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  • Article from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    The Coronavirus Crisis as a Social and Scientific Challenge

    … increasing inequality are playing a significant role. We are only just beginning to understand the systemic interactions between social processes, such as … and anthropogenic changes to the natural environment. Resilience must be understood holistically as being "planetary health", i.e. as the interdependent … so that a sustainable supply of energy, mobility, housing, health, etc. is linked to the development opportunities of the market. A key challenge for achieving …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    … ). Globally, insects on land have declined by 24% over the last 30 years ( van Klink 2020 ). In Germany, once widespread bird species of the agricultural landscape, … wanted to set new global biodiversity targets for 2030, which should pave the ground to meet the stated vision of the Convention on Biological Diversity to live in … continued to deteriorate. In Germany and the EU, nature conservation is "blatantly underfinanced" ( SRU 2017 ). The far-reaching structural, transformative change …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … or climate altering technologies - even if new terms are constantly being found, they do not change the fact that has been known for decades: climate … solar sunshade is to cast a penumbra over the entire earth. Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (160.34 kB) Illustration 2 - Stratospheric Aerosol Injection The … from so-called "chemtrails", see background paper (German) Associated content Links Geoengineering-Governance Workshop report: Global Governance of SRM – What …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … the weathering of rock and the decomposition of organic matter, takes at least a hundred years. Soil losses, for instance resulting from erosion by water or wind, are … falls as rain, and when this rain falls on patchy vegetation cover on soils under agricultural use, the outcome may involve substantial soil losses. … agricultural crops (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). Presumably, any resulting changes in ground cover are likely to increase the risk of erosion even more. Gaps in the …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

    Reichstag building

    … Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way German Bundestag: Social issues are becoming increasingly important in environmental policy … social acceptance and the effectiveness of environmental policy. Associated content Links Energy price crisis (ad hoc study commissioned by the UBA and BMU Publications … Dekarbonisierung im Gebäudebestand Ernährungsprofile deutscher Haushalte und Verteilungswirkungen einer Mehrwertsteuerreform im Bedürfnisfeld Ernährung …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    … Management - ICCM5 ). ICCM5 takes place in Bonn from 25 - 29 September 2023 under German presidency. The conference must set the course for achieving the 2020 … companies, civil society and government. This overarching approach requires a broad understanding between all actors and stakeholders in respect of a wide range of … chemicals and waste can be found on ENB's specific topic page. Associated content Links World Chemicals Conference ICCM5 – Background After ICCM5: Global Framework …

  • Article from 12.03.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Substances hazardous to waters

    … web data base . Substances without a published  WGK classification in neither the Bundesanzeiger nor on the Rigoletto data base  must be regarded as highly hazardous … according to Appendix 2 Number 3 ( Formblatt 3: feste nwg Gemische ) can also be downloaded from the documents. As WGK classification is a national legislation the … 1 and 2) did not change compared to the notification draft.   Associated content Links Database Rigoletto Documents AwSV (english draft 2015) (1.59 MB) Formblatt 1: …

  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Brownfield redevelopment and inner urban development

    … is usually applied to land whose urban development potential is either being under-exploited or not exploited at all. In other words, such areas are unused or underused. There is no official definition of the term “brownfield”., Mostly, … development and promoting green development of such land.     Associated content Links Federal / Länder report on the program "Stadtumbau Ost" Fed. Office for …

  • Article from 24.03.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection

    Soil in a child's hand

    … and every handful of soil is worthy of protection Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt In Germany, soil protection is carried out at many levels. The federal … the water balance, among other things. The basic contaminant load on soils (background content) is to some extent also substantially affected by soil use. And finally, … has an impact on soil quality; recyclable waste that is deposited in or on the ground also affects on soil quality. Historical background The federal government’s …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Central Office Division Z

    Carina Harms

    … Harms is the head of Central Office Division Z. Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Although the activities of our Central Office Division mainly center around services for the UBA itself, the Division’s citizen´s service unit and … protection. Accordingly the Central Office Division’s tasks mainly revolve around human and financial resources; various planning and organizational processes; …

  • Article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 04.11.2025

    Division V

    … commits the international community to limiting global temperature rise to well under 2 degrees and to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, if possible. The … tasks include application for and allocation of emissions trading allowances under the EU ETS as well as account management in the registry and annual emissions … gas emissions generated during the extraction of fossil fuels. Associated content Links thematic page Climate / Energy DEHSt website Guarantees of origin for …

  • Article from 28.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Paving and construction

    street with concrete and asphalt

    … green softens asphalt and concrete Source: ThomBal / Fotolia.com There’s no way around it: all construction has a direct impact on the soil. Depending on the extent of … creates an urban climate whose air temperatures are higher than those found in forests and greenfield sites. Such areas also prevent groundwater formation, since precipitation runoff ends up in sewer systems rather than …