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  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … As a result, fertile soil is lost, and therefore the yielding capacity on arable land. In addition, the eroded material and the absorbed nutrients and pollutants can … unknown. In Germany, however, soil loss by water occurs on many agriculturally used areas such as arable land, areas with permanent crops e.g. viticulture and … the potential soil loss risk. The Federal Institution for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is responsible for this. Currently, an evaluation based on the Soil …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … applications. As an innovation space for the environmental sector, it focuses on the added value of AI for both people and the environment and conducts … specialized divisions of the authorities in the environmental sector. It ensures efficient resource utilization within the AI Lab and provides transparency and comparability …

  • Article from 17.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.01.2022

    Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … applies a modeling approach for integrated sustainability assessments of ambitious resource- and climate policy transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation … towards integrated resource and climate protection (e.g., RESCUE-project ("Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality")). The necessary actions aimed at … of: Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS) mbH , Osnabrück (Deutschland) Millennium Institute , Washington D.C. (USA) ERASME Jean Monnet Centre of …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood … studies informed initial policy and action recommendations for promoting a resource-efficient digital transformation (detailed results of the project in the German … and natural resources (99.33 kB) Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Faktor X - Natürliche Ressourcen …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Risks for the environment

    … are unique. They would be irretrievably lost if they were removed. In the course of resources extraction, a cloud of fine-particulate sediment disperses in the water … sediment inputs of several hundred tons per hour, depending on the mining technique used. Subject to grain size, water depth and flow regime, these sediments could …

  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … were dumped in the Baltic Sea than in the North Sea (approx. 90 tonnes in the Helgoland Loch). Chemical warfare agents are chemical compounds used for military purposes that disrupt the physiological functions of the human …

  • Article from 12.03.2025 | Last changed: 28.10.2025

    Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES)

    woman lworking on a computer

    … Agenda further develops the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation and calls for a new landscape of digital governance and collaboration through a Global Digital Compact. … publications will provide a valuable contribution to the current discourse and resources for other stakeholders. We look forward to continuing debates and further …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … the rights and obligations of states in dealing with the seas and oceans and their resources. It divides the sea into zones and obliges states to develop rules and … of one state can have an impact on the marine areas of other states. The causes and consequences of marine pollution and loss of marine biodiversity can … waters. While the initial focus was on combating pollution of the oceans from land and sea, since 1992 the emphasis has increasingly shifted towards a holistic …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … The goal of the Copernicus programme is to establish and operate a modern and efficient infrastructure for Earth observation. Since 2014, the programme has been … Copernicus in-situ component relies on a broad range of in-situ data collected on land, at sea, and in the air. These observations capture meteorological, … Opportunities and Risks for the Environment Indicators in the area of sustainable resource use and circular economy Review of internationally proposed critical levels …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … earthquakes or floods, in installations containing hazardous substances which may cause harm to humans or the environment? Below you will find Good Practice Examples in … fill out the fact sheet , fill and sign the copyright statement and send it to roland.fendler@uba.de.  How Was The Record Of Good Practice Examples Created? The … is meant to be further developed over time. Several sources of information were used for researching the cases.  A survey in 2017 among OECD- and Non-OECD-countries …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2020

    Natural Hazards Triggering Technical Accidents (Natech)

    Lightning and technical installation

    … hurricane Harvey 2017 in the USA, make aware that natural hazards not just cause destruction of private houses but also led to accidents at installations containing hazardous substances. … of Natechs may not be covered by “conventional” chemical accident scenarios, used for design and layout of facilities where hazardous substances are or may be …

  • Article from 13.05.2020 | Last changed: 10.06.2020

    Member States launch call for evidence on broad PFAS restriction

    questionnaire

    … Source: Tomasz Papuga / fotolia.com The national authorities of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark agreed to prepare a REACH restriction proposal … with the aim to restrict the manufacture, the placing on the market and the use of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the EU. Companies, … for the development of the Annex XV Restriction Dossier. This information will be used for the evaluation of the most appropriate restriction measures, as well as the …