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  • Article from 11.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Navigating abrupt system changes

    … of citizens and media perceives such changes as necessary, and even desired, in order to reduce the risks. In this context, I am asking myself what went wrong with … recovery subsidies. The International Energy Agency estimates these might reach $9tn. Such funds should be spent very wisely and support projects, …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 22.05.2024

    SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms

    … are deemed necessary, unintentional side effects on antagonists need to be considered during choice of measures. Analyse the situation : Presence of harmful … needs to be checked after measures have been implemented. If the goal has not been reached, the chosen approach and measures need to be adjusted. Achieving or failing …

  • Article from 22.05.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Biodiversity as insurance: aligning economic stimulus packages

    … aligning economic stimulus packages The corona pandemic reminds us how vulnerable modern societies have become through their treatment of nature. At the same time, many … and the EU, nature conservation is "blatantly underfinanced" ( SRU 2017 ). The far-reaching structural, transformative change needed to reverse the trend in …

  • Article from 10.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    What about us? Youth (un)employment in times of COVID-19

    … rate is three times higher than for adults (OECD, 2018 data). At 13.6%, with considerable regional variation, 9% in Northern America and sub-Saharan Africa to 30% in … future generations. Good policies for youth employment Leaving no one behind and reaching out to young people in vulnerable situations require – beside policy …

  • Article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    Geoengineering

    … Radiation Modification (SRM) approaches aim to reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth and thus reduce the global average temperature. SRM would not … which will remain unknown. The effects of SRM could, most likely, only be fully understood if it were tried out. Only one thing is already certain: the original …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil

    The picture shows a seedling emerging from moist, dark soil.

    … and the development of most plant species. Once this temperature threshold is undercut, the development process will come to a standstill. In Germany’s lowlands, … Germany. Subsequently, values of 5 °C and more in the soil gradually begin to be reached also in a north-easterly direction. A prerequisite for temperature-driven …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … falls as rain, and when this rain falls on patchy vegetation cover on soils under agricultural use, the outcome may involve substantial soil losses. Furthermore, … increases the risk of wind erosion. On the predominantly sandy soils in northern Länder near the coast, wind is one of the foremost causes of erosion. Primarily, soil … in existing BDF is the only measuring approach to cover all of Germany’s Länder for the purpose of long-term data collection on soil erosion nationwide. …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Shaping environmental policy in a socially responsible way

    Reichstag building

    … to major financial burdens. The regular representative surveys conducted by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the ⁠UBA⁠ on “ environmental awareness in … affected by climate change impacts, such as ⁠ heat stress ⁠. This results in considerable health-related follow-up costs that have to be borne by society as a whole. …

  • Article from 22.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.03.2024

    International Chemicals Management

    International chemicals management aims to achieve the sustainable use of chemicals worldwide

    … for sustainable development. To achieve this goal, a wide range of stakeholders must work together internationally and make concerted use of effective tools … Important regional regulations such as the European regulations on chemicals ( REACH ), pesticides or biocides . More consistent promotion of sustainable … Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for Management of Harmful Organisms AskREACH Nachhaltige Chemie Related publications Test battery for the effect …

  • Article from 28.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Paving and construction

    street with concrete and asphalt

    … land used for human settlements and the transport infrastructure Tägliche Zunahme der Siedlungs- und Verkehrsfläche von 1993 bis 2011 Source: Umweltbundesamt Related …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division IV

    Dr. Erik Schmolz

    … the EU Detergent Regulation the Arzneimittelgesetz (Pharmaceutical Drug Act) the REACH and CLP regulations the Infektionsschutzgesetz (Infectious Diseases Act) Article 62 of the Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (Federal Water Act) The tenor of Germany’s chemical safety regulations is mainly … drugs; technical issues concerning the EU detergent regulation and the REACH chemical regulation. Division IV (a) assesses the environmental risk entailed …

  • Article from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division III

    Dr. Bettina Rechenberg

    … lifecycles, from raw material production to end-of-life disposal, provoke considerable environmental pollution. Division III investigates these problems along the … effective ways to reduce energy and resource use. The goal here is to institute far reaching production and product-integrated environmental protection measures so as …