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  • DzU article from 04.06.2025 | Last changed: 08.08.2025

    Indicator: Sustainable forestry

    A graph shows the percentage of woodland area certified under the PEFC or FSC sustainability standards from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the PEFC covered 79.3 percent and the FSC 10.9 percent. The graph also shows the target for 2010.

    … and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). The enterprises have to meet environmental, economic and social criteria, some of which are above the legal requirements … a result from the linking of the forest premium of the federal government’s Corona economic stimulus programme to certification. The proportion of FSC certified areas …

  • Press release 44/2021 from 28.10.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: nearly half granted for road traffic and aviation

    Euro bank notes

    … investments, which must be made with a sense of proportion for the social and economic consequences, said UBA President Dirk Messner. Press release No. 44/2021 | … if it subsidises environmentally harmful products and processes at the same time. " Economic incentives are currently being set in opposite directions - sometimes for, …

  • Press release 08/2008 from 12.02.2008 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Industrial waste in my neighbourhood?

    … and operated following an international agreement drafted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) and signed by Germany and 40 other European … and operated following an international agreement drafted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) and signed by Germany and 40 other European …

  • DzU article from 07.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Using water resources

    A graph shows the water exploitation index for the years 1991 to 2022. Values are available for every three or four years. The index fell almost constantly and has been below the critical value of 20 percent since 2007. This presentation is based on the long-term potential water supply of 176 billion m³.

    … water stress. Water stress means an increasing risk of environmental problems and economic difficulties. Since 2007 the water exploitation index has been below the … terms. Using too much water can lead to environmental problems and hinder economic development (Raskin et al. 1997) . For instance, falling groundwater levels …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … changes in the power generation industry, the more easily bad investments and economic problems in the coal mining regions of Germany can be prevented. Position … The availability of raw materials is determined by more than technical-geological, economic and political factors alone: the environmental risks of mining also has an …

  • DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 14.07.2025

    Indicator: Total raw material productivity

    A graph shows the total raw material productivity plus the primary raw material inputs and the sum of gross domestic product and the value imports from 2010 to 2022 (2010 = 100).

    … are obtained mainly from mining but also in forestry and agriculture. Some of these economic activities have huge environmental impacts. An aim of environmental policy … measure this development, the indicator 'Total raw material productivity' relates economic activity to the utilisation of raw materials. However, Germany imports and …

  • News from 12.12.2016 | Last changed: 09.11.2017

    Maritime spatial planning in Russia to protect the Baltic Sea

    The Baltic Sea is a highly sensitive natural environment

    … tourism are putting a greater focus on the oceans and seas as both habitat and economic areas. Yet the oceans are ecologically highly sensitive natural … and precautionary manner – in particular in the coastal waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – now more than ever calls for an instrument to regulate, …

  • Cover from 20.01.2026

    Greening the Economy

    Plant

    … Source: Christine Wendl Greening the Economy in the Alpine Region Greening the Economy Information … to strengthen the efforts to fully integrate environmental and social aspects into economic policies.  The conference will present the RSA6 recommendations, selected …

  • Press release 25/2011 from 27.04.2011 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    Federal Environment Agency: The sky over the Ruhr is blue again!

    … or ‘environmental politics‘.  He drew attention to the downsides of the German economic miracle: although the smoking chimney stacks were the key to prosperity, … or ‘environmental politics‘.  He drew attention to the downsides of the German economic miracle: although the smoking chimney stacks were the key to prosperity, …