… Plant protection: Less is best and lower-risk German Environment Agency presents 5-point programme of … on which it depends. Organic farming, which goes largely without pesticides, proves that things can be different. We hope that our 5-point programme will encourage a … discussion on the topic: “There is no way to get around thinking about who should bear the costs of the damage done to the environment by chemical plant protection …

… German retailers can do more for the sake of environmental sustainability Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia … following contents contain this medium: Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more Tags sustainability … German retailers can do more for the sake of environmental sustainability …

… the EU can provide a significant contribution to such a development singlehandedly. Doing so would even be of great economic advantage! The newest results of a comprehensive model show that. In separate scenarios they display a global solution, a European solo effort …

… When more fertiliser is applied than plants and soil can absorb: groundwater … following contents contain this medium: Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2017 … When more fertiliser is applied than plants and soil can absorb: groundwater …

… as well as their business travel arrangements. 68 percent of employees come to work on foot, by bike or with public transport. Biking accounts for 25 percent of all commuting trips. This is three times more than the national average. The share of public transport and the train … to the year 2013. This led to a 4.2 percent decrease of average CO2-emissions per working week and employee. For more than 12 years, we at the Germany Environment …

… we give you a glimpse behind the scenes: how everything began in the 1970s, when spray cans still contained CFC and the Club of Rome made the world aware of the “limits to growth“. What’s more, discover how we are shaping the environmental label to be future-proof and how …

… environmental impacts. This paper provides answers to these queries. A pedelec puts more stress on the environment than a conventional bicycle without an electric … but the relatively low environmental impact level of pedelecs is certainly offset when pedelecs are used in lieu of cars for trips. Download Series background paper …

… Improving the German Climate Adaptation Strategy Final report of the project “Network of Authorities for Climate Change and Adaptation- Methods to Support and … approaches and procedures. The report presents the results of a research project that identified potential for further development of the DAS based on a … Germany. Central recommendations for the further development of the DAS include a more integrative design of a policy mix and the stronger involvement of stakeholders …

… implications of dietary change in Germany Dietary changes towards healthier and more sustainable diets have been highlighted as one of the key strategies for … there is broad consensus on the long-term need for global dietary changes, much less information is available or accessible at the national level. This report is …

… edition Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one million people work in agriculture in Germany. Agriculture serves, first of all, to feed the …

… & wetlands sequester CO2 in a natural way, technologies like ocean fertilization bear risks. Source: FredanFoto / fotolia.com The following contents contain this … & wetlands sequester CO2 in a natural way, technologies like ocean fertilization bear risks. …