… Database presents German initiatives on UN sustainability goal 12 The SDG 12 … accessible SDG 12 database in German and English was developed as part of a research project. The online database was published on 25 September 2020 and can be …

… Environmental Research Plan 2014 now online The Environmental Research Plan …

… Research project on critical constituents in intermediates Oil refinery Source: Busakorn Pongparnit / GettyImages A large amount of petroleum- and coal-based chemicals is used as intermediates. A research project recently launched by … persistent in the environment, they accumulate in organisms and they are toxic for environmental organisms. Other constituents are suspected to have such properties as …

… New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation Three strategies to address … legal texts, strategy papers and other political documents, as well as sectoral and environmental policy guidelines, position papers, studies on the evaluation of politics, scientific papers and data from surveys and position papers, recommendations for policy action will be …

… Study on nature-based solutions for global climate protection Nature-based solutions such as … mitigation Source: Susanne Kambor In a study for the German Environment Agency, a research team from Öko-Institut and Ecologic Institute has examined the role of … potential. The success of NbS in mitigating climate change and delivering environmental and social benefits will depend largely on the extent to which direct …

… 11.11.2015 HGV toll A distance-based toll has been in effect for HGV only. Its environmental steering effect should be increased by linking the amount of the toll … to the sustainable financing of transport infrastructure in the medium term. Research and development work should therefore begin now. However, introduction of … only if the collection costs can be reduced compared with the status quo and once data privacy issues have been resolved. Associated content Publications A road toll …

… “My Indicator Report“ with current data on the environment Create your personal indicator report! Source: Studio Good / … an individual report can now be compiled online from a total of 50 different environmental indicators and downloaded as a PDF. 24.06.2020 In "Data on the … been selected for all environmental areas and, where available, these have been based on existing political objectives - for example, the German sustainability …

… UBA welcomes Ukrainian research fellowship holder Dr Olena Matukhno, an Alexander von Humboldt research … is an associate professor (docent) at the Department of Ecology and Technologies of Environmental Protection at the Dnipro University of Technology in Ukraine. She was … expert in accreditation of bodies for validation and verification of greenhouse gas data (ISO 14065 standard) of the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine. She came …

… Pesticides in Europe's waters – data assessment Water sampling Source: Frank / Fotolia.com Pesticides can cause … report confirms that additional measures are necessary to ensure compliance with environmental quality standards in waters. 04.09.2020 Which data was analysed? The … and analytical limits of quantification of 180 pesticides included in WISE database (Water Information System for Europe) of the European Environment Agency (EEA) …

… Data on the state of the environment in Germany: a mixed picture Two engineers … and Baltic Seas could follow suit. The nitrogen surplus from agriculture is a major environmental problem. In the future, slurry must be used more efficiently and mixed … in order to decrease the input of nutrients from fields to rivers and lakes. The Environmental Data report also points to the need for action with regard to …

… ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances 16.07.2020 Projektvideo: ERGO The … identifying EDs and their effects is challenging, especially due to the often weak data available for little studied or previously unknown EDs. At present, data from … assessment of human health effects are given little attention in the assessment of environmental effects and vice versa. Mutual recognition and consideration of test …

… German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary Adults are back in focus in the … has been investigating the exposure of the German population to pollutants. The data are used to inform the public. It also provides an important scientific basis … date. Thirty countries and various EU agencies participated as partners in this research initiative, which was funded by the European Commission. Key objectives …