… 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 …

… (EPR) has been increasingly discussed as a concept to solve the current waste problems for specific products. As originally introduced by Swedish economist … manufacturer of the product responsible for the entire life-cycle of the product and especially for the take-back, recycling, and final disposal”. Proponents of EPR …

… to rats. The campaign aims to reduce food availability in parks, playgrounds and sewers, so that rats do not even start to settle in the city. As a consequence, … (DIN A0, A4, A6). An additional motif draws attention to the correct disposal of waste in various languages and might be posted by property managers on bulletin …

… from Chemicals An improved risk assessment of chemicals to protect human health and the environment Source: sergo321 / AdobeStock The "European Partnership for the … knowledge about chemical substances in order to better protect human health and the environment. This goal is to be achieved within seven years together with … innovation in chemicals risk assessment. This should enable the sustainable use and management of chemicals while simultaneously protecting human health and the …

… Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the face of multiple crises – Pathways and obstacles toward a resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December … from Russia's war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, several regions have been severely hit by climate change impacts, for example in Germany by the flooding taking place in 2021. …

… on 18.11.2025 Background The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed sustainability transformation face new challenges due to the … challenges does the war in Ukraine pose for achieving the SDGs and international climate goals? What are the implications for international sustainability policy? …

… International Soil Law and Governance Conference On Thurs., 20 Oct. 2022, the “Int. Soil Law and Governance … University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) Research Center on Climate Change Law (ClimLaw: Graz), Faculty of Law of the University of Graz German …

… NiCE - From niche to centre Swapping instead of buying new saves resources and avoids waste. Source: LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS / Adobe Stock City centres have long been … due to online retail, the after-effects of the coronavirus and the impact of the climate crisis. The EU Interreg project “NiCE – from niche to centre”, coordinated …

… every inspirational session two keynote speakers shared their view on a joint topic and present their proposals and best practices. Questions, opinions and further ideas of the participants were … administrations: Challenges and approaches for small entities and institutions - Climate Action at the lowest English administrative level 23.05.2024 Speaker: Ian …

… – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela Krakau / UBA Oceans and seas absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. … calcareous algae, mussels and snails). Without this storage function of the oceans, climate change would progress much faster and more intensively. Oceans can therefore … stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution from waste and pollutants. More information can be found in the results of the …

… concept for a Polar Environmental Monitoring Program Pollutants enter the Antarctic and accumulate in sensitive ecosystems Source: Miriam Müller/ UBA Monitoring … environmental contamination. The high sensitivity of the Antarctic environment to climate change makes it necessary to understand the interactions between POPs, CECs …