… Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys Wooden toys must be sourced 100% from … to be awarded the Blue Angel. Source: kristall / Fotolia.com Toy manufacturers can now apply for the new Blue Angel ecolabel for toys to be awarded to their cuddly … conditions of the extraction of raw materials and at the final assembly sites. … Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys …

… and thus fail to meet the objective of the Water Framework Directive. The limit value for nitrate load in groundwater was exceeded at almost 16 percent of all … For land area and land/terrestrial ecosystems, the Environmental Monitor registers values in the orange/yellow zone. The increase in settlement and transport area has …

… initiatives on UN sustainability goal 12 The SDG 12 database Source: Adelphi In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 goals for worldwide socially, ecologically and … production sustainable development Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 … In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 goals for worldwide socially, ecologically and …

… Berlin, 26 innovative projects made it to the final selection. These will now have the chance to win the German Ecodesign Award 2023. The prizes will be … During the two-day meeting, the interdisciplinary jury selected 26 nominees who now have a chance to win the German Ecodesign Award 2023. The projects will be on … brief overview of the nominated projects in detail: Young talent category Layers of Value | Virginia Reil (Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle) …

… How good is the air that we breathe? Reliable and up-to-date information is now available from Luftqualität [Air Quality], the free and ad-free app by the … can also be downloaded. Tables of exceedances of the short-term limit and target values for particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide and ozone can be generated …

… For the first time ever, there were no exceedances in 2019 of the current limit value for particulates. Press release No. 05/2020 | 11.02.2020 Dirk Messner, … This is proof that we could have already complied quite a while ago with the limit values in cities had older diesel passenger cars been cleaner both on the test bench … Health Organization (WHO). As long as there is no compliance with the much lower guidelines recommended by the WHO, human health is not yet adequately protected …

… Start the transformation of the food system now! A variety of fresh vegetables are … of the organic farming and food industry ” and the “ strengthening of regional value chains ” are three key strategies with a common goal – a sustainable food …

… Sales of environmentally friendly products has risen seven percent compared to 2015 Source: nonnie192 / Fotolia Sales of green products in 2015 in the consumer sectors of homes and living, mobility and food grew by seven … consumer sectors homes and living, mobility and food. It compares the data for 2008-2015 to the development of CO2 emissions in the consumer sector. It takes a look for …

… was consumed per person. Despite the decrease, the figures show the second-highest value ever recorded and an increase of 18.8 per cent compared to 2010. The recycling … German Environment Agency. “However, we still need to make further efforts between now and 2030. The recycling rate for plastic packaging in particular must be further … was consumed per person. Despite the decrease, the figures show the second-highest value ever recorded and an increase of 18.8 per cent compared to 2010. The recycling …

… Fotolia.com Wood-burning stoves have been experiencing a renaissance for some time now. There are more than eleven million “single-room combustion systems” in Germany. … with seven other laboratories from Germany, Denmark and Switzerland. The measured values from the various test laboratories showed that the measurement method was …

… health risks when assessing air quality in Germany and to incorporate the current guidelines of the World Health Organisation ( WHO ⁠) and the EU Air Quality … mortality. Forecasts  of air pollutant concentrations are also displayed as index values, ranging from very good to very poor. Thanks to the hourly updated index …

… until May, additional cities such as Stuttgart are expected to exceed the limit values. President Dirk Messner of the German Environment Agency (UBA) said, “It is … revising its recommendations to ensure better protection of health. The current WHO guideline states that PM10 concentrations should not exceed an annual mean of 20 …