… Holi – Festival of colours and dust During a holi-festival the participants throw … with Hindu roots, signifying the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and the end of winter. The festival where people throw brightly coloured powders at …

… Use and Impact Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: … Energy production from offshore wind farms plays an important role in combating climate change, but requires strict ecological regulations to protect marine mammals … residues harm marine life and accumulate in the food web. Additionally, plastic waste (micro-, meso- and macroplastics) poses a severe threat to marine species …

… Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA … committed to protecting the oceans, which are more important than ever. They buffer climate change, host biodiversity, provide food and raw materials, serve as living … offshore energy production , also have a negative impact on the marine environment. Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater …

… Convention High Alpine lake Source: Hoffmann / UBA The Alps are the largest natural and cultural space in Central Europe. The mountains shape the landscape and … Alpine Convention treaty was adopted to protect the region and its unique climatic, ecological and natural features. last update on 31.08.2024 The Alps … farming elsewhere in Europe only with the greatest of efforts. Last but not least, climate change is increasingly affecting the highly sensitive and endangered …

… Statutes and regulations Statutory regulations are aimed protection of the environment. … important international instrument for the protection of the ozone layer and the climate (from e.g. chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)). The …

… Statistics concerning transfrontier shipment of waste Time series on wastes requiring written notification Source: Umweltbundesamt German government … regions. The mean transport distance between the location at which waste originates and its recovery or disposal destination is less than 500 kilometers. last update on …

… to be scrapped Source: CC Vision Transfrontier shipments of non-green-listed wastes are subject to a prior written notification and consent procedure. This also applies to wastes for which a permit is required. …

… laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / Fotolia.com Laws and regulations concerning transfrontier shipment of waste are based on the Basel Convention. The EU has transposed the procedural rules …

… Transfrontier shipment of wastes A complex regulatory system prevents waste from simply being shipped to a landfill abroad. Source: CC Vision As late as the mid 1970s, hazardous waste has been …

… neutral administrations is not simply a matter of reducing administrations’ direct climate footprint. Besides administrations’ credibility and function as role model, it is also about the purchasing power of the public …