… of the year 2020 Coarse substrate-dominated, calcareous small highland river – "good" status is seldom Water body type of the year 2020: coarse, calcareous small … this type occur primarily in the limestone regions of the central highlands , for example in the Swabian Alb and Frankish Alb. Only eight percent achieve 'good' …

… body type 2017 The deep, big, lime-deficient highland area lake – 80 per cent have “good” status Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony Source: Landestalsperrenverwaltung … potential according to the criteria of the EU Water Framework Directive. All 26 examples of this water body type in Germany are also reservoirs: the Leibis-Lichte …

… number of risk mitigation measures must be taken to prevent these occurrences, for example the use of bait stations. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has published these measures in practical guides for professional and non-professional users and FAQ on the topic of … apply according to user groups. UBA has therefore compiled and issued best practice code publications for the different groups: the general public; …

… paper is to analyse the current mitigation efforts of countries, identify best practices and estimate the global impact on emission reductions in 2020 if applied … ist daher, aktuelle Minderungsanstrengungen von Ländern zu analysieren, Best Practice-Politiken und Maßnahmen zu identifizieren und Auswirkungen auf die Emissionsminderungen im Jahr 2020 abzuschätzen, wenn diese Best Practices global umgesetzt würden. Die Analyse dieses globalen Minderungspotentials …

… out – are once again at home in German waters. Some stretches of the Danube have “good” to “very good” ecological status, rating best among all Germany’s rivers. … It is our highest priority to protect them. There are some signs of success, for example the many more wastewater treatment facilities in operation nowadays. …

… marketplace Temu Coordinated action with other EU countries due to unfair business practices Packaging waste: the EU takes action against the online marketplace Temu … marketplace Temu puts consumers under pressure when making a purchase decision, for example by spreading false information about the duration of discount campaigns or … for online contracts or the right to receive all important information about the goods and their seller before concluding the contract. The UBA is responsible for …

… for non-target terrestrial plants and to recommend amendments of the current practice in testing and subsequent risk assessment of NTTP. The authors conclude …

… pedestrian traffic 73 municipalities in Germany to show sustainable mobility in practice from 16 to 22 September Urban and transport planning authorities should … to promote sustainable mobility at the local level. In the city of Essen, for example, the "Instawalk" along the Kulturlinie tram route lets pedestrians discover …

… and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic and goods Source: iStock.com/Hallgerd People in urban and rural areas often face very … science, business and associations at the final conference in Berlin. Innovative examples from practice and key recommendations were summarised in the “Urban-rural reform agenda” …