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    HMP Birthday Calendar: May

    Photo of a child's and an adult's hand with garden soil featuring the text: Fertilise your garden with manure from untreated animals

    … of veterinary medicines, such as antiparasitics or antibiotics, which can harm soil organisms and affect soil life. Therefore, make sure to use manure from untreated animals in your garden. … of veterinary medicines, such as antiparasitics or antibiotics, which can harm soil organisms and affect soil life. Therefore, make sure to use manure from …

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    Figure 10: Mean long-term sediment input to surface waters

    Mean long-term sediment input to surface waters caused by soil loss by water erosion (from agricultural land, naturally covered land, and open land) according to Gebel et al. 2021, with detail view (top right); areas for which no sediment input was modeled appear white

    … Figure 10: Mean long-term sediment input to surface waters caused by soil loss by water erosion (from agricultural land, naturally covered land, and open … - MoRE viewer) Download image (0.96 MB) The following contents contain this medium: Soil loss by water erosion … caused by soil loss by water erosion (from agricultural …

  • Press release 05/2025 from 27.01.2025 | Last changed: 29.01.2025

    Digital milestone in environmental protection and nature conservation – the new umwelt.info portal

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    … is not an easy task. While there is an abundance of facts and data on forests, soils and water bodies, their quality can vary. The German Environment Agency (UBA) … is not an easy task. While there is an abundance of facts and data on forests, soils and water bodies, their quality can vary. The German Environment Agency (UBA) …

  • Newsletter from 10.02.2023 | Last changed: 10.02.2023

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 1/2023

    … AAQD could improve the state of public health and ecosystems. The upcoming European Soil Health Law: UBA suggests comprehensive approach UBA has long been arguing for a comprehensive European approach to soil protection. In light of the upcoming Soil Health Law, we prepared a Scientific … Opinion Paper that includes our recommendations to reach the goal of healthy soils by 2050 : Member States should be required to take immediate action to the …

  • Newsletter from 26.07.2024 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 1/2025

    … regards, EU relations team German Environment Agency (UBA) News Conference ‘PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern?’ 25-26 March 2025, in Berlin and online … so-called ‘forever chemicals’ are ubiquitously found in the environment - with soils being a major sink and source, respectively. Therefore, the focus of this event is on the extent of PFAS contamination of soils and groundwater. The aim of the conference is to deepen the understanding of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain

    The picture shows a grassland with mown grass. The mown grass is lying in rows. In the right-hand margin a tractor can be seen turning hay. In the upper margin you can see a hay bale.

    … BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain Permanent grassland reduces soil loss risk and absorbs heavy rainfall better than bare arable land. Source: … grassland terrain The conservation of permanent grassland is intended to protect soils under agricultural use from the adverse effects of climate change. Between …

  • Press release 38/2021 from 17.09.2021 | Last changed: 17.09.2021

    German Environment Agency proposes expanded cross-regulatory approach for European Commission’s “Zero Pollution Action Plan”

    A bridge over water in a city park.

    … must be strengthened The Zero Pollution Action Plan aims to protect water, soil, air and our health. Source: Martina Schikore / Fotolia.com In May 2021, the … presented the Zero Pollution Action Plan, which aims to show how air, water and soil can become pollution-free. The Zero Pollution Ambition is an important building … presented the Zero Pollution Action Plan, which aims to show how air, water and soil can become pollution-free. The Zero Pollution Ambition is an important building …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … agriculture (crop production), adaptation activities can start with the type of soil cultivation and treatment, irrigation, the choice of plant varieties and frost … and energy consumption, the provision of an adequate water supply, and the risk of soil watering. In viticulture, wind turbines and wind machines can be used to mix …

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    Interactions between the action fields

    The graphic shows the outgoing and incoming interactions between the 13 action fields in the German adaptation strategy. The areas of water management and soil have a particularly large number of effects.

    … field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are displayed in brown. Source: KWRA 2021 Download image (776.52 kB) The … field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are displayed in brown. … Interactions between the action fields …

  • News from 31.08.2015 | Last changed: 01.09.2015

    Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment”

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    … paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” Residues of pharmaceuticals in water and soil can be harmful to human health Source: Stillfx / Fotolia.com How do … get into the environment? Can residues of pharmaceuticals in water and soil harm plants, animals or even human health? What is being done to prevent this, … in, and can be harmful to, the environment. In order to protect our waters and soils in their functions as habitats and drinking water resources in the long term, …