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  • Article from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 23.04.2021

    Advancing REACH

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … Advancing REACH REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals Source: Umweltbundesamt The following reports are the … plan of the BMU. The project analyses various aspects of the REACH Regulation and its implementation and develops possible improvements, including possible …

  • Article from 26.10.2020 | Last changed: 09.11.2020

    National Integrated Assessment Modelling (NIAM)

    … modellers from different countries investigating strategies to reduce air pollution and its impacts. We want to share experience on technical aspects of modelling, on the tools and data we use and exchange information about the analysis of national measures and policies. …

  • Article from 04.09.2025 | Last changed: 04.09.2025

    Organic farming

    Close-up of an organically grown apple

    … apple Source: Mikel Wohlschlegel / Fotolia Organic products are not only tasty and healthy, but their cultivation also helps the environment. Organic farming is particularly resource-efficient and based on the principle of sustainability. last update on 04.09.2025 … succeed in permanently increasing the humus content of the topsoil. This is because higher amounts of carbon dioxide are stored and removed from the atmosphere. In …

  • Article from 06.06.2014 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Toward ecofriendly farming

    Hilly terrain with fields and forests

    … Toward ecofriendly farming Hilly terrain with fields and forests Source: CC Vision Farming is key when it comes to conserving and protecting our natural resources. Ecofriendly farming helps to mitigate and avoid ecological damage. To do this, an adequate legal framework and green …

  • Article from 17.02.2014 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Tilling

    Brown earth - one of many strong types of soil

    … Tilling A tractor plowing up grassland Source: Otto Durst / Fotolia Tilling prepares fields for crop plant seeding, … the goal of creating optimal conditions for crop growth. But unfortunately, plows and the plowing process can have untoward effects such as soil erosion and … as mulch sowing and steep stratification tilling are not required, they achieve a higher level of protection and are regarded as a general standard. German …

  • Article from 08.09.2025 | Last changed: 08.09.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    Laying-hens in a hen house

    … Antibiotics are used on a large scale in industrialised farming. Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com Pharmaceuticals, which have become a lynchpin of our high standard of living, improve our quality of life and palliate and cure human and veterinary diseases. However, pharmaceuticals need …

  • 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.

    … Nitrous oxide and methane Cows standing on a green meadow Source: Mikhail Dudarev / Fotolia Tilling, nitrogen fertilizers and livestock farming are key sources of the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide and methane, as the statistics clearly show: in 2016 59 per cent of …

  • Article from 14.02.2013 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ammonia, dust and odour emissions

    Pigs on a meadow

    … Ammonia, dust and odour emissions Pig farming - a source of ammonia emissions … sector in Germany, but one that unfortunately generates ammonia emissions, odours and dust that are hazardous to the environment and a nuisance to persons living in … Further efforts should be made to optimize chemical-fertilizer nitrogen efficiency (higher plant nitrogen absorption per fertilizer application) and to minimize …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Compost and sewage sludge

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … Compost and sewage sludge Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA Compost and sewage sludge contain valuable nutrients and humus substances that farmers …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … wastewater, has been a long-established reality in many (semi)arid countries and regions. It helps to alleviate water scarcity by supplementing limited … reuse enables circular water use, it fosters further elimination of pollutants and pathogens and can contribute to a reduction of freshwater usage and wastewater … irrigation is comparable low in water demand (data from 2019) but nevertheless higher than in previous years. The area of irrigated fields has increased by 36% …

  • Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

    Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes.

    … water reuse Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes. Source: Kento Ruhl last update on 08.10.2021 In the … municipal wastewater to reduce competition for water), the decentralized treatment and reuse of domestic wastewater for the irrigation of plants is investigated in both field and laboratory experiments by seven research institutes and companies in cooperation …