… and the German Environment Agency are awarding the prize for outstanding examples of ecodesign. It is Germany's highest distinction in this area and is … in the Service category made it to the final round. In addition to products with good ecodesign, innovative services are also key in the digital transformation and …

… There are already numerous innovative solutions on how this can be implemented, for example through special bait protection stations. Fish in our rivers may no longer … washed off. This requirement is not consistently implemented in current application practice in many cities and municipalities, according to the nationwide survey on …

… 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 …

… four federal states. At a total of five locations, residents can experience diverse examples of sustainable involvement at first hand: Urban Gardening in Dessau, waste … contributing together to making neighbourhoods more attractive and sustainable with good ideas and the will to create, and thus to improving the quality of the …

… and combusted for energy purposes. A new UBA brochure has information on disposal practices and on the current status in sludge treatment and recycling. 07.03.2019 … and combusted for energy purposes. A new UBA brochure has information on disposal practices and on the current status in sludge treatment and recycling. … Sewage …

… product authorisation, we in Germany are far from the goal of "unpolluted waters in good ecological condition". Press release No. 27/2023 | 14.08.2023 What is needed in … are supposed to prevent surface runoff, do not seem to have the expected effect in practice. In some cases, such measures are completely absent for some older plant …

… not blind us to the considerable need for action to protect the environment, for example our waters," said UBA President Dirk Messner. All three indicators of the … Press release No. 13/2021 | 29.03.2021 Only seven percent of rivers are in good ecological condition and thus fail to meet the objective of the Water Framework …

… / Fotolia.com The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a … toxic substance … The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a …

… The requirement to register applies to all producers of (secondary) packaging of goods that typically accumulates as waste with end consumers, but it also affects … Recycling quotas have been raised considerably under the new Packaging Act. For example, the recycling quota for plastic packaging will be raised from the current …

… to provide ground for being better equipped with the competencies, knowledge and practical tools that are required to actively and effectively facilitate … transformative action and/or helps within a transformative process/case. An example is engaging people in participative and collaborative processes. The … to provide ground for being better equipped with the competencies, knowledge and practical tools that are required to actively and effectively facilitate …

… and activity phases of plants and animals. Therefor phenological data are very good indicators of the effect of climate change. Phenological changes can have both … , may lack energy if they do not find suitable biotopes along the way. Other examples from the animal life concern the first observation of butterflies or the …