… (HELCOM) German Environment Agency’s Lilian Busse appointed as chairwoman The Baltic Sea is a highly sensitive natural environment Source: jarmoluk / Pixabay On 1 July 2020, Germany assumed chairmanship of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) … action. Only resilient ecosystems can withstand the pressures of climate change and human activities. Future HELCOM decisions should therefore be reviewed for their …

… recycled in an environmentally suitable way Source: Gabriele Rohde / Fotolia.com There are currently more than 27,000 installed onshore wind power plants in Germany. The 20-year funding period pursuant to the Renewable Energy Sources Act is ending … be contained by housing, and dust-polluted water must be collected to minimise human and environmental exposure. The many different existing wind turbine models …

… Joint press release by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the … equitable distribution of the available fertile soil worldwide – that every human on the planet in 2050 will have only half the arable land that is available to …

… fish Rodenticide use in sewer systems causes extensive water pollution The active substances in rodenticides pollute bodies of water through wastewater. … from baited sewer systems into wastewater. These anticoagulants are not removed entirely during conventional wastewater treatment and are thus introduced to … what the exact effects of rodenticide residues are on fish health. Health risks for humans from the consumption of anticoagulant-contaminated fish was not the subject …

… Studies have shown a hormonal effect on fish and amphibians - UBA considering the case for further regulation Bisphenol A is one of the world's most prolifically produced … Bisphenol A has already been identified as a substance of very high concern for human beings on account of its hormonal effect and potential for damage to …

… Anja Nordt Antarctica is a continent of extremes: cold, harsh and inhospitable on the one hand, yet beautiful and very sensitive on the other. This is why the continent has been given special protection since 1 … ice cover and was left virtually untouched. In the past century though, many varied human activities have taken place there. After the age of discovery and whale …

… Joint Press Release of the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear … lead to higher health risks as hot weather can be a major cause for stress in the human body.  In certain regions in the South of Germany new thermophilic species …

… / Fotolia.com Measured concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 2019 exceeded the annual mean limit of 40 µg/m³ of air at nearly 20 percent of measuring stations … 2018. Nitrogen dioxide pollution overall continues to decline throughout Germany. These are the results of a preliminary evaluation of measurement data collected by … ten years since compliance with the NO2 limit adopted back in 1999 for the sake of human health is mandatory. Despite some successes, there are still scores of cities …

… a national water strategy National water dialogue develops recommendations for the future of water in Germany Little precipitation due to climate change can result … scarcity Source: hecht7 / Fotolia.com After two years of intensive consultations, the Federal Environment Ministry has concluded the National Water Dialogue, which … The aim must be to ensure that only substances that do not pose a risk to humans and the environment enter or are discharged into water bodies. This requires …