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  • Press release 21/2015 from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Online debate: How can we adopt a resource-conserving lifestyle?

    Woman standing in a pedestrian zone with a lot of fashion store shopping bags in her hands and in front of her

    … a say in the update to the German Resource Efficiency Programme The world today is using nearly twice the amount of raw materials as 30 years ago. Source: Franz … product standards matters? What must be done to make it easier to avoid waste in households and companies? These and other questions are being discussed online by the … using nearly twice the amount of raw materials as 30 years ago. Many of Germany's households have are acquiring more and more large appliances, mobile phones and …

  • Press release 18/2018 from 05.06.2018 | Last changed: 14.06.2018

    Environmental performance of agriculture sector: still too many nutrients and chemicals

    Ein Acker mit Traktorspuren.

    … for the environment. For example, they can apply fertilizer in a more targeted way, use fewer pesticides or create blooming strips and ecological compensation areas for … farms.” Press release No. 18/2018 | 05.06.2018 Nitrogen: Massive nitrogen surpluses occur in particular in regions where intensive livestock farming is common. … effects of herbicides requires more areas in the landscape on which no PPP are used, for example uncultivated land and blooming strips, to preserve the habitat and …

  • Cover from 15.08.2025

    CASRI: About

    The graphic displays the CASRI logo. Multicolored elements center around the acronym as an expression of the project's synthesis work.

    … synthesis of information in the CASRI work packages Source: Umweltbundesamt CASRI uses a ' funnelling ' approach to gather information. First, our national contacts … in expert interviews. This included funding opportunities and ways to support the use of research findings. This data was reviewed and discussed in workshops, …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of action industry and commerce

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … various measures, such as information campaigns, advisory services, adaptation bonuses or targeted subsidies. Regulatory market changes, such as safety standards in … and other holistic approaches based on corporate risk management systems can be used to analyse operational processes and take appropriate precautionary measures. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes

    The picture shows a mountain lake in glaring sunlight. A mountain chain is visible in the background.

    … toxin-forming cyanobacteria can occur in increased concentrations in summer, causing health problems to bathers (cf. Indicator GE-I-6 ). There are more than 12,000 … for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations are used to calculate the mean value across all the lakes. 2014 is the earliest year for …

  • DzU article from 28.07.2025 | Last changed: 28.07.2025

    Indicator: Plastic waste in the North Sea

    A graph shows the 5-year averages for 2003 to 2023 of the proportion of fulmars with stomachs containing over 0.1 grammes of plastic. The indicator has declined slightly and is at 48 %.

    … has a wide distribution and feeds exclusively at the open sea. There, he confuses floating plastic parts with food particles and accumulates them in his stomach … weeks. So far no species has been identified for the Baltic Sea which can be used for similar studies. Therefore no comparable information for the Baltic Sea is … bordering the North Sea, the plastic contamination of fulmars is also determined using the same standardised method in order to be able to compare the development …

  • Press release 46/09 from 02.07.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Perfluorinated compounds: Avoid inputs - protect the environment

    … ”perfluorinated compounds in the environment, drinking water, and blood are cause for concern, not least because they are often found in locations quite remote … their water, stain, and grease-resistant properties, a number of different PFCs are used in clothing and other textiles, cooking utensils, paper, and many other …