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  • Article from 31.01.2019 | Last changed: 29.05.2024

    Nitrous oxide and methane

    Cows standing on a green meadow. The sky is blue, only some clouds are visible.

    … update on 31.01.2019 Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that does around 300 times more climate damage than carbon dioxide. The main point sources of … Indirect nitrous oxide emissions are attributable to reactive nitrogen compounds such as nitrate and ammonia entering surrounding natural areas. In the presence … Flux Method Evaluation – Outcomes and Recommendations of an International Expert Workshop Monitoring the consequences of local climate change on the natural …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Compost and sewage sludge

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … accumulate in the soil and enter the food chain via plants. There is a risk to groundwater and surface water if the pollutants enter the surface water and groundwater through runoff or seepage from agricultural land. There are no estimates in … with a phosphorus content of 20 grams or more per kilogram of dry matter must undergo phosphorus recovery by 2029 at the latest. Recovery can take place directly …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Fertilizer

    Großaufnahme eines Traktors, der auf einem Feld Gülle ausfährt

    … Fertilizer With the manure go too many nutrients in the soil and charge such as groundwater. Source: Hans von der Beele / Thinkstock last update on 28.08.2025 What … fertilization, these can accumulate in the soil and enter the food chain and groundwater via plants. Mineral phosphorus fertilizers made from sedimentary raw … program for implementing t ere largely insufficient and the nitrate pollution of groundwater near the surface remains almost unchanged (Nitrate Report 2024). Due to the …

  • Article from 08.09.2025 | Last changed: 08.09.2025

    Pesticides

    Spray device on the tractor

    … is to keep crops healthy and weeds and pests at bay. However, they also have undesirable effects on biodiversity and water quality in adjacent biotopes. last … availability and diversity of flowers. Detailed information on this topic can be found on our pesticide topic pages and in our environmental data (only in german). Related contents Interreg-Projekt NonHazCity 3 Indikator: Artenvielfalt und Landschaftsqualität Tierarzneimittel Indikator: Ökologischer Landbau Düngemittel …

  • Article from 29.01.2019 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ecological impact of farming

    Tractor with tow tube

    … farmland was being used to grow fodder for intensive livestock farming, while just under 20 per cent was being used for food crops. An additional 20 per cent was being … for environmental protection. Farms lack the protective walls and enclosed spaces found in factories and instead carry out their activities in open systems. Mechanized … and increases the likelihood of soil fertility loss and water and wind erosion. Groundwater contamination by nitrates and the eutrophication of rivers, lakes and …

  • Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

    Water Reuse

    … irrigation demand can increase regionally and may exceed the natural groundwater recharge. This can already be seen in some regions of Germany (see „ Trockenheit in Deutschland – Fragen und Antworten “/ only in German). 2016 UBA has published a study on framework … for agricultural irrigation poses potential risks for human health, soils and groundwater. In conventional wastewater treatment processes pathogens and pollutants …

  • Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

    Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes.

    … which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 … the water regime and for pore water sampling. Source: Fatima El-Athman / UBA Surrounding soil profile at the point of lysimeter extraction (measuring rod of two … which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the Association of the German Games Industry (game), around sixty percent of the people in Germany engage in gaming, at least sometimes. The … Jugend fragen! – 2021. Umwelt, ⁠ Klima ⁠, Wandel – was junge Menschen erwarten und wie sie sich engagieren. Berlin & Dessau-Roßlau.  …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    International information offers

    … their alternatives is presented on this page. last update on 23.11.2022 Based on a workshop conducted on behalf of UBA in 2021, a collection of international … French Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/authorisation-of-anticoagulant-rodenticides-in   … in everyday products https://waarzitwatin.nl The Netherlands Dutch Substitution workshops: lessons from the antifouling workshop (2018) …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    Projects

    … several projects. last update on 23.11.2022 Until now, the following projects funded or conducted by UBA on topics related to a sustainable management of harmful … German municipalities (only German, but comprehensive English summary), including a workshop with municipalities Workshop on beneficial insects as alternatives (only …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and … Publications Shaping sustainable digitisation Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and …