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  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 18.03.2021

    Antarctic

    An appealing light blue iceberg floats in the nearly black water. The sky is gray and drab.

    … who navigated their ships through storms and fog to augment our knowledge of the land of ice in the south”. Since discovery of the Antarctic our knowledge of it has … who navigated their ships through storms and fog to augment our knowledge of the land of ice in the south”. Since discovery of the Antarctic our knowledge of it has …

  • Article from 16.12.2016 | Last changed: 13.01.2022

    Protocol on Water and Health

    a women is drinking a glass of water

    … Asia. The Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes was adopted in 1999 and … be set include for example improving drinking-water supply and sanitation, water resources management, water quality, as well as bathing water quality. Germany has …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 30.07.2019

    Drinking water

    … abstraction, purification, and distribution. The better our safeguards for this resource, the less the need for technical purification processes. Drinking water … in cutting-edge developments and apply German expertise to WHO evaluations. We also use the international treaty known as the Protocol on Water and Health as an …

  • Article from 28.03.2014 | Last changed: 28.03.2014

    Toxic substances in products

    two little boys are playing with plastic toys on the floor

    … be available on the hazardous properties of these substances, their patterns of use in a variety of products, and their possible spread in the environment or human … can one find products that are low-pollutant and low in consumption of energy and resources?   Related contents Chemische Stoffe Bauprodukte Chemikalien / REACH …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … groups of soil organisms Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (393.65 kB) boden-landwirtschaft_bodenbelastungen_biodiversitaet_mikroflora.pdf (48.01 kB) Soil … interchange. Fungal hyphae support the plant’s water and mineral supply more efficiently than root hairs that are only 0.1 millimeter thick. Inoculating crop … is mandated by German law are often characterized using abiotic and/or soil resource parameters. However, valid conclusions concerning the suitability of any …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover … Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land cover and land use information for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … weigh up to 27 tons; a sugar beet harverster weighs up to 60 tons; and trucks used for crop transport weigh up to 40 tons. Driving such machinery over the ground … heavy downpours, which can in turn result in waterbody inputs. In the area of headland the water does no longer seep away after the harvest. Source: S. Marahrens / …

  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … take place. Within the OECD there are similar activities, especially in the Netherlands an France. The history of AEGL values First activities relating to hazardous … in 1994. For chemicals of this list assessment criteria should be established because of their relevance in relation to hazardous incidents. Under contract of the … with similar criteria as AEGL and one exposure period (60 minutes). They are used as preliminary guidance until in depth assessments are performed. There are no …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … Helpful hints on gaining recognition Useful information for environmental associations seeking recognition according to … has a main emphasis on encouraging the objectives of nature conservation and landscape preservation (cf. Article 3 (1) sentence 3 clause 2 UmwRG ). This …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … requirements. last update on 15.06.2017 Requirements for associations To make use of the special NGO litigation rights pursuant to Article 2 of the Environmental … has a main emphasis on encouraging the objectives of nature conservation and landscape preservation. A corresponding statement in the recognition decision … participation and litigation rights in the field of nature conservation und landscape preservation (Articles 63 and 64 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act). …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    … im Umweltrecht in der Praxis . Research on access to justice Evaluation of the Use and Effects of NGO appeals under the German Environmental Appeals Act … im Umweltrecht in der Praxis . Research on access to justice Evaluation of the Use and Effects of NGO appeals under the German Environmental Appeals Act …