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  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … pollutants can seep into the groundwater or are uptaken by plants, they can pose an environmental and health risk. last update on 26.02.2014 A pollutant is a chemical … content Publications Urease- and nitrification inhibitors for climate and environmental protection: opportunity or risk? Remediation management for local and …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … in particular require immense amounts of such materials. It is for this reason that Germany extracts its own deposits and also imports significant amounts of those raw … last update on 09.03.2021 Development and challenges from the perspective of environmental protection and resource conservation In 1982 the German federal …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … and development plans. Urban development planning is regulated for the whole of Germany in the Federal Building Code (BauGB) and the Federal Land Utilization … use for housing development and transport UBA 2003) and awarding research projects (environmental protection in planning law, Leibnitz Institute of Ecological and …

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection? The range of occupations and qualifications required is as … innovative activity of enterprises to a grinding halt. The environmental economy in Germany will then run the risk of failure to secure or further develop its very … sought after: for instance, lawyers, economists, project managers and sales people. Banks and insurance companies, require energy experts for risk assessment and …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … Apart from this direct rebound effect (direct changes in product use), other environmentally relevant changes in consumer demand can also occur. For example, the … along with expanded use of renewable energy, is one of the lynchpins of the German government’s Energiewende program, which involves transitioning the German

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2014

    Economic impact

    Oil storage tanks at the port

    … Beschäftigung Results of the analyses of Project MaRess Publications Report on the Environmental Economy 2011 Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … within reach. Given the fact that €500 billion worth of materials are processed in Germany each year, this would translate into annual savings of €100 billion. The … savings were realized as well.  Associated content Links Publications of demea (in German) International strategies and programme Publications Report on the Environmental Economy 2011 Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … on 19.05.2025 The Testing Facility of Pests of Public Health Importance of the German Environment Agency (UBA) is part of Division IV 1.4 "Health Pests and their … pests, scabies mites and head lice in accordance with paragraph 18 section 4 of the German Protection against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG). The UBA is … reservoir. … The Testing Facility of Pests of Public Health Importance of the German Environment Agency (UBA) is part of Division IV 1.4 "Health Pests and their …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … to ensure the safety of nanomaterials Under the general coordination of the German Federal Environment Ministry, the Federal Environment Agency … contribution to the test guideline development in the field of ecotoxicology, environmental fate and physical-chemical characterization. Nanomaterials and the …

  • Article from 13.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    The Rotterdam Convention

    a container-ship

    … Convention was adopted in September 1998 and came into effect on 24 February 2004. Germany ratified the Convention in 2001. According to the Rotterdam Convention, … other authorities, in particular with its expertise on the classification of environmentally hazardous properties of substances. The B asel, R otterdam and S …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … called good agricultural practices when using the soil for agricultural purpose. Germany's Länder have enacted their own laws to more specifically define and … in this context. The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    … to ensure that sound requirements aimed at protecting consumers are established. Germany and France have developed so-called Lowest Concentrations of Interest ( LCI ; German acronym: NIK; French acronym: CLI), which are used to evaluate emissions from … for the evaluation and as long as a full EU-LCI list is not available, to the German LCI list. In an effort to harmonise evaluations, a group of experts from ten …