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  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the European Waste Shipment … shipments; Participation of customs and the Federal Agency for Traffic of Goods (Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM)) § 11(3) Information of the competent authorities § 11(4) …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … each other and to other elements of the Directive: Economic analysis of water uses under Article 5 and Annex 3. Justification of exemptions under Article 4. Achievement of cost-recovery water prices (including environmental and resource costs) under Article 9 and Annex 3. These three points do not have to be achieved …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … be achieved, by keeping floodplains free of certain uses (details on this can be found in the guidance documents of the federal states, such as the guidance documents … basins, and (3) Elimination of vulnerabilities. The programme breaks new ground in flood risk management in Germany, as it understands the principle of solidarity by implementing preventive measures as a …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … rain hits the earth's surface, part of it seeps into the soil and contributes to groundwater recharge. Another part is temporarily stored in the soil or evaporates, and … soil is already saturated with water from previous precipitation events, or the ground is frozen, most of the precipitation will run off at the soil surface. Soil … time. Steep valleys, channelised waterways, and a high degree of soil sealing, as found in many developed areas, favour rapid surface runoff. Small streams subsequently …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … making it possible to automatically recognise and classify plankton species in underwater images. Marine ecosystem models are often used for marine scientific … Habitate - Nords Related contents Europäisches Erdbeobachtungsprogramm Copernicus Nutzung und Belastungen Meere unter Druck – Ozeanversauerung durch CO2 PARC – EU …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … in the Kadettrinne. In these coastal areas, unique extensive ecosystems are to be found, e.g. the Wadden Sea and its eelgrass meadows or mussel banks. Heavy maritime … in anti-fouling ships’ paint, the introduction of ICCT Report 2017, p. 14 , Umweltbundesamt, 2016 , CO2 emissions from maritime traffic , Third IMO GHG Study 2014 . … Ships Detailed information on the contents of the different annexes are to be found on the website of the  Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur into the sea and generates continuous underwater noise, which can interfere with marine animals' communication. In … ecological risks. For example, exploration activities generate high levels of underwater noise that can harm marine life, and catastrophic spills continue to … needs with the protection of marine environments. Environmental impact: The oceans under pressure Intensive ocean use leaves its mark. One major issue is pollution …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … for all life on Earth. They produce half of the world's oxygen, are home to around 80 per cent of all animal species and cover almost three quarters of the Earth's … surface. The oceans play a key role in the climate system, as they absorb around a third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by humans from the atmosphere … change maritime waters marine organisms nature protection pollution wind energy Übernutzung … The German Environment Agency is committed to protecting the oceans, which …

  • Article from 16.04.2012 | Last changed: 10.09.2013

    Water body structure

    … contents Indikator: Eutrophierung von Flüssen durch Phosphor Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Übergangs- und Küstengewässer Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Seen Indikator: Ökologischer …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … diseases last update on 11.05.2012 Circulatory diseases An excessive amount of sound, whether in terms of intensity or of duration, can have lasting adverse effects on health or cause physiological damage. Sound has an effect on the whole organism, inasmuch as it triggers stress reactions … effects can manifest even through exposure to low level non-harmful levels of sound encountered in the environment, for example, traffic noise. As a psycho-social …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … law Legal regulations protect the environment Source: Julia Gerlach / Umweltbundesamt A comprehensive concept for sustainable mobility needs legal instruments. … schemes especially for rural regions. An UBA study entitled “ Rechtliche Hemmnisse und Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Mobilität – untersucht an Beispielen des Straßenverkehrs und des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs in Räumen schwacher Nachfrage “examines …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … II), the Ministry of Traffic, Construction and Urban Development (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung) defined the following minimum noise abatement objectives for … preferences or the profit motive, optimal capacity use of infrastructure elements round the clock – often in the hope of reducing air pollution by reducing traffic …