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  • Article from 08.09.2025 | Last changed: 08.09.2025

    Pesticides

    Spray device on the tractor

    … is to keep crops healthy and weeds and pests at bay. However, they also have undesirable effects on biodiversity and water quality in adjacent biotopes. last … availability and diversity of flowers. Detailed information on this topic can be found on our pesticide topic pages and in our environmental data (only in german). Related contents Indikator: Artenvielfalt und Landschaftsqualität Tierarzneimittel Indikator: Ökologischer Landbau Düngemittel …

  • Article from 29.01.2019 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ecological impact of farming

    Tractor with tow tube

    … farmland was being used to grow fodder for intensive livestock farming, while just under 20 per cent was being used for food crops. An additional 20 per cent was being … for environmental protection. Farms lack the protective walls and enclosed spaces found in factories and instead carry out their activities in open systems. Mechanized … and increases the likelihood of soil fertility loss and water and wind erosion. Groundwater contamination by nitrates and the eutrophication of rivers, lakes and …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … irrigation demand can increase regionally and may exceed the natural groundwater recharge. This can already be seen in some regions of Germany (see „ Trockenheit in Deutschland – Fragen und Antworten “/ only in German). 2016 UBA has published a study on framework … for agricultural irrigation poses potential risks for human health, soils and groundwater. In conventional wastewater treatment processes pathogens and pollutants …

  • Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

    Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes.

    … which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 … the water regime and for pore water sampling. Source: Fatima El-Athman / UBA Surrounding soil profile at the point of lysimeter extraction (measuring rod of two … which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 …

  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … index Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Downloads: Figure as PDF (148.67 kB) Figure as Excel with data (42.65 kB) Individual water use Almost all … the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Its principal aim is to ensure a good status of all waterbodies within the … is prohibited. The WFD is supplemented by its “daughter” directives ( Groundwater Directive , Environmental Quality Standards Directive ). Other water …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the … Wie ein Problem zur Lösung wird. https://www.bmuv.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Digitalisierung/digitalagenda_bf.pdf (in German only) With a generation of …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    International information offers

    … ault/files/uploads/fields/fpshealth_theme_file/pesticides_a_la_maison_et_au_jardin_0.pdf Belgium French Specific information for general public on biocidal uses … French Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/authorisation-of-anticoagulant-rodenticides-in   …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / Fotolia.com Chemicals are often blended … en/Materialien/4_5_3_Kommunikation_in_der_Lieferkette/120508_Mixtures_under_REACH_v3.pdf ; Executive summary available via …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and … Publications Shaping sustainable digitisation Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … (Article 8 para. 3 HSEG). last update on 18.11.2025 Background Responsibilities for the approval and monitoring of activities (enforcement) in … conducting independent international reviews (see Resolution LP.4(8), Annex 5). Under international law, the amendment will only take effect once it has been … as well as any commercial marine geoengineering projects, are prohibited under the current regulation. Amendment to the High Seas Deposit Act: Adjustment of …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … into force on 1 March 2024. By the end of 2026, companies can apply to BAFA for funding for energy-efficient stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems … refrigeration units are often used, as well as condensing units or small compound systems for larger refrigeration requirements. In total, over 2 million … systems with fluorinated refrigerants. In Germany, companies can apply for funding for newly constructed or newly installed stationary refrigeration and air …

  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate … processed. This includes the status of greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation actions undertaken by Parties, the overall impact of Nationally Determined Contributions … from ambitious climate action and taking inspiration from other countries. … The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement