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The Federal Ministry for Environment has presented a plan for the gradual phase-out of the use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate. The Use of Pesticides Ordinance will be amended for this purpose. The German Environment Agency as competent body for the authorisation procedure seeks to make the authorisation of products which harm biodiversity contingent upon certain conditions of their use. read more

The Blue Angel – the German government’s ecolabel – is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since 1978 it has been setting high environmental standards for products and services, independent of economic interests. read more

German Environment Agency presents basic principles of a pedestrian traffic strategy read more

Operators of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities can apply for funding under the Environmental Innovation Programme until 15 April 2019 read more

The environment and design experts of the German Federal Ecodesign Award announced their nominations for this year's award yesterday at the Kulturforum Berlin. The jury selected 24 projects from about 130 competing entries in the areas of building, home, interior design, communication, mobility and fashion. read more

The human biomonitoring initiative known as HBM4EU was launched nearly one year ago with a funding volume of 74 million euros. The project has now decided to take a closer look at nine new substances including mercury, acrylamide, glyphosate and fipronil. read more

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) was launched about one year ago. The guests of an anniversary event held in Bonn represented government, industry, science and civil society praising the Center’s successful start and looked ahead to the future tasks and goals of ISC3. read more

Making mobility environmentally friendly, healthy and space-saving is what local authorities and citizens will be demonstrating during European Mobility Week (EMW) from 16 to 22 September. read more