… RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains Now as … Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains In spite of the existing … inadequate when these settlements or industrial estates are flooded, the damage caused can in some cases be considerable (cf. Indicator BAU-I-5 ). Nowadays, …

… Online platform DIVID of the Single-Use Plastics Fund now also enables registration … management – fund volume of up to 430 million euros expected annually The Single-Use Plastic Fund should reduce waste in public places Source: Jonas Stoll / UBA The …

… UBA asks EU Commission to foster sustainable use of biocides Preservative wood stains also contain biocides. Source: … methods – but also differences: Other than plant protection products, biocides are used in divers settings to protect humans or materials from harmful organisms, not …

… UBA welcomes EU proposal on single use plastics Single-use plastics such as this bottle are among the most found litter on EU beaches. … containers, cups, plastic bottles and cigarette butts, but also balloon sticks. … UBA welcomes EU proposal on single use plastics …

… pollution Potential benefits and challenges for environmental authorities to use information disclosed according to European Sustainability Reporting Standard E2 … examines the potential benefits and challenges for environmental authorities to use corporate information on environmental pollution to be disclosed under the …

… German Environment Agency advocates increased use of reusables in "to go" consumption and online shopping Packaging must be more … friendly Disposable cups result in unnecessary amounts of waste and the unnecessary use of resources Source: Weixx / fotolia.com The German Environment Agency (UBA) is … that packaging is kept to a minimum, that significantly more reusable packaging is used, that packaging is designed to be highly recyclable and that significantly more …

… (BAM), Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), National Metrology Institute Ensuring application safety and the environmentally compatible development and use of nanomaterials and other advanced materials Federal authorities review the … and other advanced materials. The aim is ensure application safety for the users and environmentally compatible use of advanced materials over their entire …