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  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Legal provisions

    paragraphs

    … are therefore classified either into chemicals law or product law, or sometimes waste law when chemicals become relevant at the waste treatment stage only. last …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … monopolies (drinking water supply) or common goods (fishing). The sustainable management of water and the creation of access to water for every citizen is … and implements water protection measures.  Economic instruments such as the wastewater levy and water withdrawal charges are intended to provide incentives for …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … of the federal states, such as the guidance documents on flood protection and flood management Construction planning law Brandenburg ). In this way, existing retention … research projects are currently being carried out on the above-mentioned aspects. Managing urban development The most effective way to prevent flood damage is not to …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … To protect society from the negative consequences of floods, comprehensive risk management is needed, including preparedness, flood warning, acute hazard …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    … be revised every four years. This was extended to 6 years in accordance with the management plans by Directive 2013/39/EU. The new Directive has reduced the level of … be revised every four years. This was extended to 6 years in accordance with the management plans by Directive 2013/39/EU. The new Directive has reduced the level of …

  • Article from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

    Checklists for drawing up safety reports

    … Checklist for contingency planning for transboundary waters Checklists for Tailings Management Facilities Checklists for the chemical industry Checklists for refineries …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    … being developed for other pressures such as noise pollution or the input of waste and other biological components such as food webs and pelagic habitats as part … being developed for other pressures such as noise pollution or the input of waste and other biological components such as food webs and pelagic habitats as part …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … are: International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972 ( London Convention ) and its updating Protocol of 1996 … ; adopted 2001, in force since 2008) International Convention for the control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments ( Ballast Water Convention ; … activities should be extended to include waste at sea. To this end UBA organized a seminar in November 2018. Representatives of both networks, of the European Maritime …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … are placing a heavy burden on marine ecosystems. While improvements in fisheries management are urgently needed, everyone can contribute to effective marine … residues harm marine life and accumulate in the food web. Additionally, plastic waste (micro-, meso- and macroplastics) poses a severe threat to marine species …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … offshore energy production , also have a negative impact on the marine environment. Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater …