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  • 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

    … guidelines or if their evaluation is incorrect from today's perspective. In several cases, authorisation was granted despite of high risks In Germany, the Federal … 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: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides

    The picture shows a close-up of a man in a rapeseed field, carefully grasping the yellow blossom of a rapeseed plant.

    … necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production systems will have to be adapted and that … – taken by agricultural businesses, lead to restricting their crop rotation practices, this could potentially entail an increase in pesticide problems. It is … account, alongside the weather patterns prevailing in any specific year. In this case too, targeted analyses would be required in order to facilitate a …

  • 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.

    … 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 … of utmost relevance. Substantial amounts of carbon are sequestered in moorlands. In cases where moorlands are under agricultural and forestry management, drainage is …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field

    … 7 ). Impacts of Climate Change   Impact: BAU-I-1 Heat stress in urban areas - case study Impact: BAU-I-1 Heat stress in urban areas – case study Source: rh2010 / … urban areas, the heat stress experienced by the population in cities is in most cases distinctly more severe than the nationwide average. In most years towns / … urban areas, the heat stress experienced by the population in cities is in most cases distinctly more severe than the nationwide average. In most years towns / …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2019 | Last changed: 15.02.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2019

    … motors, photovoltaics, generators, battery storage systems: rare, and in some cases, critical raw materials, are required for many sustainable technologies. The … published Framing the Third Cycling Century Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice There is a tension between research and practice in the field of cycling as …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 27.04.2022

    Dialogue Climate Adaptation: Berlin–Budapest

    … In order to support also other municipalities, a guide was compiled which provides practical assistance for the development of urban climate adaptation concepts. … In order to support also other municipalities, a guide was compiled which provides practical assistance for the development of urban climate adaptation concepts. … …

  • Press release 38/09 from 17.06.2009 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Second-time award for family-friendly employer Federal Environment Agency

    … we seek to become even better”. He continued, ”UBA does not want to do without the best qualified and highly motivated staff when family obligations take priority”. … GmbH, job satisfaction and motivation increase in 85 percent of all cases; work quality in 70 percent of cases. Actively practiced family-oriented personnel policy is not simply a charitable social policy. …

  • Press release 36/2020 from 13.08.2020 | Last changed: 19.08.2020

    Proper airing reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … keeping minimum distances or wearing a mouth-nose cover.  Cross-ventilation is the best option with window ventilation because it quickly exchanges room air for fresh … active ventilation. At best, they can act as a supplementary measure in individual cases. For health reasons the IRK rejects chemical additives such as ozone to the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … weather pattern and tried to adapt to current conditions and observed changes as best they could. In the face of climate change too, there are countless adaptation … Short-term adaptation in respect of permanent crops is more difficult, as in these cases provident business decisions have to be made a long time in advance. The … Likewise, the funding of ecological farming can support adaptation, as eco-farming practices include diversified plant cultivation systems, diverse crop rotation and …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … of paper/cardboard/cartons, tinplate, aluminium and plastic packaging and in some cases even significantly exceeded them. This means that significant quantities of … melted down and used for new glass packaging – again and again. However, even the best packaging design is useless if the empty glass packaging is disposed of in the … example packaging made of bamboo, wood, jute, ceramic or cork, is not recycled in practice. They are therefore particularly problematic. Associated content Links UBA …

  • Press release 12/2016 from 04.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Emissions trading: Industrial emissions again practically unchanged in 2015

    furnace with fire

    Emissions trading: Industrial emissions again practically unchanged in 2015 Energy … mitigate by 1.7 percent Emissions trading: The industrial emissions are again practically unchanged in 2015. Source: industrieblick / Fotolia.com The roughly …