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  • Article from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 04.11.2020

    What does the Corona crisis mean for environmental policy?

    the Coronavirus

    … such issues in the summer of 2020 and presented four position papers as an initial time diagnosis, highlighting various aspects of the significance of the corona … such issues in the summer of 2020 and presented four position papers as an initial time diagnosis, highlighting various aspects of the significance of the corona …

  • Article from 19.07.2021 | Last changed: 09.09.2021

    Restriction proposal on PFASs: new survey

    questionnaire

    … in the environment and therefore remain in the environment for a very long time. Some PFASs accumulate in animals, plants and humans and are also harmful to … in the environment and therefore remain in the environment for a very long time. Some PFASs accumulate in animals, plants and humans and are also harmful to …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … elements, since the necessary transposition into member-state laws will take some time. The recently adopted recommendations for optimization of the CAP call for the … elements, since the necessary transposition into member-state laws will take some time. The recently adopted recommendations for optimization of the CAP call for the …

  • Article from 04.09.2025 | Last changed: 04.09.2025

    Organic farming

    Close-up of an organically grown apple

    … und natürliche Ressourcen Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation Series: Extended Producer Responsibility in international law Related publications …

  • Article from 06.06.2014 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Toward ecofriendly farming

    Hilly terrain with fields and forests

    … of European environmental policy, extending the EMAS to the agricultural sector is timely and makes good sense in that virtually all farm production activities have an … of European environmental policy, extending the EMAS to the agricultural sector is timely and makes good sense in that virtually all farm production activities have an …

  • Article from 17.02.2014 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Tilling

    Brown earth - one of many strong types of soil

    … tilling: primary tilling and secondary tilling. In primary tilling, the upper 30 centimetres of the soil are ploughed and turned over, whereby weeds and plant residues … topsoil. Secondary tilling involves further working of the topsoil (the upper 10 centimetres of the soil), the goal being to create a shallow seedbed for the crop …

  • Article from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 09.09.2025

    Threats to biodiversity

    Meadow with different blossoming flowers

    … agriculture that preserves biodiversity is particularly important. For a long time, agriculture was considered a guarantor of species and biotope diversity in the … is an important habitat for species-rich, rare plant communities and adapted, sometimes endangered animal species. Around 40 percent of all endangered ferns and …

  • Article from 27.08.2025 | Last changed: 27.08.2025

    Nitrogen

    A tractor spreading fertilizer on a field

    … forms. In its ammonium form (NH4), it is initially bound to soil particles. Over time, however, it is converted into nitrate (NO3) by soil microorganisms. Nitrate is … use of manure, i.e., manure that is not adapted to the plants' needs in terms of timing and quantity. This situation is exacerbated by the growth in biogas plants in …

  • Article from 31.01.2019 | Last changed: 29.05.2024

    Nitrous oxide and methane

    Cows standing on a green meadow. The sky is blue, only some clouds are visible.

    … on 31.01.2019 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 … other reductions called for by the Protocol. Methane Methane emissions provoke 25 times more climate damage than carbon dioxide. Most anthropogenic methane is …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … the nutrient requirements of the plant and the soil in terms of type, quantity, and timing. When fertilizing, the nutrients and organic matter available in the soil as … for example, regulations for determining fertilizer requirements, application times, distance regulations from surface waters, application limits, and …