… WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Drinking-water Hygiene All over the world, national public authorities and research institutes support the work of … Turkmenistan, Kirgizstan, Iran, Jordan, Oman,  North Korea and Ethiopia Associated content Links Water safety planning for small community water supplies Water safety … Centre for Environment and Health Protecting surface water for health Related contents WHO-Kooperationszentrum Lufthygiene Das Protokoll über Wasser und …

… Soil loss – any soil crumb counts Erosion – the stealthy loss of fertile soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt When heavy … in the agricultural landscape (land development and land readjustment). Associated content Links BLE-Broschüre: Gute fachliche Praxis – Bodenbewirtschaftung und BLE-Broschüre: Gute fachliche Praxis - Bodenfruchtbarkeit Related contents Indikator: Anteil Erneuerbare am Bruttostromverbrauch Indikator: Heiße Tage …

… pollutants at a glance Smog in an urban area Source: Axel Eggert / Umweltbundesamt The composition of the air is affected by humans. Many components of the air are, … separated articles. Please use the listing in the right navigation bar. Associated content Links Air pollutions in Germany (map) Current air data Reactive nitrogen Related contents Luftschadstoffe und Ökosysteme Emissionen von Luftschadstoffen …

… resource that is much in demand worldwide Source: Petair / Fotolia Resource use and the competition for scarce resources such as clean water, land and raw materials are … become an increasingly important political issue in recent decades. Since the UN Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the sustainable use of natural resources has … Report for Germany 2018 International paths for more resource efficiency Related contents Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche …

… Resource conservation law Resources have the right to be protected Source: Alberto Masnovo / Fotolia.com Despite the growing … potential exists which could be utilised to improve resource protection. Associated content Links Normung und Umweltschutz Publications Options under International Law … sound supply of raw materials (FKZ 3716 32 103 0) (193.30 kB) Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen …

… Resource use and its consequences Resource use can destroy landscape, like here the constructionthe of a pipe line Source: ReinhardT / Fotolia.com There’s no doubt … use and for the production and use of abiotic and biotic raw materials. Associated content Links Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Publications Bioökonomiekonzepte und Diskursanalyse Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Indikator: Nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft …

… Food is often wrapped in plastic films. Source: Ars Ulrikusch/FOTOLIA.com FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency … enactment of the ban can also represent a potential source of ingestion. Associated content Links German Environmental Specimen Bank REACH-Information (in German) Related contents Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Effects chain – Example from the ‘human …

… close-ups of penguins, reports on research activity – media professionals spare neither icy cold nor other adversities to bring Antarctica in focus for readers and … Guidelines for the Antarctic Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic    Associated content Publications How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic Related contents Antragsformulare in der Übersicht Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der …

… Inspections in the Antarctic 2013 South African-German inspection group Source: M. Ney Most of … auf Forschungsshiff Polarstern Source: M. Müller/UBA Next Previous Associated content Links Republic of South Africa Joint Inspection Related contents Indikator: Beschäftigte im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien Anwendungslabor für …