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  • Article from 03.06.2016 | Last changed: 13.12.2018

    Pilot project on environmental justice in German municipalities

    Having a healthy living environment should not be coupled to level of income.

    … Munich. Difu is providing scientific support to the pilot project, which is also funded by the German Environment Agency under the Environmental Research Plan. Research questions How can environmental … “Environmental Justice” for municipalities providing definitions, background information, checklists, advice on implementation and practical examples …

  • Article from 18.08.2025 | Last changed: 20.10.2025

    ChemSelect – assessing the sustainability of chemicals

    different colors in a circle as graphic logo

    … an online-application , but can also be downloaded as a Docker image or as a Debian programme package . The download option and installation of ChemSelect the own … text pops up by clicking on the “small red i”. The “small blue i on a yellow background” represents a permanent help text, which explains how the programme works, among …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … retain too little water in the landscape. The consequences: drought, declining groundwater levels, and flooding. The solutions: retain water through adapted land … recognized and is a central component of the National Water Strategy and the Action Programme for Natural Climate Protection (ANK). Several funding instruments are …

  • Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Research and funding

    Research and funding Strategic financing of applied research has considerably … site-contamination R&D since the 1980s, to the tune of more than €300 million in funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and third parties. … implemented by the SOILveR - Soil and Land Research Funding Platform for Europe . … Research and funding

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … which likewise fall to the authorities. Such investigations centre around the manner in which the site in question was used (e.g. accidents or spills that … is not set in stone. In the event a given investigation provides an indisputably sound basis for a definitive hazard assessment, the authorizing body can decide to … which are obtained using technical investigation measures such as soil and groundwater sample assays. The preliminary nature of such investigations is reflected …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … at a concert – leisure activities are a welcome change from everyday life and are fundamental to our well-being. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, … energy sources, metals, minerals and renewable raw materials. This is a share of around 13% of total German raw material consumption. The research project The UBA … 2024-2027 Project No.: FKZ 3720 31 101 0 Contractors : ifeu – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH, Öko-Institut e. V., Franziska Mohaupt    …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … the weathering of rock and the decomposition of organic matter, takes at least a hundred years. Soil losses, for instance resulting from erosion by water or wind, are … falls as rain, and when this rain falls on patchy vegetation cover on soils under agricultural use, the outcome may involve substantial soil losses. … agricultural crops (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). Presumably, any resulting changes in ground cover are likely to increase the risk of erosion even more. Gaps in the …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The … program was carried out by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)’s Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum, on behalf of the UBA. Associated content Links Corine Land … the Reference Year 2009 to the Year 2006 Related contents Indikator: Siedlungs- und Verkehrsfläche Umweltmanagement im UBA Bebauung und Versiegelung Bodenfunktionen …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … nanomaterials. International activities to ensure the safety of nanomaterials Under the general coordination of the German Federal Environment Ministry, the … papers Nanomaterials in the environment Summary of the results of the Sponsorship Programme for nanoscale titanium dioxide of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured … AskREACH Bewertung & Regulierung von Chemikalien Mischungen unter REACH REACH Weiterentwicklung Related publications Nanomaterials in the environment Use of …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … into national law. Relevant soil protection provisions could in particular be found in EU chemical law, waste law and in legislation on facilities and industrial … The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The Federal Nature … conservation to implement the Alpine Convention of 1991. Associated content Links Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BMJ) Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BMJ) …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … can enter waters through industrial or municipal effluent dis https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/service/glossar/l charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the … chemicals, their production, use and release is subject to international regulation under the Stockholm Convention. For a more detailed assessment of these substances … coal and petroleum processing. These properties are why several PAHs are regulated under REACH and are subject to far-reaching restrictions on their use. The Ordinance …