… 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 …

… environment and climate change” series With the advance of climate change and environmental changes threatening livelihoods, their impacts on migration and displacement are receiving increasing attention in research, politics, and civil society. The issue is complex and multi-dimensional, … in diverse ways. The three reports in this series thus evaluate the evidence base for policymaking, and provide entry points for responses in the field of …

… Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis German-Polish working group cooperating … Lemke has commissioned the German Environment Agency (UBA) to collect all available data, tip-offs and hypotheses concerning the mass die-off of fish in the Oder river … and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The aim is to determine the exact causes of the environmental disaster. An assessment report will be handed over to the environment …

… Migration, environment and climate change The linkages between climate change, environmental degradation, and migration are complex and multidimensional, with … ways. This final report provides an overview of key findings and identified gaps in data and knowledge, national climate policies and strategies, project planning and … and international policy processes, as well as recommended entry points for further research and action. The three other reports in the Migration, Environment, and …

… Data on the Environment 2017: More climate protection action required Germany should … zur Umwelt 2017“ [Data on the Environment] provides a comprehensive overview of all environmental sectors and makes an appeal for Germany to step up action to protect … pollutants also lags behind: although the data indicate that overall emissions – based on an index of five air pollutants – have come down since 2000, the high …

… 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 …

… for Humans and the Environment (2007 - 2011) First Evaluation on the Joint Research Strategy of German Governmental Research Institutions In 2007 the German … Agency (UBA) issued a joint research strategy known as ”Nanotechnology: Health and Environmental Risks of Nanomaterials”, lead-managed by BAuA. The paper defines the …

… 750 experts discuss new PFAS research and strategies International expert conference on poly- and perfluorinated … from Europe and around the world will exchange views online on how to deal with environmental pollution caused by poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). … tip of the iceberg. While the two best-known PFAS compounds PFOS and PFOA are well researched and internationally regulated, this is not the case for most of the other …

… 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) …

… matters Land use monitoring and land take in international comparison Methods and data The high land take rate is a problem throughout Europe. The EU demands that … at national level using different methods. Depending on whether the surveys are based on aerial photo data or cadastral data, the results differ significantly in some cases. In a research project by the German Environment Agency, selected countries were used to …