… Waste containing asbestos When the asbestos protective clothing must be worn. Source: Lucaz80 / Fotolia.com The … resulted in a ban on the manufacturing, marketing and use of asbestos products in Germany, whereby the EU followed suit shortly thereafter via Directive 1999/77/EC, … have been unsuccessful. Classification and disposal of waste containing asbestos Council Decision No. 573 of 23 July 2001 classifies waste containing asbestos as a …

… Resilience in the face of multiple crises Book Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the … resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December 2022, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany. last update on 23.03.2023 Background European societies have faced a series … as well as representatives from the civil society like ecovillage movement and environmental organisations, the German development cooperation, the German Ministry …

… (POPs) are a worldwide problem. PCB, which is a POP, has not been used in Germany for years and only occurs in certain wastes. last update on 17.04.2015 POP wastes Various international conventions have been concluded because of the hazardous properties of POPs. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic … of persistent organic pollutants or [are] otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner when destruction or irreversible transformation does …

… Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation Weltkugelfahnen Source: … situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy supply, mobility, and agriculture. The German Environment Agency (UBA) considers the new global situation both a threat and an …

… precondition for a successful sustainability transformation Participants summarize their most important impressions from the workshop and call for cooperation in the … successful sustainability transformation, 14th – 16th February 2023, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany From 14 to 16 February 2023, the TES Academy held a three-day workshop on … threat to the achievement of the UN sustainability goals. Corruption damages the environment, leads to mismanagement and loss of natural resources and …

… Stock City centres have long been characterised by high levels of consumption. They are now facing major changes due to online retail, the after-effects of the … testing and accompanying evaluation of the eight pilot activities. In Würzburg, the German Environment Agency (UBA), in cooperation with Zukunftshaus and the local … products requiring repair. The pilot was completed by the end of the year. A local advisory group, consisting of representatives from the city administration, the …

… Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations Keyhole in concrete wall let the green come in Source: diego1012 / Fotolia.com last update on 18.11.2025 In the … discussions are personal views and may not reflect the official perspective of the German Environment Agency. Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: The E-Tool: A web-based …

… stressors, such as ocean acidification. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the German Government has developed a climate action program in 2023 and has enshrined … guard rails With its special report on the future of the oceans , the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) proposed in 2006 to use ocean acidification as a …

… Developing a concept for a Polar Environmental Monitoring Program Pollutants enter the Antarctic and accumulate in … in Antarctica - Tackling Future Challenges Together’, jointly organised by the German Environment Agency, the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the SCAR ImPACT Group, …