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  • News from 04.10.2017 | Last changed: 10.10.2017

    Managing glyphosate effects complies with European laws

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … complies with European laws Glyphosate is expected to have strong impact on non-target organisms by disrupting food webs. Source: oticki / Fotolia.com Assessing and … areas like pollination or pest control. Despite all efforts and against the defined targets, biodiversity indicators for agricultural landscapes have substantially … effectiveness of the CAP implementation related to the central environmental targets. We conclude that assessing and managing the effects of PPP on non-target

  • Press release 31/2020 from 13.07.2020 | Last changed: 22.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste: Germany misses EU collection rate of 45 percent by a narrow margin

    Waschmaschinen auf einem Haufen

    … a collection rate of 43.1 percent, placing Germany slightly below the EU collection target of 45 percent. In order to achieve the collection rate of at least 65 percent … from 2019, a whole package of measures is needed. "If we want to comply with the EU targets in the future, the collection volume of WEEE must increase by more than 50 …

  • Press release 18/2016 from 25.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan fails its own environmental review

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan (FTIP) fails to meet eleven of the twelve targets identified in its own environmental report. According to the outcome of a … must therefore accord greater priority to the federal government’s climate change targets. There are similar problems with regard to land requirements. According to a …

  • Newsletter from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2019

    … Results can also be downloaded. Tables of exceedances of the short-term limit and target values for particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide and ozone can be … 600 billion Euros more.  read more (in German) Land certificate trading – targets for land use achievable Municipal trading in land certificates could enable …

  • Press release 07/2022 from 24.01.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    German Ecodesign Award 2022: Competition for outstanding ecological design issues call for entries across Europe

    Das Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign

    … designers and students can submit their projects to apply for the award. The award targets creative design ideas and projects which also meet the highest ecological … designers and students can submit their projects to apply for the award. The award targets creative design ideas and projects which also meet the highest ecological …

  • News from 12.10.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted

    The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023

    … International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn sets concrete targets and guidelines for the entire lifecycle of chemicals. In addition to this …

  • Appointment from 05.11.2013

    Conference: Targeting a more resource efficient Europe

    Conference: Targeting a more resource efficient Europe European Parliament Square de Meeus 1 … Europe will hold a conference at Eurocities in Brussels to look at the role of targets in bringing about a reduction in the resources we use in Europe. Europe is …

  • DzU article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

    A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

    … on 18.11.2025 At a glance The indicator is at 80 percent in 2023 and close to the target range. The values of the sub-indicators agricultural land and coasts and seas are still far from the target range. The German government aims to increase the indicator to 100 percent by … value for the overall indicator is 80 percent in 2023, which is close to the target range. No statistically significant trend can be identified over the last ten …

  • KomPass: Article from 17.12.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Adaptation at EU level

    European flag

    … EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, adopted in 2021, has defined ambitious targets to address the growing need for action. last update on 17.12.2021 The …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Eutrophication of the North Sea/Baltic Sea by nitrogen

    A graph shows the change in the concentration of total nitrogen in all major rivers that discharge into the North and Baltic Sea in Germany and indicates the target value of 2.8 or 2.6 mg/L total nitrogen for North and Baltic Sea, respectively. The concentration value is calculated as the 5-year moving average of the flow-weighted mean concentration of all major rivers in milligrams total nitrogen per litre (mg/L).

    … for the protection of the marine environment, Germany has committed to achieve target values for total nitrogen at the limnic-marine transition points. For the flow-weighted 5-year moving average of all rivers, these target values are achieved for the North Sea, but are still exceeded for the Baltic … In order to fulfil the objectives, it is necessary that each river achieves the target value. In order to achieve further reductions of nitrogen concentrations in …