… Scientific Advisory Groups (SAGs) define data quality objectives (DQOs) and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which incorporate the guidelines and … conference on Environmental informatics – Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management, Part II, pp. 651-656, Shaker Verlag, 2013, Aachen, …

… hand, the collaborating centres also introduce internationally relevant topics and developments to national discussion forums. There are at present 24 WHO … water supplies and sanitation systems under the Protocol on Water and Health Developing materials and advisory and scientific-technical support of public …

… heavy rainfall and the possibility of increasing wind speeds are decisive. This development emphasizes the need to protect our soils even more strongly in the … terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In particularly sensitive water bodies, the goals of the EU Water Framework Directive are not being achieved (see also the UBA … and the preservation of natural structural elements of the field to prevent unsustainable soil loss as a precaution. A prerequisite for the implementation of …

… and clean water are growing worldwide owing to a number of factors, among them unsustainable economic systems, the affluence of industrial nations, and the rapid … by developing instruments and strategic concepts, and by recommending ambitious goals, as well as indicators that will help to keep all concerned on track. … has been seen internationally as an essential prerequisite for sustainable development. At European level, resource conservation has gained in importance with …

… resource use and improving resource productivity are central aims of current sustainability policy in Germany, the EU and the international community at large. … might be applied to protect resources. The study is a follow-up to the project “Development of a federal legal framework for resource conservation” (see below), … Nutzung des Untergrundes und Ressourcenschonung” (environmentally sustainable use of the subsurface and resource conservation) describes how …

… on the part of companies that engage in mining and similar operations to institute sustainable development are few and far between. Moreover, in some states profits from raw … Initiative (EITI) is a good example of this. In the interest of furthering these goals, the UBA is working to strengthen sustainable-development standards as well as …

… values for 5 substances from building products Focus on the future: 3D printing Development of cornerstones for a monitoring programme for the assessment of biocide …

… conservation along global supply chains - Roadmaps for the implementation of sustainable supply chain management approaches and instruments Cost allocation and … conservation along global supply chains - Business approaches and instruments of sustainable supply chain management Tags Antarctic Treaty Antarctica environmental …