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  • Press release 9/2015 from 10.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Plant protection from the sky

    … to combat forest pests because of the great environmental risks associated with the practice. Exceptions were made only upon submission of a request to the Federal … to combat forest pests because of the great environmental risks associated with the practice. Exceptions were made only upon submission of a request to the Federal …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … to increase the population's awareness of the changed hazard situation, for example through information and education campaigns as well as targeted advice to … risks of policyholders such as companies or municipalities on the capital market. Examples of this are weather derivatives or catastrophe bonds. Further market …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … are more or less part of automatic everyday routines. In that context it is, for example, sensible to avoid physical exertions such as sports in extreme heat, to … of precautions required for emergency situations. In Germany, the supply of basic goods and services such as groceries, water, electricity and telecommunications is …

  • Press release 39/2015 from 03.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Recycling precious and special metals: a call for coordinated action

    gold bar on a circuit board

    … precious and special metals are the essential components of many products, for example wind farms, photovoltaic modules, e-bikes, smartphones and navigation … alone will not provide enough impetus. Government must also provide incentives, for example through funding programmes and more comprehensive recycling regulations. The … ways to recycle the greatest amount of metals and energy as possible.” Take the example of neodymium: magnetic neodymium is in the motors of e-bikes, in wind farms …

  • Press release 43/08 from 09.06.2008 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Natural refrigerant for mobile air conditioning systems

    … by equipping a car with an R744 air conditioning unit, which will demonstrate the practicability of this innovation. Press release No. 43/08 | 09.06.2008   There are … dioxide (R744). R744 is 1,300 times less harmful to the climate than R134a, has good cooling performance, is non-toxic, and already available worldwide at a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-2: Yield fluctuations

    The picture shows the soil of a cereal field, with large cracks caused by drought.

    … Such adaptive responses have already been in use for decades in agricultural practice, because changing market conditions have always meant that businesses have … and the storage capacities required, based on the yields expected. Looking at the example of winter wheat – currently the most important cultivated crop in Germany – …

  • Newsletter from 26.07.2024 | Last changed: 26.07.2024

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2024

    … will be distributed soon. Shaping a proper use of biocides: Learning from national examples to enhance environmental protection during the use-phase of biocides … have been implementing national measures. Within this document, we compiled examples from 13 different countries. The objective of this was (i) to provide …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … waterway. The river enables cost-effective and environmentally sound transport of goods, facilitates imports and exports via North Sea ports in Belgium and the … coal, heating oil and mineral oil products. 2018 was a year which provided graphic examples of the potential consequences entailed by low water levels.   160 - BfG – …

  • Press release 32/2025 from 12.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.09.2025

    What’s next for urban and rural areas?

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    … and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic and goods Source: iStock.com/Hallgerd Urban and rural areas are often perceived as … (Urban-Rural Reform Agenda) summarizes key recommendations and innovative examples from the funding initiative and  calls in particular for: developing …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 10.10.2024

    New instruments for cooperation with the administration in environmental matters in Croatia

    … to greater environmental protection. Access to environmental information and good co-operation with the administration are of central importance in this regard. … to greater environmental protection. Access to environmental information and good co-operation with the administration are of central importance in this regard. …

  • Press release 44/2018 from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 20.12.2018

    Climate change abroad also affects the German economy

    Containerterminal

    … in other regions around the world can wreak serious economic havoc on us, for example when extreme weather events damage infrastructure, impair agricultural … However, there are also chances associated with the growing global demand for goods and services related to climate adaptation and climate change mitigation. To …