… reliability of results and traceability in the long term. New test methods are developed and existing test methods are refined in the Testing Facility of Pests of … Health Organisation) and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to develop guidelines for the testing and evaluation of products and …

… Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This group  works on various aspects related to the safety of … which needs to be considered during the environmental risk assessment. UBA develops fact sheets on nano-enabled applications (see list below), which inform the …

… Conventions are multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) that share the common goal of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and … under field-relevant pesticide, biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Further development of screening tests for the evaluation of potential PBT substances Food …

… Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance The purpose of the Act is to sustainable secure or restore soil functions. Negative effects on soil must be … challenges for an effective soil protection PROSOIL – Protection of soil organisms: Development of toxicity criteria for soil organisms in the framework of …

… Source: Jürgen Fälchle / Fotolia.com Many European Research projects show that the development of low-emission materials and building products is the most effective … requirements aimed at protecting consumers are established. Germany and France have developed so-called Lowest Concentrations of Interest ( LCI ; German acronym: NIK; … an effort to harmonise evaluations, a group of experts from ten European countries developes a common European list of substances and associated emission limits …

… projects at its offices, demands whereby it is constantly charting new territory in sustainable construction. UBA also seeks to raise awareness of sustainable … sharing one workplace, in combination with mobile working is to be further developed and established at all locations. Despite growing staff numbers, the aim …

… global risks. Furthermore, most potential methods are either in the early stages of development or merely theoretical considerations and therefore unavailable.   … (CBD) could provide the statutory framework for an international exchange and development of guidelines for global control of geoengineering. Under the umbrella … global risks. Furthermore, most potential methods are either in the early stages of development or merely theoretical considerations and therefore unavailable.   …

… is explained among others in “ A Guide to Environmental Administration in Germany “ developed by the German Environment Agency. The police, public prosecutors and the … [Environmental crimes] publication series the German Environment Agency tracks developments in environmental crime based on statistics provided by police forces …