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  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles The principle of … deep-sea floor. This was the reason for establishing the ISA. It has five important organs: Assembly, Council, ISA Secretariat as well as Legal and Technical Commission …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Risks for the environment

    … partly irreversible. In particular, the presence of long-living and slow-growing organisms makes deep-sea habitats especially vulnerable to external interference. … to the extraction of the hard substrate from the deep seabed. Not only numerous organisms living at the sea floor, but also the entire habitat and their communities are eliminated. With respect to manganese nodules not only organisms living on and between these nodules (e.g. sponges, stock-forming polyps, …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … on a global and regional basis within the framework of competent international organizations. Due to the transboundary nature of the world's oceans, the activities … the implementation of the MSFD for German marine waters. In addition to jointly organising the monitoring and assessment of the status of marine waters, they draw …

  • 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.

    … s operated by the European Space Agency ( ESA ), its member states, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ( EUMETSAT ), and … access to globally collected Earth observation data and connects initiatives and organizations working in this field. Furthermore, the UBA explores the potential … s operated by the European Space Agency ( ESA ), its member states, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ( EUMETSAT ), and …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … / guidelines),  source (e.g. government / institution / operator / international organization),  year of publication or entry into force,  targeted stakeholders … / guidelines),  source (e.g. government / institution / operator / international organization),  year of publication or entry into force,  targeted stakeholders …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2020

    Natural Hazards Triggering Technical Accidents (Natech)

    Lightning and technical installation

    … Natech-I-Project From 2009 To 2015 A first Workshop on Natech Risk Management was organized in 2012 at Dresden with support by the Steering Group formed for this … Management in their countries. As second Workshop on Natech Risk Management was organized in 2018 at Potsdam, Germany. The Workshop included a presentation of the … Natech-I-Project From 2009 To 2015 A first Workshop on Natech Risk Management was organized in 2012 at Dresden with support by the Steering Group formed for this …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.11.2025

    Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo)

    Die Silhouette einer Ratte vor grünem Hintergrund

    … a working party with experts from authorities, pest control industry and scientific organizations was established to develop a technical guidance on trap testing and … Alternatives for Rodent Control” took place in Brussels on 5 February 2020. It was organized by the European Commission (EC) department for Health and Food Safety ( DG … points concerned the shelf-life or use-life of traps, effects on non-target organisms, the influence of lure type in the assessment of efficacy, user categories …

  • Article from 20.02.2020 | Last changed: 27.02.2020

    LIFE APEX – Apex predators and prey support chemical regulations

    Analysed apex predator and prey species in LIFE APEX

    … freshwater and terrestrial food webs. The analysis of apex predators and prey is organised in three tiers: Tier 1: screening exercise First set of samples consisting … und Bewertung Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms Tags chemicals monitoring … The aim of LIFE APEX is to improve systematic … freshwater and terrestrial food webs. The analysis of apex predators and prey is organised in three tiers: Tier 1: screening exercise First set of samples consisting …

  • Article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 24.06.2025

    Advanced materials

    Word cloud of advanced materials

    … (e.g., quantum dots, supraparticles, nanoflowers, graphene) Novel fibres (e.g., organic, carbon-based, inorganic) Composites (e.g., macroscopic, fiber-reinforced, particle-reinforced, … an international discussion of these challenges, the German Environment Agency organized a series of thematic conferences from 2019 to 2021 with the participation …

  • Article from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 27.02.2025

    Political context

    Organizational Chart of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)

    … of major air pollutants (such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides, ozone, volatile organic compounds, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, particulate matter, including black carbon, and … of major air pollutants (such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides, ozone, volatile organic compounds, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, particulate matter, …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … of vacuum cleaner bag is e.g. examined for flame retardants. Drinking water: Organic compounds are determined in additional tap water samples. Volatile … of vacuum cleaner bag is e.g. examined for flame retardants. Drinking water: Organic compounds are determined in additional tap water samples. Volatile …

  • Article from 03.04.2020 | Last changed: 03.04.2020

    Metals

    … (background concentrations ) vary. Some metals and selenium are essential for organisms at low concentrations. last update on 03.04.2020 The assessment of metals … (background concentrations ) vary. Some metals and selenium are essential for organisms at low concentrations. … The assessment of metals is based on dissolved …