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  • Article from 07.11.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2017

    Nanomaterial

    white aerosol can sprays in front of black background

    … on the regulative assessment of risk. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety set up the Nano-Commission of the German … dialogue with participants from government, environmental protection and nature conservation, and the drawing up of consensual recommendations for the …

  • Article from 18.08.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Reducing pollution through product design

    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    … pollution through product design Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer. Source: hinterher The … are part of an effective reduction of the environmental impacts and consumption of resources ("ecological rucksacks") which are caused by a product throughout its life … are part of an effective reduction of the environmental impacts and consumption of resources ("ecological rucksacks") which are caused by a product throughout its life …

  • Article from 12.06.2015 | Last changed: 12.06.2015

    Products

    Shopping Mall

    … process from the get-go. To this end, design principles such as energy and resource efficiency, quality of use, extended product lifetimes, reusability, and … labeling provides consumers with information concerning product energy and resource use. The voluntary “ Blauer Engel” product and service eco-label provides … process from the get-go. To this end, design principles such as energy and resource efficiency, quality of use, extended product lifetimes, reusability, and …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … Economic issues last update on 14.02.2022 Water is a vital resource. As an elementary basis of life, water is initially open to all types of … The use of water can have the characteristics of public goods (ocean shipping), natural monopolies (drinking water supply) or common goods (fishing). The … water protection. Its requirements are reflected nationally not only in the Water Resources Act and the Wastewater Charges Act, but also in numerous ordinances. The …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … focused on technical measures. Sustainable flood prevention focuses more on natural flood protection, addresses the causes of floods, restricts the use of land … protection are therefore well compatible with the objectives of watercourse and nature conservation and have many synergies. The online platform " Renaturation of …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA Floods are natural events, they form on a regular basis and are an integral part of the water … A. et al. Changing climate both increases and decreases European river floods. Nature 573, 108–111 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1495-6 ESKP: Earth …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … it is "not good". "Good chemical status" is an environmental for all waterbodies - "natural", "artificial" and "heavily modified" ones. These are labeled blue for … and the most sensitive of these values is selected. However, as organisms in nature may be more sensitive than those used in laboratory tests, this smallest …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    … talcum) to which the colour pigments adhere to. According to the manufactures only natural food colouring is used. Other ingredients like flow aids or preservatives … talcum) to which the colour pigments adhere to. According to the manufactures only natural food colouring is used. Other ingredients like flow aids or preservatives …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … German North and Baltic Sea (CONMAR-Impact) Indicators in the area of sustainable resource use and circular economy National Energy and Climate Plans: Evidence of …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … ashore may poison or suffocate soil organisms such as worms or snails. Not only nature is endangered: uses like fishing, tourism and coastal protection are also … measures, develops control strategies and techniques and procures the necessary resources such as ships and equipment for combating oil spills and pollution … system, the ship’s exhaust gases are passed through atomized water. Due to the natural buffer capacity of seawater, the sulphur compounds are absorbed. Wet EGCS …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … mining , which aims to extract raw materials from the ocean floor. While these resources have significant economic potential, their extraction threatens … ocean’, human activities at sea generate a high level of noise in addition to the natural sounds. This underwater noise disrupts marine life, particularly species …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by humans from the atmosphere through natural gas exchange. At the same time, they are important components of the global … at the Municipal Level Tags climate change maritime waters marine organisms nature protection pollution wind energy Übernutzung … The German Environment Agency …