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  • Article from 16.12.2016 | Last changed: 13.01.2022

    Protocol on Water and Health

    a women is drinking a glass of water

    … Lakes was adopted in 1999 and entered into force in 2005. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) … Lakes was adopted in 1999 and entered into force in 2005. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … An association is deemed to be idealistic  if the aims of its operations are not economic ones. The Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum … An association is deemed to be idealistic  if the aims of its operations are not economic ones. The Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … conclusive catalogue which mineral resource falls under which category, whereby the economically more interesting mineral resources are classified as “bergfrei”. The … that a deposit being exploited can be fully extracted, which would otherwise be uneconomical for the operator. The mining authorisation regime works on a first come, …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … binds particulate matter from the ambient air. Building law can contribute to the economical use of natural resources, for example by ensuring that buildings designed … binds particulate matter from the ambient air. Building law can contribute to the economical use of natural resources, for example by ensuring that buildings designed …

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    … many companies, the shortage of specialist staff already represents an obstacle to economic development. In the long term, demographic changes will further reinforce … qualification in relation to environmental protection are thus necessary purely for economic reasons. But, without them, Germany will also be unable to achieve its …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … difficult to differentiate rebound effects versus effects attributable to economic growth or those occasioned by structural change. Hence such projections … non-sustainable to sustainable energy resources. In mapping out this social and economic sea change, policymakers need to bear in mind that the rebound effect …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2014

    Economic impact

    Oil storage tanks at the port

    Economic impact Oil and gas are not stored for long at ports of entry. Sparing use … increases will trigger a new round of inflation; (d) mitigation of the negative economic impact of raw materials shortages. All of these elements have a positive …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … all companies. Through the VerMat program and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the … all companies. Through the VerMat program and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … Agency), the WHO (World Health Organisation) and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to develop guidelines for the testing and … Agency), the WHO (World Health Organisation) and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to develop guidelines for the testing and …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … in the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This group  works on various aspects … in the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This group  works on various aspects …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … the creation of value in an economy, if materials can be recycled within the same economic system and less raw materials need to be imported. A “greenhouse-gas (GHG) … including the tapping of yet unrealized energy efficiency potential throughout all economic sectors, is the main characteristic of this scenario. While in the GreenEe1 …

  • Article from 30.09.2025 | Last changed: 01.10.2025

    Resources Commission at the UBA (currently inactive)

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … use for UBA and policymakers. The overarching goal is to highlight the resource implications of our lifestyles and to outline science-based pathways toward a good … political efforts, the global use of natural resources is still strongly linked to economic growth. In view of a forecasted further increase in the global population …