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  • Press release 27/2023 from 14.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    Wherever spraying takes place, streams are damaged

    A stream between two fields

    … product authorisation, we in Germany are far from the goal of "unpolluted waters in good ecological condition". Press release No. 27/2023 | 14.08.2023 What is needed in … are supposed to prevent surface runoff, do not seem to have the expected effect in practice. In some cases, such measures are completely absent for some older plant …

  • Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020

    Rodent control measures are contaminating fish

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … There are already numerous innovative solutions on how this can be implemented, for example through special bait protection stations. Fish in our rivers may no longer … washed off. This requirement is not consistently implemented in current application practice in many cities and municipalities, according to the nationwide survey on …

  • Press release 29/2023 from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 04.09.2023

    First "Environment in the Neighbourhood" Action Days bring sustainable commitment to life locally

    Kinder pflanzen in Dessau ein Blumenbeet.

    … four federal states. At a total of five locations, residents can experience diverse examples of sustainable involvement at first hand: Urban Gardening in Dessau, waste … contributing together to making neighbourhoods more attractive and sustainable with good ideas and the will to create, and thus to improving the quality of the …

  • Press release 49/2018 from 19.12.2018 | Last changed: 08.01.2019

    Disposal of packaging to become greener

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … The requirement to register applies to all producers of (secondary) packaging of goods that typically accumulates as waste with end consumers, but it also affects … Recycling quotas have been raised considerably under the new Packaging Act. For example, the recycling quota for plastic packaging will be raised from the current …

  • News from 29.12.2016 | Last changed: 20.01.2017

    Chemical law: REACH could increase safety of imported articles

    Two women lying on a mat at a sports centre with gymnastic balls and barbells

    … / Fotolia.com The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a … toxic substance … The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a …

  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … added, "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping online, which generates large quantities of additional …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … and activity phases of plants and animals. Therefor phenological data are very good indicators of the effect of climate change. Phenological changes can have both … , may lack energy if they do not find suitable biotopes along the way. Other examples from the animal life concern the first observation of butterflies or the …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 03.09.2021 | Last changed: 03.04.2023

    Sustainable events

    Menschen auf einer Konferenz

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

    A field with a crop protection device that spreads fertilizer

    … court without such restrictions. The degradation of the weedkiller flufenacet, for example, produces trifluoroacetate (TFA) - a substance that does not further degrade … protection level within the EU and to reduce the amount of work for everyone. In practice, however, the authorities in the individual states are set up very …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils

    The picture shows a hand forming a small mound of dark-brown, humus-rich soil.

    … matter, while on the other hand, it can also have humus-increasing effects, for example when plants form more biomass owing to the higher temperature, thus … organic materials. However, a useful control mechanism is the choice of land use practices. In forests and woodlands, the composition of tree species and the amount … in relation to Greening has been expanded. The standards in respect of good agricultural and ecological condition of surface areas (GLÖZ) that have been in …