… 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 …

… Desiccated soil Source: magdal3na / Fotolia.com last update on 09.10.2015 Background The need for fertile soils is increasing due to the growing global demand for … of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), …

… Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) GAW Programme and WMO OMM logo Source: WMO OMM The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) … widely available to the scientific community and are used to improve the scientific understanding of the changes of the chemical and physical state of the atmosphere in … dauerndes Training auf der Zugspitze zur Messung von Klimagasen, Aerosolen und weiteren klimarelevanten Spurenstoffen. Das international anerkannte …

… hygiene. last update on 20.10.2017 The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) is a WHO Collaborating Centre on drinking-water hygiene. WHO … that support the WHO with expertise and staff in the implementation of  their programmes and tasks. On the other hand, the collaborating centres also introduce …

… counts Erosion – the stealthy loss of fertile soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt When heavy rains or strong winds hit uncovered soil, soil material can be … soil loss does not occur to any significant degree when naturally formed year-round plant cover is present. The currently observable dimension of soil loss in … attack and erode the soil. Without accompanying measures such as intercropping, undersowing or mulching, these crops face a significantly increased risk of soil …

… Air pollutants at a glance Smog in an urban area Source: Axel Eggert / Umweltbundesamt The composition of the air is affected by humans. Many components of the … country of origin. Several air pollutants are transported in the atmosphere over hundreds of kilometers, some even around the globe. You can find more information on sources and harmful effects of …

… regard is to create conditions that will promote efficient and environmentally sound resource stewardship, via a carefully constructed policy mix with just the right … Cleaner and More Competitive Europe was adopted in March 2020. Other strategies and programmes have been developed by various supranational organisations (including the …

… more efficiently. A position paper titled “Umweltverträgliche Nutzung des Untergrundes und Ressourcenschonung” (environmentally sustainable use of the subsurface and … for resource conservation In a study commissioned by the UBA titled Grundlagen der Weiterentwicklung von rechtlichen Instrumenten zur Ressourcenschonung (“Bases for …