… Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The event focused on how the enormous demand for resources can be met sustainably against the background of rapid urbanization. The panel discussion demonstrated that economical and …

… Denmark : A former fire training was the source of PFAS discharges into the groundwater and surrounding soils and meadows. Cattle ingested contaminated water and … also a considerable need for standardisation in this area. An effective monitoring programme is essential in order to detect contamination at an early stage and …

… heatwaves with record temperatures and sunshine in recent years have once again underscored the critical importance of preparing for and mitigating the consequences … of the climate crisis. As part of the Natural Climate Protection Action Programme (ANK), the BMUV supports local authorities via the KfW⁠ with tree …

… a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a market share of around 4 percent. Drinks carton packaging and stand-up bags have a market share of around 1.5 percent. One-way glass bottles have a share of well below one percent in the … percent back in 2010. Further information: A German Environment Agency project funded under the Environment Ministry’s research plan for 2020 will be investigating …

… the national campaign. Press release No. 18/2020 | 11.05.2020 Germans throw around five million tonnes of waste from kitchen and garden into the bio-bin every …

… the forest conversion is completed. Environmental importance Woodlands cover around a third of the surface of Germany. Besides providing timber, they fulfil various … Inventories . Here ‘forest’ is essentially defined as ‘[...] every piece of ground stocked with forest plants irrespective of the information in the land register … (Schmitz et al. 2008, in German only ) and the ‘Aufnahmeanweisung für die dritte Bundeswaldinventur’ (BMELV and vTI 2011, in German only ). More detailed information: …

… have worked to refine the calculation of heat-related deaths in Germany. It was found that around 3,000 heat-related deaths in Germany occurred in both summer 2023 and 2024. … Urban areas form ‘heat islands’ that are significantly warmer than their surrounding areas. As a result, heat-related mortality is also higher in cities than in …

… market. The research studies Strommarktdesign der Zukunft and Strommarkt und Klimaschutz were carried out by r2b energy consulting on behalf of the German …

… can lead both to exfiltration, i.e. wastewater escaping from the sewer into the ground and groundwater, and to the infiltration (entry) of ground- and rainwater into the sewer. In a project commissioned by the Federal …