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  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources Wind power wind turbine solar farm Source: Hrui / AdobeStock “Factor X” stands for an intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly use of … through impressive imagery and illustrates how global material flows are linked. Facts and figures caution viewers to act responsibly without discouraging them. The …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Science and science-policy advice in post-normal times: chance

    … Broadcasts, detailed tables and figures with case numbers, infection risks and R-factors at the top of the list in print and online media shaped the picture. The … post-normal science that classical science falls short when problems are complex, facts uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent. Science must …

  • Article from 03.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Why Planetary Health can promote a more inclusive

    … that human health, climate and biodiversity crises are not disconnected. In fact, they are two faces of the same coin . The third reason why Planetary Health … that human health, climate and biodiversity crises are not disconnected. In fact, they are two faces of the same coin . The third reason why Planetary Health …

  • Article from 06.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Sustainability Transformations and Covid

    … international community needs to understand and appreciate in all sincerity is the fact that like they say in this pandemic, ‘We Are All In This Together’, similar … of population which would need to change. There is now acceptance of the fact that we need to bring about a shift to a more inclusive concept of governance, … to arrive at common goals for achieving better environments. Waste discharge from factories, whether into water bodies or into the atmosphere needs to be addressed. A …

  • Article from 22.12.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it?

    … to implement it? The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on the fact that more than two thirds of known infectious diseases in humans originated in … Westphal-Settele  The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on the fact that more than two thirds of known infectious diseases in humans originated in … pandemic … The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on the fact that more than two thirds of known infectious diseases in humans originated in …

  • Article from 14.12.2015 | Last changed: 20.12.2015

    Season's Greetings from the German Environment Agency

    … is not necessary Use the convection setting to bake your biscuits: several baking sheets can be done in one go Make use of residual heat and turn the oven off a few … is not necessary Use the convection setting to bake your biscuits: several baking sheets can be done in one go Make use of residual heat and turn the oven off a few …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    … resulting from climate change can cause such events in the Oder and other waters. Factors include changing environmental conditions and human activities (e.g., … water algae Prymnesium parvum Algae blooms in water bodies are caused by many factors, including nutrient inputs like nitrogen and phosphorus from agriculture and … the Oder, discuss measures for crisis management, and exchange data on monitoring, facts, and new scientific findings. There is open, transparent, and proactive …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

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     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents

    Various liquid detergents and cleaning agents

    … poses for the environment and human health are often underestimated. As matter of fact, the use of cleaning agents and laundry detergents contributes substantially to … cleaning agents and detergents enter wastewater systems annually, among them: surfactants: 198,976 tonnes phosphates: 31,860 tonnes fragrances: 8,352 tonnes enzymes: … poses for the environment and human health are often underestimated. As matter of fact, the use of cleaning agents and laundry detergents contributes substantially to …