in the Antarctic

    … pollution levels is of crucial importance for the protection of the Antarctic, for understanding global interrelationships and for shaping international environmental … sensitivity of the Antarctic environment to climate change makes it necessary to understand the interactions between POPs, CECs and polar ecosystems. This is the … Hereon (Hereon), Geesthacht, Germany Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany MINJIE Institute of …

  • Article from 11.03.2014 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Visiting and directions

    Two-storey square building with wooden façade and solar panels on the roof

    … Berlin-Marienfelde: the newly built “Haus 2019“ zero-energy building Source: Umweltbundesamt last update on 11.03.2014 Besichtigung der FSA Öffentliche Besichtigungen … ist für Gruppen ab 5 Personen nach Anmeldung möglich. Standardprogramm Kurzvortrag und Besichtigung: Dauer ca. 90 min. Ergänzende Fachvorträge zu Projektthemen sind … verfügbar, können im Sekretariat angefragt werden. Anreise/Lageplan Umweltbundesamt - Versuchsfeld Marienfelde Anreise mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version English Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version German …

  • Article from 07.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Agricultural Expert Panel at the German Environment Agency

    a very huge field without plants, trees and bushes

    … future of agriculture in October 2019 (German): Landwirtschaft quo vadis? - Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme der Zukunft – Vielfalt gewähren, Handlungsrahmen abstecken. At … KLU demands a shift away from area-based payments and develops benchmarks for the funding period after 2021. The KLU is a group of scientists and scholars of various … Gelsenkirchen • Lutz Ribbe, Conservation policy director at the EuroNatur Foundation, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European …