… Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law The webinar has been prepared and conducted by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law in cooperation … further webinars and events. Further webinars on specific topics such as „soils and climate change“ are under preparation. Tags soil protection … The webinar has been …

… The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s farthest-reaching management and financing instrument for environmental protection in the agricultural sector. However, in order for the CAP to achieve success, biodiversity, climate and waterbody protection measures will need to be appropriately prioritized …

… apple Source: Mikel Wohlschlegel / Fotolia Organic products are not only tasty and healthy, but their cultivation also helps the environment. Organic farming is … This contributes to flood protection and supports adaptation to the effects of climate change. Furthermore, organic farming promotes the biological diversity of … for Germany 2022 Promoting the high-quality recycling of plastics from demolition waste and enhancing the use of recycled materials in construction products in …

… Toward ecofriendly farming Hilly terrain with fields and forests Source: CC Vision Farming is key when it comes to conserving and protecting our natural resources. Ecofriendly farming helps to mitigate and avoid ecological damage. To do this, an adequate legal framework and green …

… Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all living organisms. The use of mineral and organic nitrogen fertilizers to increase yields is therefore common practice in … Excess nitrogen can pollute water and land ecosystems and adversely affect the climate, air quality, and biodiversity. last update on 27.08.2025 Introduction … products. Mineral fertilizers, especially phosphate fertilizers, but also organic waste fertilizers such as sewage sludge, also contain heavy metals (especially …

… Antibiotics are used on a large scale in industrialised farming. Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com Pharmaceuticals, which have become a lynchpin of our high standard of living, improve our quality of life and palliate and cure human and veterinary diseases. However, pharmaceuticals need …

… Nitrous oxide and methane Cows standing on a green meadow Source: Mikhail Dudarev / Fotolia … Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that does around 300 times more climate damage than carbon dioxide. The main point sources of nitrous oxide are … processes of ruminants; and (b) the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer. Wastewater and sewage sludge treatment also result in methane emissions. Unlike …

… Ammonia, dust and odour emissions Pig farming - a source of ammonia emissions Source: Yü Lan / … such as microbes) that can be hazardous to persons living near such point sources. Waste-air cleaning systems, which reduce pigsty and cattle barn emissions, are used …

… Compost and sewage sludge Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA … and human health. last update on 28.08.2025 Introduction Composted organic waste from households and businesses, gardens and parks, food processing and … and energy-intensive mineral fertilizers. This also helps to protect the climate. Above all, the agricultural use of phosphorus contained in wastewater and …

… Fertilizer With the manure go too many nutrients in the soil and charge such as groundwater. Source: Hans von der Beele / Thinkstock last update … mulch, organic residual fertilizers, and growing media such as composted organic waste, sewage sludge, growing media (peat), and fermentation residues are also … Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Urease- and nitrification inhibitors for climate and environmental protection: opportunity or risk? Ambitious GHG mitigation …