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  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … measures, a common communication strategy under the UN-Water Decade as well as a guiding framework for the extension of urban waste water treatment plants (“fourth … measures, a common communication strategy under the UN-Water Decade as well as a guiding framework for the extension of urban waste water treatment plants (“fourth …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … that pursue other goals in addition to entertainment. These serious games (also known as impact games) are aimed at education, the transfer of certain skills or … contact with the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development up to now. Umweltbundesamt (2021). 25 Jahre Umweltbewusstseinsforschung im Umweltressort: … (german) Project page: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Umwelt-Guide des Verbands der deutschen Games-Branche (game) Playing for the Planet – eine …

  • Article from 21.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Reference Values for Assessing Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    Reference Values for Assessing Micropollutants in Water Bodies On this page, you will find an … and ecotoxicological risk of micropollutants in water bodies. Threshold or guideline values can be used as a reference value. Reference values for surface …

  • Article from 18.10.2022 | Last changed: 25.08.2023

    Committee for the Identification of Relevant Micropollutants

    … group of micropollutants on the basis of evaluation criteria such as the reference values . All relevant micropollutants are listed here . The office of the committee … group of micropollutants on the basis of evaluation criteria such as the reference values . All relevant micropollutants are listed here . The office of the committee …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

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    … Until such regulations are adopted, the previously applied so called “heat value clause” (Heizwertklausel) is to remain in force. In addition, Article 9(2) bans virtually all types of mixtures for hazardous waste. On 1 January 2015, sorting will be mandatory for organic waste, as well as for paper, metal, … Until such regulations are adopted, the previously applied so called “heat value clause” (Heizwertklausel) is to remain in force. In addition, Article 9(2) …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … not precisely specified. NER comprise parent and transformation products of unknown extent and unknown composition Hidden hazard or a safe sink? NERs have many facets – experimental … NER types according to their binding status is recommended/required. Up to now, however, there is no generally accepted, standardised approach to separate NER …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … states the financial and economic benefits resulting from deep-sea mining. Up to now, it remains unclear how to reach this target. However, benefit sharing is … uses and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, this assessment should be guided by the need to ensure that the natural capital of the deep sea is preserved …

  • 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.

    … In Central Europe, images of completely eroded land surfaces are currently unknown. In Germany, however, soil loss by water occurs on many agriculturally used … is permanent conservation tillage, which has been continuously developed and now represents the state of the art. Climate change accompanied by changing … in the annual cycle of temperature, can be at least partially compensated for with known measures, such as cultivation across the slope, year-round soil cover if …

  • 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.

    … As an innovation space for the environmental sector, it focuses on the added value of AI for both people and the environment and conducts research on the … Nature Conservation (BfN) Responsible AI The AI Lab is committed to responsible, values-based software development that takes into account both human and …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … services operate in an environmentally responsible manner? What strategies can guide the digital transformation towards reduced resource use and lower greenhouse … services operate in an environmentally responsible manner? What strategies can guide the digital transformation towards reduced resource use and lower greenhouse …