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Percentage of lakes in at least good status or with at least a good potential

A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the lakes for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 24.7 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

… with at least a good potential Source: German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology Download image (102.05 kB) Downloads: Figure as PDF (44.40 …

Cover from 30.10.2015

Greener Agriculture Agenda

… from North Germany 14:15 -14.45 Prof. Dr. Helena Kahiluoto (Natural Resources Institute Finland) Nutrient management in planetary boundaries: Global to local … from North Germany 14:15 -14.45 Prof. Dr. Helena Kahiluoto (Natural Resources Institute Finland) Nutrient management in planetary boundaries: Global to local …

DzU article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 17.07.2025

Indicator: Global surface temperature

A graph shows the deviation of the global air temperature between 1850 and 2024 from the average global air temperature from 1850 to 1900, which is taken as the baseline period. 2024 was 1.54 degrees Celsius warmer than the baseline average.

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Percentage of running waters in at least good status or with at least a good potential

A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the rivers for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 8 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

News from 31.07.2019 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

Professor Dirk Messner appointed new President of the UBA

… at the end of the year. 31.07.2019 Dirk Messner is currently Director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in …

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LW-I-4: Infestation with pest organism – case study

The illustration LW-I-4 ’Infestation with pest organisms – case study’ contains a biaxial chart. The lines in the chart indicate the infestation of winter wheat with brown rust and powdery mildew by stating the percentage of infested plants. In respect of winter rapeseed, the chart indicates the maximum infestation with rape beetle by stating the number of beetles per plant. There are data available from Saxony-Anhalt – with very few data gaps – for winter wheat from 1976 to 2021.

… LW-I-4: Infestation with pest organism – case study Source: Julius-Kühn-Institut (analyses of infestation-data of the federal states) Download image (177.16 …

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The forms of administration and their different dosages influence how much active pharmaceuticals ar

Infographic with three blocks for oral, parenteral and topical forms of administration of human medicinal products. The forms of administration are specified for each block (oral: tablet, soft and hard capsule, lozenge, effervescent tablet, powder/granules, syrup/juice/solution, parenteral: infusion, injection, suppository, local: ointment/cream/paste/gel, drops/spray, transdermal plaster, inhaler) and the environmental aspects are indicated (oral: compared to parenteral forms, sometimes higher dosage requi

… into the environment. Source: CC-BY 4.0 German Environment Agency, Ecologic Institute 2023 The following contents contain this medium: Applikationsformen von …

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Environmental aspects of different methods of administration of pharmaceuticals

… into the environment. Source: CC-BY 4.0 German Environment Agency, Ecologic Institute 2023 Download image (4.60 MB) The following contents contain this medium: …

DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

Indicator: Environmentally friendly passenger transport

A graph shows the share of pedestrian, utility cycling, railway and passenger transport services in the overall passenger transport volume. Shown here are the years between 2003 and 2022. There has been changes in method in this period in 2003 and 2007.

… transport, walking or cycling. Instead, the figures are approximated by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) using a passenger transport model. This model … transport, walking or cycling. Instead, the figures are approximated by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) using a passenger transport model. This model …

Appointment from 27.07.2021

HLPF Special Event - Towards Sustainable Adaptation Pathways

Grafik zum Event parallel zu den Sustainable Adaptation Pathways 2021

… practice examples will be presented that strengthen the capacities of people and institutions to adapt to climate-related risks while ensuring sustainable … Special Event parallel to Sustainable Adaptation Pathways 2021 Source: Ecologic Institute Tags climate adaptation social transformation disaster prevention …

DzU article from 27.11.2024 | Last changed: 27.11.2024

Indicator: Agricultural nitrogen surplus

A graph shows the agricultural nitrogen surpluses for individual years and as rolling 5-year means between 1990 and 2022. The 5-year-mean nitrogen surpluses in kilogrammes per hectare dropped from 117 to 77. The target for 2028-32 is 70 kilogrammes per hectare and year.

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Diclofenac: Influence of pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into the envi

Two bar charts show how much diclofenac is metabolised in the body, disposed of via household waste, disposed of via sewage sludge or disposed of via the filter residue of the wastewater treatment plant and how much is discharged into the water bodies. The first bar chart shows this for a wastewater treatment plant with tertiary treatment, the second for a wastewater treatment plant with quaternary treatment. In both bar charts, transdermal patches, tablets and gels (with/without wiping hands) are shown nex

… wiping hands) Source: CC-BY 4.0 German Environment Agency, CAU Kiel, Ecologic Institute 2024 Download image (931.30 kB) The following contents contain this …