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  • Newsletter from 20.04.2023 | Last changed: 20.04.2023

    UMID - No.: 01/2023

    … humans – big damage for the environment Further articles: Occurrence and sources of PFAS in the environment and curren regulatory approaches Phthalates and the …

  • News from 17.01.2018 | Last changed: 23.01.2018

    European Strategy for Plastics: Good approach, but too unclear

    Eine Plastikflasche liegt am Strand.

    … EU’s initiative to change the use of plastics in Europe. The European Commission presented its Plastics Strategy on January 16th. 17.01.2018 The growing use of … EU’s initiative to change the use of plastics in Europe. The European Commission presented its Plastics Strategy on January 16th. … European Strategy for Plastics: …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 15.01.2019

    Exploring new opportunities for the Polish-German cooperation on low-emission strategies

    … should thus be further expanded. One output of the project is a handbook, which  presents an overview on climate policy instruments for municipalities and examples … should thus be further expanded. One output of the project is a handbook, which  presents an overview on climate policy instruments for municipalities and examples …

  • Press release 46/2021 from 23.11.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    Creating sustainable links between cities and urban hinterland

    Eine Neubausiedlung von oben.

    … life and to better protect the environment, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a new strategy paper titled UMLANDSTADT umweltschonend. "Too much land has … in the urban hinterland," says UBA President Dirk Messner. The paper will be presented at the third UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig on 23 November 2021. Press release No. 46/2021 | 23.11.2021 The strategy presented today contains proposals on how work and private life, recreation and …

  • Press release 19/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    Here's how heat pumps work!

    A couple standing next to their heat pump.

    … therefore launched the internet portal “Here's how heat pumps work!” Its aim is to present successful heat pump projects and encourage others to follow suit. Press … can be accessed at www.umweltbundesamt.de/so-gehts-mit-waermepumpen . “It not only presents technical data on buildings and heat pump solutions, but also how initial …

  • Cover from 24.01.2023

    ERF Review 2022

    … Umweltbundesamt (UBA): Ressourcenbericht 2022 (German) Videos recordings and presentations of ERF 2022 sessions For data protection reasons, unfortunately not …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … affects the trees and the animal and plant species that live in the understory and soil, too. Heat-loving species could benefit and displace other species adapted to … to increased solar radiation. This can further reduce water availability in the soil. In addition, the removal of dead wood is accompanied by the loss of nutrients … Their root system is not yet sufficiently developed to tap water from deeper soil layers. The probability that young trees will die from drought is therefore …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … impacts along the life cycle of chemicals worldwide, including huge waste problems. Soil, air and water are contaminated with vast amounts of man-made chemicals some of which are long lasting. For example, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - known as “forever chemicals” - pose a tough challenge because they do not …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 24.06.2020

    Strengthening environmental protection requirements for the rehabilitation of areas devastated by mining in Mongolia

    … was to ensure the environmentally sound rehabilitation of mining areas and minimize soil and water pollution. German experts carried out an audit of existing mining and … was to ensure the environmentally sound rehabilitation of mining areas and minimize soil and water pollution. German experts carried out an audit of existing mining and …

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    The principle of precaution is applied to prevent damage and risks

    The graph shows how prevention works in soil protection. The most important interest of prevention is to identify risks.

    … Source: Umweltbundesamt The following contents contain this medium: Precautionary soil protection Boden und Schadstoffe Tags soil protection … The principle of precaution is applied to prevent damage and risks …