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  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … Co. KG KaRMa serves municipalities to make urban habitats less attractive to rats. The campaign aims to reduce food availability in parks, playgrounds and sewers, so … rat poison has to be used to control rats - a huge benefit for the protection of human health and the environment. last update on 15.06.2023 Rats are among the most … cities. They are considered as health pests because they can transfer diseases to humans and animals, contaminate food with their feces and urine, and damage …

  • Article from 05.04.2016 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Landfill

    Leafy landfill, fenced

    … Landfill Landfills are the last waste management option, if waste can not be recycled. Source: Bernd … / Umweltbundesamt Disposing of waste at landfill sites should be regarded as the last resort for waste management and should only be done for non-recyclable … loads on the soil, groundwater, and atmosphere and worked to the benefit of human health and the environment. It also greatly reduced the amount of preliminary …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … and horticultural use can be obtained from organic waste, provided that the waste is collected and composted separately and in a manner that is as … this it is necessary for organic waste to be collected separately, as this is the only way that allows for the production of quality compost and digestate that are suitable for agricultural …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

    boy sitting between flowers in front of a hillside

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European … co-leadership of WP 5 ("Hazard Assessment"), among other. In WP 4, the exposure of humans and the environment to chemicals will be considered jointly. The studies are …

  • Article from 17.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    Waste disposal

    A backhoe pushes together the waste of the waste landfill

    … Waste disposal Despite the ready availability of separate collection bins for recycling, untold amounts of … waste is to be disposed of in a safe and environmentally compatible manner, whereby the top priority in this regard is protecting human health and the environment. Various waste treatment, recycling and disposal …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … nutrition look like in Germany? What mix of instruments can be used to achieve the transformation of the agricultural and food system in Germany? UBA is addressing these and other … farming have a negative impact on environment, climate, animal welfare and human health. This has been proven by numerous studies. A profound change in the

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    Climate protection in the waste management sector Bio-gas plants contribute to … Waste management makes an important contribution to climate protection. Recycling, the energetic use of residual waste, and capturing and utilizing landfill gas … a number of studies on the impact of waste management on climate protection. … Climate protection in the waste management sector

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    … From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants In 2016, the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) launched a stakeholder dialogue to develop the federal government’s Trace Substance Strategy. The goal was to reduce the input …

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … / Umweltbundesamt (September 2025) Up-to-date and quality controlled data on the development of renewable energies in Germany are an important basis for the evaluation of Germany’s energy transition. The Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat) provides this data for …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 28.08.2023

    1H-Benzotriazole Round Table

    … 1H-Benzotriazole Round Table The industrial chemical 1H-benzotriazole is a relevant micropollutant. This means that, even in low concentrations, the substance has adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and drinking water quality. That is why a round table was launched at the end of 2020 in order to develop mitigation measures. last update on 13.04.2023 …

  • 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.

    … Waste containing asbestos When the asbestos protective clothing must be worn. Source: Lucaz80 / Fotolia.com The term “asbestos” means a family of naturally occurring fibrous minerals. In the … stress, asbestos fractures into countless minute fibers which can enter the human body through respiration and can provoke lung cancer, asbestiosis, and …

  • Article from 23.03.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises

    Book blooming out of a tree

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises Book Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the … effects unfold. Approach As TES Academy, we are convinced that the multiple crises humanity is facing require a fundamental transformation of human relationship … psychologists, as well as representatives from the civil society like ecovillage movement and environmental organisations, the German development cooperation, the