… Soil protection law Statutory regulations are aimed protection of the environment. Source: AllebaziB / Fotolia.com Regulations in soil protection law exist at both national and European level. The numerous EU provisions must be implemented into national law. Relevant soil … law governing soil protection is enshrined in many different laws and regulations. The Federal Soil Protection Act and the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated …

… Environmental management at UBA UBA was the first federal authority to receive the EMAS certificate for its environmental management Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA had already introduced an environmental management system in the late 1990s, …

… Geoengineering-Governance Interventions in the complex structure of the atmosphere can have incalculable consequences. Source: … possible, from the entire carbon cycle (e.g. through underground storage). Plants remove carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) during photosynthesis and store carbon in biomass. … rescue measures which are supposedly available. There is also the risk that humanity will be confronted with the effects of dangerous climate change as well as …

… – but low carbon technologies need resources, too. Source: Umweltbundesamt In the RESCUE project, the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the nexus between climate protection and associated resource requirements. Using six …