… ice cover and was left virtually untouched. In the past century though, many varied human activities have taken place there. After the age of discovery and whale …

… lead to higher health risks as hot weather can be a major cause for stress in the human body.  In certain regions in the South of Germany new thermophilic species …

… starting points for more in-depth, on-the-ground research into environmental and human rights abuses in the international mining sector. More about the research …

… ten years since compliance with the NO2 limit adopted back in 1999 for the sake of human health is mandatory. Despite some successes, there are still scores of cities … as there is no compliance with the much lower guidelines recommended by the WHO, human health is not yet adequately protected against particulate matter. In the …

… The aim must be to ensure that only substances that do not pose a risk to humans and the environment enter or are discharged into water bodies. This requires …

… elevated contributions of wastewater effluents is not per se a potential risk for human health where drinking water is abstracted via bank filtration or groundwater …

… future. UBA also recommends the introduction of a system of binding commitments to human rights and of social and social due diligence along the entire raw material …

… has become an enormous problem that is particularly harmful to marine life and humans. Plastic waste in the seas is part of the three-fold crisis that we face …